Hospitals · Health
an outpatient
non-resident patient
An outpatient receives hospital treatment but does not stay there overnight.
This vs that
She is an outpatient.
He is an inpatient.
Hear it in real life
Are you staying in hospital tonight?
No, I'm only an outpatient.
The procedure is done as an outpatient, so you should be home by the evening.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Outpatient' is the concise term people use in medical conversations and information.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I was an outside patient at the hospital.
Say: I was an outpatient at the hospital.
'Outpatient' is one word for someone treated without staying in hospital.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
an outpatient appointment
I have an outpatient appointment next Tuesday.
The outpatient appointment only took about an hour.
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Your turn: say it out loud
She's an outpatient.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
an outpatient
non-resident patient
“The procedure is done as an outpatient, so you should be home by the evening.”
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