as in hospitals
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 centers
With 20% of children infected with measles requiring hospitalization, how will medical centers maintain adequate staffing?
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Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The poll found widespread support for the university system’s medical centers also crossed political boundaries with 75% of Republicans and 80% of Democrats agreeing on the question.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The private equity giant was thwarted in an attempt to buy Assura, a property company that owns more than 600 doctor's surgeries and medical centers.
—Ian King, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Prime Healthcare, the fifth-largest health care system in the United States, also operates medical centers in Apple Valley, Chino, Garden Grove, Hesperia, Huntington Beach, Inglewood, Montclair, Northridge, San Dimas, Sherman Oaks, Victorville and Westminster.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
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.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The poll found widespread support for the university system’s medical centers also crossed political boundaries with 75% of Republicans and 80% of Democrats agreeing on the question.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The private equity giant was thwarted in an attempt to buy Assura, a property company that owns more than 600 doctor's surgeries and medical centers.
—Ian King, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Prime Healthcare, the fifth-largest health care system in the United States, also operates medical centers in Apple Valley, Chino, Garden Grove, Hesperia, Huntington Beach, Inglewood, Montclair, Northridge, San Dimas, Sherman Oaks, Victorville and Westminster.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
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.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medical centers
hospitals
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Desperate, Sutton-Schulman called a friend who is a social worker in psychiatric hospitals.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Local media reported that the violence also sent hundreds to hospitals for injuries nationwide.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Medical centers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20centers. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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