Synonyms of inpatient

inpatient

noun

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outpatient
• patient
• case
• rehabilitant
• sufferer
• convalescent
• victim
• nursling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inpatient

Unlike the comprehensive coverage of Medicaid, the Medicare program fully covers only inpatient hospitalizations, short-term nursing facility care, hospice, some short-term home care, annual wellness visits, vaccines and some basic preventive care. —Jane Tavares, The Conversation, 13 May 2025

As of Friday afternoon, three people from across the western half of the state had started care there, said Kim Goodrich, director of behavioral health inpatient operations. —Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 12 May 2025

This was established during the 1985 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, the DSH program uses a formula based on the hospital’s DSH patient percentage, which includes Medicare patients receiving Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid-eligible inpatient days. —Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

He showers, cuts his hair, and organizes his art supplies for a weeklong stay at Recovery Works Northwest, a 16-bed inpatient detox facility that opened with Measure 110 funding. —Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025