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outpatient

noun

Definition of outpatient

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 Those allegations and lawsuit are related to the nonprofit’s psychiatric residential treatment facility in Olathe, not its outpatient clinic. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026 Although individuals seeking access must be enrolled in Medicare’s outpatient drug benefit called Part D, the Bridge program operates completely outside Part D 's payment and insurance structure. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The School Board is expected to approve a $14 million deal on Tuesday with Broward Health, where the healthcare provider would purchase 10 acres of vacant property in Parkland to build an outpatient facility and possibly other development. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will run the 18-month federal demonstration project, outside standard Medicare Part D, which typically covers the cost of outpatient prescription medications. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for outpatient

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Skinner said the tribe is building a continuum of care, which will include a variety of treatment options, not just inpatient care.

— Sarah Liese, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Woods was granted permission April 1 to travel out of the country to enter an inpatient treatment center, which was reportedly in Zurich, Switzerland.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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Maintenance inhalers are either long-acting airway dilators or anti-inflammatory medications like steroids that patients should take daily.

— Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Since then, South Florida patients have lost access to therapies that were working.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026

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