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outpatient

[aut-pay-shuhnt] / ˈaʊtˌpeɪ ʃənt /


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To ease pressure on the emergency room, the hospital opened a special outpatient clinic in June for tick-bite victims, and nearly 400 people were treated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Medicaid benefits vary by state, but federal law requires coverage of inpatient and outpatient hospital services, doctor visits, lab tests, X-rays, home health services and other benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Nearly a year after having the outpatient procedure on her right knee, she says the result feels almost the same as the total knee replacement she previously underwent on her left knee.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Clancy was clinically diagnosed with major depressive disorder by multiple professionals: McLean Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Alia Goodheart, outpatient psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Tufts and prosecution expert Dr. Avram Mack.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

“I have outpatient therapy from four to five, remember?”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

The facility also would serve about 200 outpatients a day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

The researchers conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial involving 28 outpatients diagnosed with MDD at the Fourth People's Hospital of Taizhou.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2026

Kaiser Permanente Southern California is continuing to observe rising cases, mostly among outpatients, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2024

But local counties said the new spending requirements would result in a loss of more than $1 billion, which could be detrimental to existing programs such as mental health outpatients, crisis, recovery and peer-supported services.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

The majority of my friends in there didn’t last, and out of the few that were still with me when I left even fewer survived as outpatients.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers


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