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
The variety of programs that support older adults include inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs; home health services that support recovery and independence after illness, surgery or injury; programs that help seniors with limited income.
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Carli Teproff, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Already, nearly 100 rural hospitals have closed or eliminated inpatient services in the last decade, threatening health care access to some of the more than 16 million people living in rural communities who rely on Medicaid.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the number of ER visits rose to 5,285 and inpatient admissions climbed to 1,578, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Benz-Bushling 41, and his wife Misty Benz-Bushling, 39, of Stephensville, Michigan, rushed Johnathan to the emergency room, and then later took him to Forest View Hospital, an inpatient behavioral health facility in Grand Rapids that had room in its pediatric psychiatry unit.
—Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
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Carli Teproff, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Already, nearly 100 rural hospitals have closed or eliminated inpatient services in the last decade, threatening health care access to some of the more than 16 million people living in rural communities who rely on Medicaid.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
In 2024, the number of ER visits rose to 5,285 and inpatient admissions climbed to 1,578, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Benz-Bushling 41, and his wife Misty Benz-Bushling, 39, of Stephensville, Michigan, rushed Johnathan to the emergency room, and then later took him to Forest View Hospital, an inpatient behavioral health facility in Grand Rapids that had room in its pediatric psychiatry unit.
—Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inpatient
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The county proposes spending the cash to build a multi-use complex with a crisis stabilization unit, a mental health rehabilitation center, a social rehabilitation facility, an adult residential substance use disorder treatment facility and an outpatient community mental health clinic.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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More than 1 million patients have been affected by a data breach involving SimonMed Imaging, one of the country's largest outpatient radiology and medical imaging providers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The patient was treated at Tauranga Hospital, Radio New Zealand reported.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Informed consent – or the idea patients have the right to make independent and informed decisions about their own bodies and healthcare outcomes – is a cornerstone of modern medicine.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inpatient. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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