Terms Related to Hospital Outpatient Clinic

• Outpatient

  Persons who receive ambulatory care at an outpatient department or clinic without room and board being provided.

• Outpatient Care

  Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may ...

• Outpatient Surgery

  Surgery performed on an outpatient basis. It may be hospital-based or performed in an office or surgicenter.

• Clinic Visit

  Health care services provided to patients on an ambulatory basis, rather than by admission to a hospital or other health care facility. The services may ...

• Outpatient Clinic

  Those facilities which administer health services to individuals who do not require hospitalization or institutionalization.

• Emergency Outpatient Unit

  Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient.