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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In contrast to conventional inpatient rehab, which typically addresses addiction as a disease and has staff trained in medicine and social services, therapeutic communities see addiction as a symptom of a person’s deeper pain and behavioral problems.
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Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The Record said the death was ruled a suicide and that the man had walked away from an inpatient psychiatric facility a few days before the jump.
1994
Sometime in 1994 — The Bee could not verify a specific date —Albert Rodriguez, 58 and of San Jose, died.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
MedPAC will also recommend a 3% decrease in Medicare payments for nursing homes and a 7% decrease for both home health and inpatient rehabilitation providers.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Two of the carts are for the inpatient therapy unit at the AbilityLab, one is in the outpatient therapy unit and the other can go where needed.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The Record said the death was ruled a suicide and that the man had walked away from an inpatient psychiatric facility a few days before the jump.
1994
Sometime in 1994 — The Bee could not verify a specific date —Albert Rodriguez, 58 and of San Jose, died.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
MedPAC will also recommend a 3% decrease in Medicare payments for nursing homes and a 7% decrease for both home health and inpatient rehabilitation providers.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
Two of the carts are for the inpatient therapy unit at the AbilityLab, one is in the outpatient therapy unit and the other can go where needed.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inpatient. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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