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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Key benefits of hospice care are: Services at home or inpatient care: Hospice care is not limited to a specific place.
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The hospital had space for about fifty inpatients but routinely cared for hundreds, so some slept outside.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Siegfried remains a mystery to both Dunthorne and the reader until a lucky discovery of a thick file of psychiatric reports from an inpatient stay following what appears to be a nervous breakdown.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
The study found that loyal patients often make greater use of inpatient and emergency department services.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2025
The hospital had space for about fifty inpatients but routinely cared for hundreds, so some slept outside.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Siegfried remains a mystery to both Dunthorne and the reader until a lucky discovery of a thick file of psychiatric reports from an inpatient stay following what appears to be a nervous breakdown.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
The study found that loyal patients often make greater use of inpatient and emergency department services.
—Corey Scurlock, Forbes, 4 Mar. 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 6 May. 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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