outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt 
often attributive
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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Since August 2000, Lakeside has been owned by Universal Health Services, a for-profit corporation that operates hundreds of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities, in addition to psychiatric hospitals, and made $16 billion in revenues last year.
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ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
Usman’s twin boys were among more than 55,000 children receiving therapeutic food in Borno before the program was abruptly ended earlier this year, following a US funding cut, according to Mercy Corps, which operated three outpatient nutrition clinics in northeast Nigeria.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
The bakery can customize cakes and some stores also contain pharmacies and some outpatient healthcare services and consultation.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Patients, who typically got care in HIV clinics open just two days each week, can now be seen more often at hospital outpatient departments and health centers, Isabirye says.
—Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
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ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
Usman’s twin boys were among more than 55,000 children receiving therapeutic food in Borno before the program was abruptly ended earlier this year, following a US funding cut, according to Mercy Corps, which operated three outpatient nutrition clinics in northeast Nigeria.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
The bakery can customize cakes and some stores also contain pharmacies and some outpatient healthcare services and consultation.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Patients, who typically got care in HIV clinics open just two days each week, can now be seen more often at hospital outpatient departments and health centers, Isabirye says.
—Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpatient. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who visits a hospital for diagnosis or treatment without staying overnight compare inpatient
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outpatient
noun
out·pa·tient
ˈau̇t-ˌpā-shənt
: a patient who is not hospitalized overnight but who visits a hospital, clinic, or associated facility for diagnosis or treatment compare inpatient
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