medical center
noun
plural medical centers
: a large health care facility that provides medical and surgical care and is often affiliated with a medical school
an academic medical center
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The scale was impressive: more than fifteen thousand participants enrolled at more than a hundred and forty sites, including élite medical centers in the United States.
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Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
But the hospital is also significantly more reliant on public funding than any other pediatric medical center in California — a situation that leaves it particularly exposed to the Trump administration.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
In reality, this contract was for the preventative maintenance of important safety devices known as ceiling lifts at VA medical centers, including three sites in Maryland.
—Brandon Roberts, ProPublica, 6 June 2025
Then Good Samaritan Stepped in, Mom Says A statement posted by the Southbridge Police Department confirmed the details of the accident, sharing that the teen, who is not named in either statement, fell from the window Friday evening and was later pronounced dead at a medical center in Worcester.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
But the hospital is also significantly more reliant on public funding than any other pediatric medical center in California — a situation that leaves it particularly exposed to the Trump administration.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
In reality, this contract was for the preventative maintenance of important safety devices known as ceiling lifts at VA medical centers, including three sites in Maryland.
—Brandon Roberts, ProPublica, 6 June 2025
Then Good Samaritan Stepped in, Mom Says A statement posted by the Southbridge Police Department confirmed the details of the accident, sharing that the teen, who is not named in either statement, fell from the window Friday evening and was later pronounced dead at a medical center in Worcester.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for medical center
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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20center. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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