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

And those first two Medigap plans should not be confused with two basic building blocks of Medicare that everyone uses — Part A (hospitalization) and Part B (outpatient services). —Mark Miller, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025

More than 9 million veterans are enrolled in healthcare through VHA, which provides care at 1,400 hospitals and outpatient clinics designed to meet the needs of former service members. —Anthony J. Principi, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025

Capital investment to build out outpatient access is substantial. —David Chou, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

Providence health care system, which serves five Western states including California, also announced that some of its outpatient services, such as doctors' offices, were closed but that its hospitals remain open. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025