inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt 
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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Leica's primary area of focus was with the outpatient and adaptive care team and Chevy served the inpatient units at the hospital's Burnet Campus.
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
In and out of treatment Jake went to treatment for the first time — a 30-day, inpatient program — at the Hazelden Betty Ford Treatment Center for Teens, Young Adults and Families in Plymouth in 2013.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
Other Medicare provider rules, including those for inpatient care, come out in April.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
The system is expanding its use of AI scribes to ER physicians and advanced practitioners and plans to roll them out to inpatient physicians next.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
In and out of treatment Jake went to treatment for the first time — a 30-day, inpatient program — at the Hazelden Betty Ford Treatment Center for Teens, Young Adults and Families in Plymouth in 2013.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
Other Medicare provider rules, including those for inpatient care, come out in April.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
The system is expanding its use of AI scribes to ER physicians and advanced practitioners and plans to roll them out to inpatient physicians next.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for inpatient
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inpatient. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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