inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt 
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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This method can be an outpatient or inpatient procedure.
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Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Serving an area with a population of around 230,000, the non-profit hospital has about 250 inpatient beds.
—Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
Similarly, algorithms that identify inpatients ready for discharge are useless if there is nowhere to send patients post-hospitalization.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Hospital mergers and acquisitions have left nearly half of the metropolitan areas in the U.S. with just one or two health systems controlling all inpatient care, according to a new KFF study.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Serving an area with a population of around 230,000, the non-profit hospital has about 250 inpatient beds.
—Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
Similarly, algorithms that identify inpatients ready for discharge are useless if there is nowhere to send patients post-hospitalization.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Hospital mergers and acquisitions have left nearly half of the metropolitan areas in the U.S. with just one or two health systems controlling all inpatient care, according to a new KFF study.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for inpatient
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inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
Medical Definition
inpatient
noun
in·pa·tient
ˈin-ˌpā-shənt
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient
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