house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor or a repair person) to a home to provide a requested service
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Does your doctor make house calls?
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This summer, house call vet, Dr. Cindy Bressler, has decided to bring healing therapies to the area’s furry residents, opening a dog sanctuary called Wave Wellness Center and Pet Boutique, providing red light therapy and sound baths for the canine set.
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Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
Located on Duval Street, IV Health and Hydration also makes house calls for a fee.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
Katie Parent works as a mobile veterinarian, driving around Greater Boston and making house calls.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
Zollicoffer is still known to make house calls to people who are too ill to come to his office or who don’t have transportation.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
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Beth Landman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2024
Located on Duval Street, IV Health and Hydration also makes house calls for a fee.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
Katie Parent works as a mobile veterinarian, driving around Greater Boston and making house calls.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
Zollicoffer is still known to make house calls to people who are too ill to come to his office or who don’t have transportation.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
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house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor) to a home to provide medical care
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