Synonyms of outpatient

outpatient

noun

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inpatient
• patient
• case
• rehabilitant
• convalescent
• sufferer
• victim
• nursling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outpatient

The new health campus will feature approximately 100 hospital beds as well as outpatient clinics in specialties such as heart care, orthopedics, women’s health, pediatrics, general internal medicine, and urgent care. —Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025

And as measured by outpatient visits for flulike symptoms, the level of illness in the U.S. has been comparable to that of the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic. —Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025

And rather than strengthen Kendra’s Law, which is designed to subject more people in need to outpatient treatment plans, the Senate would largely keep the status quo. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025

They were then converted into medical outpatient facilities in 2000 and 2008. —Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025