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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Visits to the ship's medical center can be pricey and lengthy (there’s often just one doctor available at a time for thousands of passengers, and the wait can get long).
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Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
In addition to the main hospital at 3200 Vine St., the VA operates a medical center in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and seven clinics elsewhere, serving close to 43,000 patients in 15 counties, according to the report.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
According to Coury, the expansion project encompasses over 62,000-square-feet and calls for the addition of 24 new medical/surgical inpatient beds, bringing the medical center’s capacity up to about 185 inpatient beds.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Upon arrival, emergency personnel were also unable to revive Jackson, and after being transported to a Los Angeles medical center, he was pronounced dead.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
In addition to the main hospital at 3200 Vine St., the VA operates a medical center in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and seven clinics elsewhere, serving close to 43,000 patients in 15 counties, according to the report.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
According to Coury, the expansion project encompasses over 62,000-square-feet and calls for the addition of 24 new medical/surgical inpatient beds, bringing the medical center’s capacity up to about 185 inpatient beds.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Upon arrival, emergency personnel were also unable to revive Jackson, and after being transported to a Los Angeles medical center, he was pronounced dead.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 25 June 2025
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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20center. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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