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
His medical team said Friday that Wolfe is ready to transition from acute care to inpatient rehabilitation based on his recent improvements.
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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
If no agreement is made, patients with UnitedHealthcare admitted at either health system before January 1, 2026, will stay covered at in-network rates through the end of that inpatient admission.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
And as part of Hoag’s ambitious expansion at its Sun Family Campus in Irvine, which will add six new buildings, institutes dedicated to digestive health, cancer and women’s health and 155 new inpatient beds when complete next year, its leadership is in the midst of a staffing ramp-up.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 2025
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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
If no agreement is made, patients with UnitedHealthcare admitted at either health system before January 1, 2026, will stay covered at in-network rates through the end of that inpatient admission.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
And as part of Hoag’s ambitious expansion at its Sun Family Campus in Irvine, which will add six new buildings, institutes dedicated to digestive health, cancer and women’s health and 155 new inpatient beds when complete next year, its leadership is in the midst of a staffing ramp-up.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 23 Nov. 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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