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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Lloyd, now 35, recently completed an 18-month stay at an inpatient mental health facility in Southern California, author Clayton Sandell reported on Wednesday, Jan. 1.
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Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
According to Muller, Gaiman had several preliminary phone calls with the facility and was considering entering a six-week inpatient evaluation process.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Alice and Leonard first crossed paths in September 1921, when 18-year-old Leonard was enrolled at an inpatient clinic in Stamford, Connecticut, to undergo treatment for a speech impediment and shyness.
—Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
Traditional hospital care requires substantial resources to maintain inpatient beds, utilities and facility management.
—Jiang Li, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
According to Muller, Gaiman had several preliminary phone calls with the facility and was considering entering a six-week inpatient evaluation process.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Alice and Leonard first crossed paths in September 1921, when 18-year-old Leonard was enrolled at an inpatient clinic in Stamford, Connecticut, to undergo treatment for a speech impediment and shyness.
—Bryan Greene, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
Traditional hospital care requires substantial resources to maintain inpatient beds, utilities and facility management.
—Jiang Li, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for inpatient
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inpatient. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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