inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient ˈin-ˌpā-shənt 
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The facility has over 15 floors dedicated to different abilities, inpatient and outpatient services and more. 
Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 The woman was found incompetent for trial and underwent inpatient and outpatient treatment. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 26 July 2022 In the early 2000s, insurers had a big problem on their hands: many employers had already reached the ceiling of what state insurance departments would allow for member cost-sharing for office visits and inpatient and outpatient services. Louis Bernardi, Forbes, 6 July 2022 He is expected to remain at the AbilityLab for inpatient rehabilitation for the next six to 12 weeks. Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Open house visitors also were treated to the guitar music of Nicky Bucur, a volunteer for over 20 years who plays piano once a week at the various HWR inpatient facilities. Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will release the final 2023 inpatient rule for hospitals next week or soon after (the regulation still needs to clear the White House’s budget office). Bob Herman, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022 But about a third of inpatient/outpatient hospital revenue at MGB is associated with cases that use ORs. Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 Hospital inpatient units are not reporting being overwhelmed, and the overall patient count remains well shy of the figures reported during the pandemic’s earlier waves. Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022 See More
Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 The woman was found incompetent for trial and underwent inpatient and outpatient treatment. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 26 July 2022 In the early 2000s, insurers had a big problem on their hands: many employers had already reached the ceiling of what state insurance departments would allow for member cost-sharing for office visits and inpatient and outpatient services. Louis Bernardi, Forbes, 6 July 2022 He is expected to remain at the AbilityLab for inpatient rehabilitation for the next six to 12 weeks. Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Open house visitors also were treated to the guitar music of Nicky Bucur, a volunteer for over 20 years who plays piano once a week at the various HWR inpatient facilities. Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2022 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will release the final 2023 inpatient rule for hospitals next week or soon after (the regulation still needs to clear the White House’s budget office). Bob Herman, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022 But about a third of inpatient/outpatient hospital revenue at MGB is associated with cases that use ORs. Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022 Hospital inpatient units are not reporting being overwhelmed, and the overall patient count remains well shy of the figures reported during the pandemic’s earlier waves. Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1760, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
inpatients
noun
as in outpatients
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. Synonyms & Similar Words
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