Which description best defines ambulatory care?

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Ambulatory care means services provided on an outpatient basis, with no overnight hospitalization. Patients come in for evaluation, treatment, or procedures and go home the same day. This includes visits to a physician’s office, outpatient clinics, day-surgery centers, or urgent care—any setting where the patient does not stay overnight. The other descriptions describe scenarios that involve staying in the hospital (inpatient care), care delivered only at home (home-based care), or care limited to the emergency department, which is a specific setting rather than the general concept of outpatient, same-day care.