as in hospital
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
The university medical center just added a new cancer wing.
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Recent Examples of medical center
The latest effort to replace the system began in 2018, with the system deployed at six medical centers, but the rollout was paused in 2023 due to user concerns over system reliability.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Vanderbilt University, with its medical center, and the national HCA Healthcare company — based here in Nashville — are the top two employers in the city.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
Another way to support people experiencing homelessness is by offering wraparound services by partnering with the University of Kansas’s medical center.
—Sofi Zeman
july 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Oregon Three people were rescued from the water and taken by ambulance to the St. Charles Health System's medical center in Bend, the sheriff's office said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 July 2025
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Vanderbilt University, with its medical center, and the national HCA Healthcare company — based here in Nashville — are the top two employers in the city.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025
Another way to support people experiencing homelessness is by offering wraparound services by partnering with the University of Kansas’s medical center.
—Sofi Zeman
july 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Oregon Three people were rescued from the water and taken by ambulance to the St. Charles Health System's medical center in Bend, the sheriff's office said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medical center
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She is currently being held at a secure hospital and was not present in the courtroom to hear the prosecution’s opening speech, the BBC reports.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The seminary also had a number of offices which were transformed into hospital support rooms, including an electrotherapy room.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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In Phnom Penh’s hot season, when the Cambodian capital’s sweltering, subtropical air routinely soars to 100 degrees, more workers than usual visited the infirmaries inside a factory that made baby clothes for Nike, the world’s largest athletic apparel brand.—
Rob Davis,
ProPublica,
4 Oct. 2024
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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20center. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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