inpatient

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 The Latin American healthcare market is growing exponentially, with current projections showing that by 2030, the region will be handling $228 billion in inpatient care, and that by 2033, the region’s telemedicine market will hit $4.7 billion. Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 5 June 2025 Now, nearly 25% of the entire NHS non-urgent care inpatient wait list is made up of waits longer than one year. Greta Bjornson, People.com, 3 June 2025 End-of-life care Two months ago, the team started working with inpatient referrals — meeting with people who come into the hospital for treatment but don’t have a place to go after. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2025 When walking away from caddying near the end of 2023, Matton considered entering an inpatient treatment program, but couldn’t afford it. Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for inpatient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inpatient
Noun
  • Advertisement Her parents realized something was wrong, and Koziol started outpatient treatment for anorexia the summer after junior year.
    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
Noun
  • This investigation can finally create price transparency in Florida, empowering patients to choose the best care at the best prices.
    Cynthia A Fisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
  • One survey from Germany shows that 72% of psychotherapists reported having patients who raised concerns about climate change during treatment, as evidenced by a nationwide survey of 573 professionals.
    Simi Thambi​, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inpatient. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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