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
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.
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Jessica Towhey, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
The academic medical center has the data, and AI has the software, and the analytics may sit in some of these other, bigger [companies].
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Video recorded in Lauderdale Lakes shows skid marks on the ground and debris all over the floor of a medical center on West Oakland Park Boulevard near 36th Avenue, just east of State Route 7.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The Oxford Center is among the alternative medical centers or health spas that, in recent years, have offered hyperbaric oxygen therapy for conditions that it is not proven to benefit.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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Jessica Towhey, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
The academic medical center has the data, and AI has the software, and the analytics may sit in some of these other, bigger [companies].
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Video recorded in Lauderdale Lakes shows skid marks on the ground and debris all over the floor of a medical center on West Oakland Park Boulevard near 36th Avenue, just east of State Route 7.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The Oxford Center is among the alternative medical centers or health spas that, in recent years, have offered hyperbaric oxygen therapy for conditions that it is not proven to benefit.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medical center
Noun
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That firefighter was transported to a hospital, though the chief did not specify where.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The employee of the gas station went by ambulance to a hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound, Olson said.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Fred Singleton passed away Monday at the Kirkland Correctional Institution’s infirmary, the South Carolina Department of Corrections announced on Friday.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Despite that, he was not taken to the jail’s infirmary.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20center. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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