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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After Jeremy returned home from inpatient care, Bailey wrote on GoFundMe that her husband had another setback after starting a new medicine.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 12 May 2025
When a student named Aaron Sheehan was 16, his father checked himself into an inpatient treatment center after making a suicide attempt.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Encompass is the largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S.
Neil Cowles is the new chief information and technology officer at Kaiser Permanente, based in Oakland, California.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The four-story building will feature 52 rooms and provide services including acute adult inpatient care for individuals recovering from strokes, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and other severe conditions.
—Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 12 May 2025
When a student named Aaron Sheehan was 16, his father checked himself into an inpatient treatment center after making a suicide attempt.
—Air Mail, 3 May 2025
Encompass is the largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S.
Neil Cowles is the new chief information and technology officer at Kaiser Permanente, based in Oakland, California.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The four-story building will feature 52 rooms and provide services including acute adult inpatient care for individuals recovering from strokes, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and other severe conditions.
—Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inpatient
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inpatient. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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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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