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
Through their foundation, the couple have donated at least $2 million to the medical centers that once employed them, funding early cancer detection and breast cancer technology, among other projects.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Cable locks, which disable firearms when they’re not being used, can be found in the emergency rooms of Cook Children’s Fort Worth and Prosper medical centers at no charge to community members.
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Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
Rodríguez said the earthquakes also damaged eight hospitals, some of which had to be evacuated, forcing authorities to transfer patients to other medical centers while emergency crews worked to restore supplies, medicine and hydration services.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The startups reinventing healthcare may emerge near world-class medical centers and research universities spread across the country.
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Steve Case,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
The next step, the authors wrote, is to test the approach in larger forward-looking studies across multiple medical centers.
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Dr. Joshua Anthony,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
According to the report, strikes have damaged 50 hospitals or medical centers and 108 schools or educational facilities.
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N. Kirkpatrick,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
These positions are concentrated in urban academic medical centers, reflecting historical patterns rather than current population needs.
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Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams,
STAT,
19 June 2026
The state has one of the highest concentrations of physicians, academic medical centers, federal health agencies, biotech firms and research institutions in the country.
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Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Cable locks, which disable firearms when they’re not being used, can be found in the emergency rooms of Cook Children’s Fort Worth and Prosper medical centers at no charge to community members.
—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
Rodríguez said the earthquakes also damaged eight hospitals, some of which had to be evacuated, forcing authorities to transfer patients to other medical centers while emergency crews worked to restore supplies, medicine and hydration services.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
The startups reinventing healthcare may emerge near world-class medical centers and research universities spread across the country.
—
Steve Case,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
The next step, the authors wrote, is to test the approach in larger forward-looking studies across multiple medical centers.
—
Dr. Joshua Anthony,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
According to the report, strikes have damaged 50 hospitals or medical centers and 108 schools or educational facilities.
—
N. Kirkpatrick,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
These positions are concentrated in urban academic medical centers, reflecting historical patterns rather than current population needs.
—
Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams,
STAT,
19 June 2026
The state has one of the highest concentrations of physicians, academic medical centers, federal health agencies, biotech firms and research institutions in the country.
—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medical centers
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Cortiz said eight hospitals in Caracas have been forced to close, and the remaining hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and lack basic cleaning supplies such as bleach and disinfectant.
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From Chile, a cousin of Daniel Alejandro Núñez Ramírez, 28, who’s also missing, said that his mother was told he had been found alive in the rubble and had been taken out but that so far the family hasn’t found him in any of the hospitals.
Noun
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What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.
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Nor are they provided with their own sets of keys to access infirmaries, clinics, housing units and psych wards.
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“Medical centers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20centers. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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