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
Hospital renovations and upgrades to spaces vacated by the consolidation of outpatient services that are scheduled to be complete by summer 2029.
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Cami was still hospitalized as of April 15, when Cunningham was released into outpatient care, relatives told The Star.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
Williams is now in outpatient substance use treatment and attending therapy.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Specifically, UnitedHealth pointed to patients’ use of physician and hospital outpatient services.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
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Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Cami was still hospitalized as of April 15, when Cunningham was released into outpatient care, relatives told The Star.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
Williams is now in outpatient substance use treatment and attending therapy.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Specifically, UnitedHealth pointed to patients’ use of physician and hospital outpatient services.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outpatient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpatient
Noun
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After Jeremy returned home from inpatient care, Bailey wrote on GoFundMe that her husband had another setback after starting a new medicine.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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When a student named Aaron Sheehan was 16, his father checked himself into an inpatient treatment center after making a suicide attempt.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The hospital will increase the number of short-term psychiatric hospital beds in the Kansas City area while also allowing the state to support longer-term patients at the current facility, said Debra Walker, a spokesperson for DMH.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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The most common tests for Alzheimer’s disease involve using a needle to collect spinal fluid or conducting a PET brain scan, which can be costly and expose patients to radiation.—
Jennifer Klump,
Verywell Health,
23 May 2025
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpatient. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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