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 veterans are from inpatient and outpatient health care programs offered by the Road Home Program at Ruth University Medical Center.
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Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Blast reported that a close friend, Rande Levine, explained that there were periods during the 2010s when Katherine got inpatient treatment.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2026
But stabilization centers that provide inpatient treatment to the most extremely malnourished children have generally, though not universally, been spared.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Baptist Health and Brooks Rehabilitation are partnering to build a new inpatient rehabilitation unit at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville.
—Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 15 Feb. 2026
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Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The Blast reported that a close friend, Rande Levine, explained that there were periods during the 2010s when Katherine got inpatient treatment.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 25 Feb. 2026
But stabilization centers that provide inpatient treatment to the most extremely malnourished children have generally, though not universally, been spared.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
Baptist Health and Brooks Rehabilitation are partnering to build a new inpatient rehabilitation unit at Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville.
—Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inpatient
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When hospitals acquire physician practices or outpatient clinics, prices often rise even when services remain unchanged.—
Linda D. Gadd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Lurie recently opened a 75,000-square-foot outpatient center in Schaumburg, which is now one of more than 20 Lurie outpatient centers across the Chicago area.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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This technology is currently primarily aimed at helping restore quality of life for patients who’ve suffered things like spinal cord injuries, paralysis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or stroke damage.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Curiously, the antidepressant effect emerged after the mind-altering experiences and persisted for more than a week, suggesting that ketamine might be doing more than making the patients trip.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inpatient. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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