An outpatient care facility is a facility that provides diagnosis and treatment to individuals under the care of a health care practitioner such as a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist, or other medical health practitioners as needed based on the treatments offered. An outpatient care facility can be a separate facility with no connection to a hospital or urgent care center, a separate facility from a hospital but that works with the hospital for the continued care of the hospital’s patients, or it could be a facility inside of a hospital. Outpatient care facilities will have rooms and beds for patients while they are receiving care and treatment, but the facility is not intended for patients to stay in overnight or for prolonged periods of time. Patients who require overnight care or longer observation will be sent to a hospital or other facility that provides inpatient care and treatment. The type of facility that an individual is sent to in this case would be dependent on their illness, injury, or other factors pertaining to their treatment, such as addiction. Typically, patients are referred to an outpatient facility for ongoing care for surgical, medical, or mental care.