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inpatient

noun

Definition of inpatient

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 Its treatment program cost $8,500 a week and another $28,500 for an inpatient stay at a hospital in Tijuana, Mexico, according to a price breakdown emailed to him. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 After recovering from physical injuries sustained in the TikTok Live, Hilton was transferred to an inpatient psychiatric facility, his brother-in-law reported on Hilton’s podcast in late August. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Average inpatient psychiatric hospitalization stays are five to seven days. — Meg Leduc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026 The facility would provide emergency stabilization and could transfer patients who need inpatient or specialty care to a hospital. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inpatient

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Kaiser Permanente marked the latest progress Tuesday, when the health system broke ground on a 187,000-square-foot outpatient facility along Iron Point Road, expected to open in May 2030.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The Charlotte Observer has reported on other development projects there in 2026, including a new outpatient health campus.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026

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The pitch reflects a broader vision for moving health care beyond hospitals and doctors’ offices and into patients’ daily lives — which is where wireless connectivity comes in.

— Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
The Department of Veterans Affairs ran the first one in 2010 by comparing two treatment regimens for patients with diabetes.

— Gerry Smith, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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