Usually means: Risky, difficult pass to receiver.
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  1. hospital pass: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. hospital pass: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hospital pass: Wiktionary
  4. Hospital pass: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. hospital pass: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. hospital pass: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. Hospital Pass: Urban Dictionary

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  1. Hospital pass: Sports Definitions

Definitions from Wiktionary (hospital pass)

noun:  (literally) A pass (for schools, military, etc.) exempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital for treatment
noun:  (figuratively, sports, British, Australia, Ireland) A poorly executed pass to a team-mate, who is likely to lose the ball as a result. (Originally rugby union, where the recipient of a hospital pass is a sitting duck for a hard tackle.)
noun:  (by extension) a promotion or delegation which is likely to end in failure or ignominy; a poisoned chalice
noun:  (figuratively, Ultimate Frisbee) A throw that stays in the air long enough that it allows too many people to get underneath it, increasing the risk of injury and a trip to the hospital.

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