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medical center

noun

Definition of medical center

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 San Jose, Kaiser Permanente is building a new medical center to replace a facility that could not meet the new standards. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 28 June 2026 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. — 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 Businesspeople and owners of medical companies have joined the effort, including Colonia Medical Center, led by Jorge Acevedo, which operates 12 medical centers in South Florida. — Sarah Moreno july 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for medical center

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Paramedics took the child to the hospital, where the toddler died, Grace Mariot, a police spokeswoman, said.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
The temperatures were so hot in France that the lack of air conditioning in many parts of hospitals is posing a health risk.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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Meanwhile, people at Hamilton mostly wanted to talk about the $55 million infirmary renovation.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
John Anthony Cole, 49, is the prisoner in the video, and the incident occurred in the Adult Detention Center infirmary, Miller said.

— Penny Weaver, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2026

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