Synonyms of outpatient

outpatient

noun

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.

Related Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outpatient

His address listed in those cases was an outpatient treatment center in Baltimore City. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Patients with a low-income subsidy in Medicare’s outpatient pharmaceutical benefit called Part D, who are used to paying little or nothing out-of-pocket for their medications, get no reduction. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Medicare also encompasses Part B for outpatient care, doctor visits, preventive services and medical supplies, and Part D drug coverage. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Liz Weinandy, an outpatient dietitian and clinical instructor at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center, told AARP the diet tends to draw a specific audience. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026