inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt 
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital has been repeatedly named among the nation’s top hospitals and features hundreds of private patient rooms, modern imaging and full inpatient and emergency services, the website said.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Those facilities tend to be cheaper to run than inpatient hospitals, and patients increasingly choose them, or are nudged by their insurance to do so.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Payal Beam, vice president of Rady’s Mental, Behavioral & Developmental Services Institute, said the expansion originally called for 60 inpatient beds, but that number was reduced in favor of more outpatient capacity.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
His medical team said Friday that Wolfe is ready to transition from acute care to inpatient rehabilitation based on his recent improvements.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Those facilities tend to be cheaper to run than inpatient hospitals, and patients increasingly choose them, or are nudged by their insurance to do so.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Payal Beam, vice president of Rady’s Mental, Behavioral & Developmental Services Institute, said the expansion originally called for 60 inpatient beds, but that number was reduced in favor of more outpatient capacity.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
His medical team said Friday that Wolfe is ready to transition from acute care to inpatient rehabilitation based on his recent improvements.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inpatient. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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