outpatient services
No-admission medical treatment
Outpatient services are medical treatments or procedures that don't require an overnight hospital stay.
A patient arrives, receives care, and goes home the same day: The clinic offers outpatient services for minor surgeries.
The term distinguishes from inpatient care, where patients are formally admitted.
Outpatient services include routine checkups, diagnostic tests, physical therapy, and same-day procedures.
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