outpatients

plural of outpatient
as in inpatients
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 outpatients In 2023 about 88% of Weiss’ inpatients and nearly 67% of its outpatients were on Medicare or Medicaid, according to the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board. Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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  • In 2023 about 88% of Weiss’ inpatients and nearly 67% of its outpatients were on Medicare or Medicaid, according to the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
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  • For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Some people with antiphospholipid syndrome—a condition associated with the formation of blood clots—can experience chorea (involuntary muscle movements) or acute changes in cognition (one of my patients was diagnosed after becoming markedly confused).
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

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