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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Permanent supportive housing has been proven through substantial research to improve health and mental health outcomes for its residents, reducing costly emergency room visits, inpatient hospitalizations and incarceration.
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Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The Blast reported that a close friend, Rande Levine, explained that there were periods during the 2010s when Katherine got inpatient treatment.
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But stabilization centers that provide inpatient treatment to the most extremely malnourished children have generally, though not universally, been spared.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
When people were also treated with a long-acting form of an opioid-blocking medication called naltrexone, relapse rates dropped across all settings — to 59% after short-term inpatient care, 46% after long-term inpatient care and 38% for those treated as outpatients.
—Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
The Blast reported that a close friend, Rande Levine, explained that there were periods during the 2010s when Katherine got inpatient treatment.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2026
But stabilization centers that provide inpatient treatment to the most extremely malnourished children have generally, though not universally, been spared.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
When people were also treated with a long-acting form of an opioid-blocking medication called naltrexone, relapse rates dropped across all settings — to 59% after short-term inpatient care, 46% after long-term inpatient care and 38% for those treated as outpatients.
—Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inpatient
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inpatient. Accessed 26 Feb. 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
Medical Definition
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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