A patient who is receiving ambulatory care at a hospital or other health facility without being admitted to the facility.
A person who is treated at a facility without residing there, inpatient.
A patient who is receiving ambulatory care at a hospital or other health facility without being admitted to the facility. Usually does not mean people receiving from a physician’s office or other program which does not also give inpatient care. Outpatient care refers to care given outpatients, often in organized programs.
Someone who comes to a hospital for treatment but does not stay overnight.
A person who receives care without taking up lodging in a care institution.
A patient who receives treatment at a hospital, either at a single visit or at a series of visits, but is not admitted to a bed in a hospital ward. Large hospitals have clinics at which outpatients with various complaints can be given specialist treatment.
A patient attending a hospital clinic who is not admitted to a bed. Most patients attend an outpatients department after referral for a specialist opinion by their general practitioner. An increasing number of investigations and treatments, including surgery, are being done on an outpatient basis.
One who receives treatment at a hospital, clinic, or dispensary but is not hospitalized.
A person admitted to a clinic or hospital for tests or treatments that do not require an overnight stay.