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 day after her 30th birthday in 2012, Rimes entered a 30-day inpatient treatment facility for issues related to anxiety, stress and emotional exhaustion.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The variety of programs that support older adults include inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs; home health services that support recovery and independence after illness, surgery or injury; programs that help seniors with limited income.
—Carli Teproff, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Already, nearly 100 rural hospitals have closed or eliminated inpatient services in the last decade, threatening health care access to some of the more than 16 million people living in rural communities who rely on Medicaid.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the number of ER visits rose to 5,285 and inpatient admissions climbed to 1,578, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The variety of programs that support older adults include inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs; home health services that support recovery and independence after illness, surgery or injury; programs that help seniors with limited income.
—Carli Teproff, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Already, nearly 100 rural hospitals have closed or eliminated inpatient services in the last decade, threatening health care access to some of the more than 16 million people living in rural communities who rely on Medicaid.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the number of ER visits rose to 5,285 and inpatient admissions climbed to 1,578, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inpatient
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There are more than 100,000 caregivers in physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Russell, owner of a mental health outpatient clinic, previously ran for office in 2022, losing in the Democratic primary for governor to Chris Jones.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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The tech can interpret brain scans twice as accurately as professionals examining stroke patients, spot more bone fractures than humans can, and detect early signs of more than 1,000 diseases.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Cancer immunotherapy is used to treat many common cancers, including breast, colon and bladder, and doctors want to know if the COVID shot might also help extend survival for those patients.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inpatient. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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