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
In part, therapists say, that is because insurance companies are reluctant to cover inpatient treatment.
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Those 20 inpatient beds are for detox and mental-health crisis for veterans.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
The University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air plans to close its pediatric inpatient unit in May due to low admissions.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Endeavor had planned to stop offering inpatient care for acute mental illness at the hospital April 11.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Those 20 inpatient beds are for detox and mental-health crisis for veterans.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
The University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air plans to close its pediatric inpatient unit in May due to low admissions.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
Endeavor had planned to stop offering inpatient care for acute mental illness at the hospital April 11.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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 20 Apr. 2025.
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