house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor or a repair person) to a home to provide a requested service
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Does your doctor make house calls?
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The American medical system has become undeniably complex, a far cry from the days when doctors made house calls and patients paid directly for care.
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Robert Pearl, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
There, young Pacino and his family waited for a doctor to make a house call.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
His mother and sister got tattoos that matched his, thanks to the work of an artist who made a house call.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Midwives also work under less strict scheduling confines than a medical institution has and can spend more one-on-one time with a patient—and even make house calls.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2024
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Robert Pearl, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
There, young Pacino and his family waited for a doctor to make a house call.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
His mother and sister got tattoos that matched his, thanks to the work of an artist who made a house call.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
Midwives also work under less strict scheduling confines than a medical institution has and can spend more one-on-one time with a patient—and even make house calls.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 23 Sep. 2024
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house call
noun
: a visit (as by a doctor) to a home to provide medical care
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