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
The procedure has thus far been limited to mostly academic medical centers that have expertise in the process.
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Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
When feasible, patients should consider academic medical centers, which tend to prioritize data tracking, peer review, and continuous quality improvement.
—Mathias P. Bostrom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Three lawsuits opposing the caps were immediately filed by state attorneys general and organizations representing private and public universities, hospitals, and academic medical centers.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
Israel has increasingly targeted Lebanese first responders and medical centers, forcing several hospitals to evacuate.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Another study found that ChatGPT scored higher on a clinical-reasoning measure than internal-medicine residents and attending physicians at two academic medical centers.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Some civilians helped rescue the injured, transporting them to medical centers on motorcycles.
—Astrid Suárez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
In the Bay Area, workers planned to form picket lines at Kaiser’s medical centers in Oakland, Santa Rosa and Santa Clara on Wednesday.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Patients with life-threatening traumas are being diverted to other area hospitals, including Jersey City and Hoboken medical centers.
—John Dias, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
When feasible, patients should consider academic medical centers, which tend to prioritize data tracking, peer review, and continuous quality improvement.
—Mathias P. Bostrom, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Three lawsuits opposing the caps were immediately filed by state attorneys general and organizations representing private and public universities, hospitals, and academic medical centers.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
Israel has increasingly targeted Lebanese first responders and medical centers, forcing several hospitals to evacuate.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Another study found that ChatGPT scored higher on a clinical-reasoning measure than internal-medicine residents and attending physicians at two academic medical centers.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Some civilians helped rescue the injured, transporting them to medical centers on motorcycles.
—Astrid Suárez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
In the Bay Area, workers planned to form picket lines at Kaiser’s medical centers in Oakland, Santa Rosa and Santa Clara on Wednesday.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Patients with life-threatening traumas are being diverted to other area hospitals, including Jersey City and Hoboken medical centers.
—John Dias, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for medical centers
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Many hospitals, airports and utility companies hold surplus land that can be leveraged to help address the affordable housing crisis.—
Ryan von Weller,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Gaza’s most dire conditions — the lack of food and medicine, continuing Israeli attacks, destroyed hospitals, schools and residential buildings, homelessness and overcrowding — now include rodents, climbing temperatures and open-air sewage.—
Jeremy Mikula,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nor are they provided with their own sets of keys to access infirmaries, clinics, housing units and psych wards.—
Mary Buser,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Medical centers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20centers. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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