as in outpatient
a person who stays for one or more nights in a hospital for medical treatment
—often used before another noun
inpatient surgery It was inpatient treatment that required a lengthy hospital stay.
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Recent Examples of inpatient
For example, 20 inpatient beds closed at our VA because of the Trump hiring freeze.
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Tilman’s group has previous success with converting office space into inpatient facilities in San Jose.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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
When a student named Aaron Sheehan was 16, his father checked himself into an inpatient treatment center after making a suicide attempt.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
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Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Tilman’s group has previous success with converting office space into inpatient facilities in San Jose.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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
When a student named Aaron Sheehan was 16, his father checked himself into an inpatient treatment center after making a suicide attempt.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inpatient
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Under one bill, private equity could hold only a minority role in the outpatient setting, an arrangement which would require a management agreement with medical groups.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2025
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Solving the problem meant creating a $62 million facility that put as much as possible under one roof — from urgent care to inpatient beds and outpatient treatment options.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
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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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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inpatient. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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