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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Benz-Bushling 41, and his wife Misty Benz-Bushling, 39, of Stephensville, Michigan, rushed Johnathan to the emergency room, and then later took him to Forest View Hospital, an inpatient behavioral health facility in Grand Rapids that had room in its pediatric psychiatry unit.
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Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Outpatient services at the neighboring hospital were suspended and around 3,500 inpatients were evacuated, per the Post.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
This week Sophia will move from acute care to an inpatient rehabilitation program, according to the statement.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
The biggest is the flash forwards that bookend the episode, showing Oliver at an inpatient psychiatric facility not as a doctor, but as a patient, seemingly against his will.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
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Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Outpatient services at the neighboring hospital were suspended and around 3,500 inpatients were evacuated, per the Post.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
This week Sophia will move from acute care to an inpatient rehabilitation program, according to the statement.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
The biggest is the flash forwards that bookend the episode, showing Oliver at an inpatient psychiatric facility not as a doctor, but as a patient, seemingly against his will.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
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 5 Oct. 2025.
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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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