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Surgicenter U.S.|ˈsɜːdʒɪˌsɛntə(r)|
Also surgicenter.
[f. surgical a. + centre n.]
The proprietary name for a surgical unit where minor operations are performed on out-patients.
1969Ford & Reed in Arizona Medicine Oct. 801/2 The building to house the Surgicenter is under construction at 1040 East McDowell Road, Phoenix. Ibid. 804/2 The Surgicenter..is designed to provide quality surgical care to the patient whose operation is too demanding for the doctor's office, yet not of such proportion as to require hospitalization. 1971Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 15 June tm183 Surgicenter, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz... Surgicenter. For providing facilities for doctors to perform surgical operations on patients... First use Feb. 12, 1970. 1973Americana Annual 450 A trend toward development of more outpatient or ambulatory care services by hospitals was also evident in 1972. A noteworthy development was the emergence of ‘surgicenters’ where minor surgery can be performed on an out-patient basis. 1977Washington Post 7 Nov. c7/4 The new facility will have 16 operation rooms, plus two ‘surgicenters’ for patients needing minor surgery that does not require hospitalization. 1981National Jrnl. (U.S. Govt. Research Corp.) 20 June 1113/1 Surgicenters and other new services and programs that will be cultivated in a pro-competitive environment. |