inpatient

noun

in·​pa·​tient ˈin-ˌpā-shənt How to pronounce inpatient (audio)
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient

Examples of inpatient in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In some major hospitals, junior doctors account for about 30%-40% of the total doctors, playing the role of supporting senior doctors during surgeries and dealing with inpatients. Hyung-Jin Kim and Jiwon Song, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024 Williams is currently in an inpatient treatment facility for cognitive care, according to her family and a representative for Lifetime. Elizabeth, Wagmeister, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024 Payment for inpatient and outpatient hospital services as well as skilled nursing has outpaced inflation since 2001. Paul Berggreen, STAT, 15 Feb. 2024 Delays to hospital inpatient admittance from the emergency room, meanwhile, are associated with an increase in 30-day mortality rates. Eva Epker, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 Proposition 1 will allow the state to bond against existing tax revenue to provide thousands of additional inpatient beds for people seeking mental health or addiction treatment as well as thousands of additional outpatient opportunities statewide. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024 Williams is currently in an inpatient treatment facility for cognitive care, her niece, the documentary’s executive producer and a spokesperson for Lifetime told CNN. Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024 Access to treatment Parole officers can send parolees to inpatient treatment as a condition of their parole, but that option has been limited by the availability of treatment, parole officers and others said. Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2024 My goal is to leverage the systems-level nursing workforce to improve IDD inpatient outcomes, thus creating hospital-wide impacts. Lynne Moronski, STAT, 11 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inpatient was in 1760

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“Inpatient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inpatient. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

inpatient

noun
in·​pa·​tient ˈin-ˌpā-shənt How to pronounce inpatient (audio)
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient

Medical Definition

inpatient

noun
in·​pa·​tient ˈin-ˌpā-shənt How to pronounce inpatient (audio)
: a hospital patient who receives lodging and food as well as treatment compare outpatient

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