medical services

noun
UK /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɜːvɪsɪz/
US /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz/

Medical services are the help doctors and nurses give to keep people healthy or make them feel better.

The small town finally got medical services, so people no longer have to drive far to see a doctor.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The department or organization within a company or school that provides health care to its members.

She works in the medical services division of the airline.

3. Emergency medical help, such as ambulances and paramedics, provided at the scene of an accident.

Emergency medical services arrived within minutes of the crash.

4. Health care provided by the armed forces to soldiers.

He served in the army's medical services during the war.

5. The part of a government or insurance plan that pays for health care.

The new budget increases funding for medical services for the elderly.