as in inpatient
a person who goes to a doctor's office or hospital for treatment but who does not spend the night there
—often used before another noun
outpatient surgery It was a minor procedure that could be performed at an outpatient clinic.
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Recent Examples of outpatient
The region’s health systems have been expanding aggressively, building out new units in existing hospitals and adding dozens of outpatient clinics and urgent care locations.
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Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Those figures are lower than from another network of outpatient providers in the report.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
But another metric of the shot's effectiveness, looking at protection against infections that result in outpatient visits to places like urgent care clinics or emergency rooms, was worse.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
The Sutter Health complex in Emeryville will offer outpatient services at the two existing office buildings on Hollis Street and Chiron Way.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Those figures are lower than from another network of outpatient providers in the report.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
But another metric of the shot's effectiveness, looking at protection against infections that result in outpatient visits to places like urgent care clinics or emergency rooms, was worse.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
The Sutter Health complex in Emeryville will offer outpatient services at the two existing office buildings on Hollis Street and Chiron Way.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outpatient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outpatient
Noun
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The report provides a comprehensive analysis of unique national data from hospitals representing 80% of inpatient beds in the United States—data not available from any other source.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
16 Apr. 2025
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Instead of inpatient care, family members in Aurora took on the responsibility of caring for Salguero-Quijada, which included helping him with daily necessities like communicating, dressing, eating, walking and bathing.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Many Turkish clinics offer all-inclusive packages that cover accommodation, airport transfers, and post-operative care, making the process smoother for international patients.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Sources said hundreds of unread X-rays conducted as part of the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program, the NIOSH program that screens and monitors the respiratory health of miners, remain in limbo, with no doctors to analyze the results and report them to patients.—
Dr. Mark Abdelmalek,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpatient. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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