This seems so simple, but I can not get this to work. I have a table with the included line item in a table. I am trying to change the font color of the work "inpatient" to red. I thought the font color tag would work, but it's not. Any suggestions? I do not want to change the color of the entire line or of the output value, just the single word within the text? Thanks!

<tr><th><b> Is accredidation required for<font color="red"> inpatient</font> services?: </b> </th>
    <td><apex:outputText value="{!Practice_Group__c.Is_state_license_required__c}"/></td>
    </tr>