as in inpatient
a person who goes to a doctor's office or hospital for treatment but who does not spend the night there
—often used before another noun
outpatient surgery It was a minor procedure that could be performed at an outpatient clinic.
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Recent Examples of outpatient
While still in Virginia, Johnathan had done therapy, intensive outpatient treatment and one earlier stint at a residential facility.
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Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Mammograms provided in a hospital outpatient setting — rather than in a doctor’s office — cost about one-third more, while colonoscopies cost twice as much, insurers reported.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Among them, any clients receiving less than nine hours of outpatient treatment per week would not be eligible for state funding and would be forced to relocate.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
Since August 2000, Lakeside has been owned by Universal Health Services, a for-profit corporation that operates hundreds of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities, in addition to psychiatric hospitals, and made $16 billion in revenues last year.
—ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
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Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Mammograms provided in a hospital outpatient setting — rather than in a doctor’s office — cost about one-third more, while colonoscopies cost twice as much, insurers reported.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
Among them, any clients receiving less than nine hours of outpatient treatment per week would not be eligible for state funding and would be forced to relocate.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
Since August 2000, Lakeside has been owned by Universal Health Services, a for-profit corporation that operates hundreds of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities, in addition to psychiatric hospitals, and made $16 billion in revenues last year.
—ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpatient
Noun
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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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Benz-Bushling 41, and his wife Misty Benz-Bushling, 39, of Stephensville, Michigan, rushed Johnathan to the emergency room, and then later took him to Forest View Hospital, an inpatient behavioral health facility in Grand Rapids that had room in its pediatric psychiatry unit.—
Kate Snow,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kerzka cleaned blood off the floor so the area would be ready for more patients.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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When drugstores permanently close, as has been the trend in recent years, patients often have to travel farther to get their medications, posing a larger risk to older adults.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpatient. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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