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 Pitt emerged as one of 2025's surprise hits, sending heart rates soaring with its frenzied, real-time portrait of a particularly gruesome day in a Pittsburgh trauma medical center.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
In Pennsylvania, residents watching the Super Bowl last February saw $8 million commercials for elite medical centers, while in New Mexico, a $100 million independent clinic was forced to shutter its doors after a bitter dispute with a dominant hospital system.
—Jessica Towhey, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
The couple went to a local medical center, but they were denied entry because the location did not have a maternity ward, Today reported.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 14 Dec. 2025
The woman was on her way to the University of California, San Francisco medical center on Monday when Waymo's rider support team noticed unusual activity inside her vehicle, contacted 911 and called to check on the passenger.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
In Pennsylvania, residents watching the Super Bowl last February saw $8 million commercials for elite medical centers, while in New Mexico, a $100 million independent clinic was forced to shutter its doors after a bitter dispute with a dominant hospital system.
—Jessica Towhey, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
The couple went to a local medical center, but they were denied entry because the location did not have a maternity ward, Today reported.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 14 Dec. 2025
The woman was on her way to the University of California, San Francisco medical center on Monday when Waymo's rider support team noticed unusual activity inside her vehicle, contacted 911 and called to check on the passenger.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 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 26 Dec. 2025.
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