as in outpatient
a person who stays for one or more nights in a hospital for medical treatment
—often used before another noun
inpatient surgery It was inpatient treatment that required a lengthy hospital stay.
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Recent Examples of inpatient
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.
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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
However, children ages 12 and under, including siblings and other relatives, will not be allowed to visit inpatient hospital floors or observation units.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 6 Dec. 2025
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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
However, children ages 12 and under, including siblings and other relatives, will not be allowed to visit inpatient hospital floors or observation units.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 6 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inpatient
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Walmart will roll out clinical research sites this spring in a limited number of stores and former shuttered outpatient health center sites.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The procedure is handled on an outpatient basis, with the appointment lasting about two hours.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Under county guidelines, 911 dispatchers and paramedics must route stroke patients to a stroke center, bypassing other hospitals without the designation.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Here are six tips to avoid becoming an ER patient after the snowfall ends.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inpatient. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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