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.

Related Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inpatient

DeVeydt added that costs for inpatient services and pharmacy, particularly costly specialty pharmacy drugs for cancer and rare diseases, remain elevated. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

The nonprofit immunology research institute must be affiliated with a University of California campus that has a hospital and clinic volume of more than 35,000 inpatient admissions and 3,500,000 outpatient visits each year. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Its treatment program cost $8,500 a week and another $28,500 for an inpatient stay at a hospital in Tijuana, Mexico, according to a price breakdown emailed to him. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

After recovering from physical injuries sustained in the TikTok Live, Hilton was transferred to an inpatient psychiatric facility, his brother-in-law reported on Hilton’s podcast in late August. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026