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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Patients can reschedule appointments, Woodward said, adding that the medical center was working to prioritize the continuation of ongoing, time-sensitive care.
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Alana Wise, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Cleveland Clinic, which has a hospital in Weston and medical centers in other parts of Broward, could leave Florida Blue’s network by early March if its own contract negotiations with the insurer fall through.
—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
The most recent blaze started Monday morning in a building that had previously been a medical center and a school.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The latest trove of Justice Department files includes another connection to Ohio State through Mark Landon, an OB-GYN at the school’s medical center and a professor in the College of Medicine.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
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Alana Wise, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
Cleveland Clinic, which has a hospital in Weston and medical centers in other parts of Broward, could leave Florida Blue’s network by early March if its own contract negotiations with the insurer fall through.
—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
The most recent blaze started Monday morning in a building that had previously been a medical center and a school.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
The latest trove of Justice Department files includes another connection to Ohio State through Mark Landon, an OB-GYN at the school’s medical center and a professor in the College of Medicine.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 13 Feb. 2026
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 1 Mar. 2026.
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