nonemergency

[nahn-i-mur-juhn-see]

noun

plural

nonemergencies 

1. a situation which does not require urgent attention or the involvement of emergency services.

adjective

1. not constituting an emergency; not involving emergency services.

2. not requiring urgent or immediate attention.

Example Sentences

Aurelian is a Seattle-based startup that uses generative AI to automate responses to nonemergency calls to 911 centers.

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But in many nonemergency circumstances, a real doctor isn’t available.

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These providers offer nonemergency medical services for about 34 million Americans each year.

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Three decades ago, Orange County was the birthplace of Proposition 187, a statewide ballot initiative that would have denied schooling, nonemergency healthcare and other public services to immigrants living in the country illegally.

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But when it comes to a nonemergency or elective procedure, things get murkier.

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