medical facility

noun

: a place where sick or injured people are given care or treatment (as a hospital, urgent care center, or a clinic)
The injured child was rushed to a medical facility.

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Under the law, babies surrendered at a medical facility, fire station or police station will fall under the custody of state employees from the Georgia Department of Human Services. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Four districts of Kyiv were hit during the night, damaging residential buildings, a school and a medical facility, though no casualties were reported, city police said. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The government said Khan’s supporters had begun gathering outside the private hospital in violation of the court order, which required them to stay away from the medical facility to avoid inconveniencing other patients. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Mauigoa went to get medical help midway through practice at the on-campus Baptist Health Training Complex medical facility. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medical facility

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“Medical facility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20facility. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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