outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt 
often attributive
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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Advertisement Her parents realized something was wrong, and Koziol started outpatient treatment for anorexia the summer after junior year.
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 18 June 2025
That’s 74% of the beds and 82% of the outpatient treatment slots that the bond initially promised.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
The system easily outperforms private hospitals in cleanliness, communication, and patient satisfaction; last spring, its outpatient clinics had a ninety-two-per-cent trust rating.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 12 June 2025
Low-income individuals that received regular monthly cash stipends visited the emergency department less, had fewer hospital admissions and participated in more outpatient subspecialty care according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 18 June 2025
That’s 74% of the beds and 82% of the outpatient treatment slots that the bond initially promised.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
The system easily outperforms private hospitals in cleanliness, communication, and patient satisfaction; last spring, its outpatient clinics had a ninety-two-per-cent trust rating.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 12 June 2025
Low-income individuals that received regular monthly cash stipends visited the emergency department less, had fewer hospital admissions and participated in more outpatient subspecialty care according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for outpatient
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpatient. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who visits a hospital for diagnosis or treatment without staying overnight compare inpatient
Medical Definition
outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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