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patient

[pey-shuhnt] / ˈpeɪ ʃənt /


NOUN
person being treated for medical problem
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In 2023, MLK hospital had nearly 85,000 Medicaid/Medi-Cal patient visits to its emergency department, the most in the state, while Cedars-Sinai had nearly 17,000, according to the California Department of Health Care Access and Information.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Because of that, billed patient revenue makes up just 44% of the hospital’s fiscal-year 2026 budget; the remainder comes from state and county funding.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

The long follow-up period connected genomic research at the Sanger Institute with routine patient care at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

"There are now limited days on hand of several blood types - levels that are not sustainable for patient care should this trend not reverse itself."

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

“N’daa helps the patient confront the Enemy to get rid of it. ’Ei biniinaa, that’s why it’s called Enemy Way.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

The hospital has also doubled up many of its single-occupancy hospital rooms, converted its gift shop to a procedure room and resorted to treating patients in what were once meditation and waiting rooms.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

"We hope that we will be able to offer this to patients in a larger scale very soon," he said.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The course of chronic blood cancer varies widely between patients.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

"Vital quantities of medical consumables and supplies intended for the care of patients and the wounded were lost or destroyed," it added.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Since no visiting was permitted in the hospital, relatives of patients often took this way of getting inside.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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