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outpatient

noun

Definition of outpatient

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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 Best Foods for Focus In general, Abigail Collen, MS, RD, outpatient clinical nutrition coordinator at Mount Sinai, recommends focusing on dietary patterns rather than a single food. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 Overall outpatient drug payments rose nearly 15% a year from 2015 through 2017. — Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 Instead he was sent to the nearby Army barracks and told to schedule outpatient appointments. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 Many soldiers are struggling months after the attack Lincón spent seven weeks getting specialized outpatient care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, before being sent home to Kansas. — Julie Watson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outpatient

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Records showed Moss entered an inpatient rehabilitation center after her license was suspended.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
In 2025, Atrium had about 2,000 pediatric patients for inpatient care and served nearly 20,000 pediatric patients for outpatient care.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 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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