nonemergency
adjective
non·emer·gen·cy
ˌnän-i-ˈmər-jən(t)-sē 
: not of, relating to, or constituting an emergency
nonemergency medical care
a nonemergency situation
nonemergency
noun
… patients with nonemergencies turn up at emergency rooms instead of going to doctors offices …
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This reality compels us to avoid using alarmist language and to offer valid and feasible solutions to bring people along to a new, nonemergency phase of the pandemic.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2023
Hospitals prepared for the walkout by transferring patients, diverting ambulances to other institutions, postponing nonemergency medical procedures and arranging to bring in temporary staffing.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2023
Both a crisis intervention hotline and a warmline for nonemergency emotional support calls.
—Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022
The driver for a nonemergency medical transport service involved in a fatal crash has been charged with driving under the influence, resulting in death, according to Coventry police.
—Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2021
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2023
Hospitals prepared for the walkout by transferring patients, diverting ambulances to other institutions, postponing nonemergency medical procedures and arranging to bring in temporary staffing.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2023
Both a crisis intervention hotline and a warmline for nonemergency emotional support calls.
—Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022
The driver for a nonemergency medical transport service involved in a fatal crash has been charged with driving under the influence, resulting in death, according to Coventry police.
—Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2021
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nonemergency
adjective
non·emer·gen·cy
-i-ˈmər-jən-sē
: not being or requiring emergency care
nonemergency surgery
nonemergency patients
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