medical center
noun
plural medical centers
: a large health care facility that provides medical and surgical care and is often affiliated with a medical school
an academic medical center
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Medical researchers are beginning to explore the potential cognitive benefits: an ongoing study at Vanderbilt’s medical center investigates whether nicotine patches could alleviate memory loss in people with mild cognitive impairment.
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Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
In fact, in 2014 the Cleveland Clinic opened the first functional medicine practice at any US academic medical center, the Center for Functional Medicine, where Dr. Carter is the medical director.
—Sarah Klein, SELF, 5 Mar. 2025
Over a dozen employees of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ regional office and medical center in Boise were fired Monday, according to two employees whose jobs were not cut.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), healthcare workers face more nonfatal injuries from workplace violence than any other profession, highlighting growing security challenges for medical centers nationwide.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
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Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
In fact, in 2014 the Cleveland Clinic opened the first functional medicine practice at any US academic medical center, the Center for Functional Medicine, where Dr. Carter is the medical director.
—Sarah Klein, SELF, 5 Mar. 2025
Over a dozen employees of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ regional office and medical center in Boise were fired Monday, according to two employees whose jobs were not cut.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), healthcare workers face more nonfatal injuries from workplace violence than any other profession, highlighting growing security challenges for medical centers nationwide.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20center. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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