sickrooms

noun

plural of sickroom
as in medical centers

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  1. medical centers
  2. hospitals
  3. clinics
  4. infirmaries
Noun
  • The study plans to enroll more than 600 veterans at 18 VA medical centers, according to the agency.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Technology companies are using electronic health records, digital tools, and physician networks to expand trials beyond academic medical centers and conduct real-time clinical trials that accelerate enrollment and improve patient access.
    — David Shulkin, STAT, 29 July 2026
Definition of medical centers
Noun
  • At the end of 2020, hundreds of hospitals were at full capacity, and more than 90% of ICU beds were occupied in a third of all hospitals.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • One passenger in the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, the Illinois State Police said, while the other three occupants of the vehicle were taken to area hospitals, and two — including a 4-year-old girl — were later pronounced dead.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of hospitals
Noun
  • The group distributed them — along with test strips that identify other harmful adulterants, such as fentanyl, xylazine, and medetomidine — at clinics and neighborhood events.
    — Scott Maucione, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The City of Los Angeles has also pitched in to relief efforts, with Mayor Karen Bass declaring a state of emergency and sending mobile health care clinics to the neighborhood.
    — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of clinics
Noun
  • What's more, some travel insurance companies don’t cover visits to ship infirmaries.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
  • 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
Definition of infirmaries
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