Thesaurus results for 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.

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Recent Examples of outpatient Each time, he was sent from an outpatient clinic with dangerously high blood pressure. —

Uché Blackstock, STAT, 15 Apr. 2026 While most of the affected patients were on Medicare, the critical access program doesn't cover outpatient dialysis, Reiners said. —

Arielle Zionts, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026 Ricci Kuhlken, a PT with 30 years’ experience with joint replacements, had recently retired from UCSD’s outpatient clinic after 30 years. —

Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 In addition, the state board on Tuesday approved a plan by Advocate Lutheran General Hospital to spend $99 million to build a two-floor, 77,000-square-foot addition to an existing outpatient facility creating a Comprehensive Cancer Center. —

Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outpatient

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Noun

Marion Jones But Jones, who had a limited ability to walk and care for herself, needed more specialized care and was eventually admitted to the Encompass Rehabilitation Hospital of New England, a hospital that specializes in inpatient rehab.

— Brad Quick, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Our 2022 study found that when a rural hospital closes, hospitals nearby see a measurable spike in inpatient admissions and emergency room visits that can cause significant financial strain.

— Daniel R. George, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026