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ambulant, errant, fugitive, gallivanting (also galavanting), itinerant, nomad, nomadic, perambulatory, peregrine, peripatetic, ranging, roaming, roving, vagabond, vagrant, wandering, wayfaring
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ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across AmericaRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Meanwhile, Atrius — which includes Harvard Vanguard and other physician practices — is also working to save money by moving common surgeries, such as joint replacements, from hospitals to ambulatory surgery centers. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Blue Cross’s approach to paying doctors based on quality of care shows results, Harvard study finds," 18 July 2019 Optum is made up of a physicians group, ambulatory surgery centers and urgent care centers. — John Aguilar, The Denver Post, "FTC signs off on $4.3 billion acquisition of Denver-based DaVita’s medical group," 19 June 2019 Both equity investors and companies in the business of keeping retail zombies in an ambulatory state are asking themselves who might be next. — Elizabeth Winkler, WSJ, "Why Sears Is Spooking Investors," 10 Oct. 2018 The average length of shortages for drugs used in ambulatory medicine is more than seven months, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. — Brian Krans, Fox News, "Drug shortages in ER are more common than you think," 22 July 2018 In fact, much has been written about the barriers people who use wheelchairs face when traveling, from damage to their wheelchairs to the judgment and mistreatment ambulatory wheelchair users have reported. — Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue, "Nyle DiMarco Said an Airline Gave Him a Wheelchair After a Flight Seemingly Because He's Deaf," 20 Dec. 2018 Tenet, like other hospital owners, is also under pressure as more medical care moves to less-costly clinics and ambulatory-surgery centers. — Melanie Evans, WSJ, "UnitedHealth Is Among Suitors Circling Tenet’s Conifer Business," 18 July 2018 All hospitals have higher costs than ambulatory surgical centers and independently owned imaging centers because hospitals must operate around the clock. — WSJ, "On Paying Too Much to Bend the Knee Again," 27 Aug. 2018 Dental, vision, and mental care will be covered, as will inpatient care, outpatient care, primary care, preventative care, palliative care, ambulatory care, emergency care, maternal care, and newborn care. — Tim Higginbotham And Chris Middleman, Vox, "“Medicare-for-all” means something. Don’t let moderates water it down.," 13 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Newton-Wellesley also runs a 10-year-old breast-feeding support group that meets at its nearby ambulatory care center. — John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, "Newton-Wellesley hospital installs ‘pod’ for breast-feeding women," 31 July 2019 Many of those patients are non-ambulatory, have seizure disorders, behavior problems, mental illness, visual or hearing impairments, or a combination and all must qualify financially for Medicaid assistance. — Stephanie Innes, azcentral, "Hacienda HealthCare to lose Medicaid contract after report of maggots found on patient," 20 June 2019 Construction on the cathedral began in 1160 under France's Bishop Maurice de Sully, beginning with the church's choir and ambulatories, at the end of the structure close to the altar. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "Notre Dame: An In-Depth Look at What Was Lost and What it Will Take to Rebuild," 16 Apr. 2019 Shares of Envision, which also provides post-acute care and ambulatory-surgery services, have fallen 23% over the past year amid questions about its billing for emergency services and disappointing performance. — Aisha Al-muslim, WSJ, "KKR to Acquire Envision Healthcare for $5.5 Billion," 11 June 2018 Under Johnson’s watch, Ingalls developed a network of ambulatory care centers in Calumet City, Crestwood, Flossmoor, South Holland and Tinley Park, and starting in 2015 led Ingalls to pursue a combination with University of Chicago Medicine. — Mike Nolan, Daily Southtown, "Ingalls Hospital president to retire," 9 June 2018 In an ambulatory setting, the total cost of Essure procedures was found to be $1,287 per case and laparoscopic procedures $1,398 per case, according to a 2008 study published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "Essure or surgery? New study compares contraceptive risks," 13 Mar. 2018 For example, Ohio could choose the ambulatory care standards from one benchmark plan and the preventive services from another. — Washington Post, "The Health 202: The Trump administration is giving states another way around Obamacare regulations," 7 Feb. 2018 Gonnelli was the developer for LourdesCare at Cherry Hill, a 55,000 square-foot ambulatory care center. — Harold Brubaker, Philly.com, "Lourdes owner files counterclaim against Cooper," 7 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ambulatory.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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