health facility
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3.0
- noun
- /hɛlθ fəˈsɪlɪti/
:
centro de salud
- The local health facility provides a range of medical services, including emergency care and routine check-ups.
- mental health facility
- public health facilities
- access to health facilities
Raquel is in a is right now in a in a mental health facility and is trying to sort of center herself.
- Raquel is in a is right now in a in a mental health facility and is trying to sort of center herself.
- I just think, I just think it's like he's got to go get admitted into like, a mental health facility.
Examples
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Such persons are unlikely to require the services of a health facility.
Academic text (1997) -
The organizations employed health monitors to visit the health facilities.
Academic text (2003) -
So what should be done at the health facility to be ready to receive those potential patients who would like to take that?
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It's the only public health facility in the area, and your company just bought it.
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The number of health facilities at which data should be collected depends on the purposes of the study.
Academic text (1993) -
Otherwise, the indigent risk being turned away at the door of the health facility.
Academic text (2003) -
The case manager will notify the nurse consultant of client admission to a hospital or other health facility.
Academic text (1990) -
The indigent are the poorest people in the catchment area of the health facilities.
Academic text (2003) -
Many families rely on the health facility for vaccinations and preventive care to ensure their children's well-being.
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During the pandemic, the health facility implemented strict protocols to keep patients and staff safe.
Synonyms
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3.7
A place where doctors and nurses give health care and do research
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3.0
A building where people go to see doctors or get health care
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3.0
A place like a hospital or clinic where people get medical care
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a building or institution providing medical care' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'health' (state of being free from illness) with 'facility' (a building or equipment for a specific use): it denotes a facility for health. This noun–noun compositional pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Health facility combines health and facility, so imagine a building with rooms, equipment and staff made to help sick people. That's why it means 'a place where medical care is given'.