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
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“Outpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outpatient. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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