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
The company cut its forecast for financial results this year and said its Medicare Advantage customers were getting more care than expected from doctors and outpatient services.
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Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Family said his father was released Tuesday and will receive outpatient treatment.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Optum owns an array of physician practices, outpatient care clinics and others sides and OptumRx, one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers in the country.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In rare severe cases, treatments such as sclerotherapy, a minimally invasive outpatient treatment, can reroute blood through healthier veins in the legs.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Family said his father was released Tuesday and will receive outpatient treatment.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Optum owns an array of physician practices, outpatient care clinics and others sides and OptumRx, one of the biggest pharmacy benefit managers in the country.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
In rare severe cases, treatments such as sclerotherapy, a minimally invasive outpatient treatment, can reroute blood through healthier veins in the legs.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpatient
Noun
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Key benefits of hospice care are: Services at home or inpatient care: Hospice care is not limited to a specific place.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2025
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The hospital had space for about fifty inpatients but routinely cared for hundreds, so some slept outside.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Many Turkish clinics offer all-inclusive packages that cover accommodation, airport transfers, and post-operative care, making the process smoother for international patients.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Sources said hundreds of unread X-rays conducted as part of the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program, the NIOSH program that screens and monitors the respiratory health of miners, remain in limbo, with no doctors to analyze the results and report them to patients.—
Dr. Mark Abdelmalek,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpatient. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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