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Tu devrais aller à l'hôpital, je t'y accompagne.

Tu devrais aller à l'hôpital, je t'y accompagne.
You should go to the hospital, I am accompanying you there.
From Lesson 155:Double object pronouns with adverbials (y, en)·French

Questions & Answers about Tu devrais aller à l'hôpital, je t'y accompagne.

What exactly does t'y stand for in this sentence?
It is a combination of te (you) and y (there, referring to the hospital). Because y acts as a vowel sound, te drops its e to become t'.
Is it possible to say j'y t'accompagne instead?
No, French has a strict order for double pronouns. The pronouns me, te, se, nous, and vous will always come before the adverbial pronoun y.
Why use Tu devrais instead of Tu dois?
Tu devrais is the conditional form of the verb devoir (must / to have to). While tu dois means you absolutely must do something, the conditional softens it to mean you should do it, turning it into a helpful piece of advice.
Is te a direct or indirect object in this sentence?
It is a direct object. In French, you accompany someone directly (accompagner quelqu'un), without a preposition. Even though it is paired with y, it functions as the direct object of accompagne.

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