Adjective
non-urgent (not comparable)
Alternative form of nonurgent.
When patients are admitted to hospital for elective surgery or non-urgent conditions, their vital signs are only monitored every four hours, unless they have been identified as being at high risk of deterioration. Chris Toumazou
As part of the phased-in services, the Veterans Health Administration has developed a risk-based framework to prioritize non-urgent procedures with the urgent procedures currently being performed. Source: Internet
COVID-19 positive patients in convalescent care and those deemed non-urgent cases will be accepted at the Morial federal medical station in New Orleans and at the Kay Bailey Hutchison federal medical center in Dallas. Source: Internet
Loretan from the Swiss Medical Network told the newspaper that the government’s decision to stop non-urgent surgeries was the right one but indicated that it is now important to consider how to reintroduce non-emergency surgeries step by step. Source: Internet
But Dr. J. Stephen Jones, Inova's president and CEO, said, "Our finances are a mess at this point," with the system postponing non-urgent treatments and eliminating 427 administration and management positions. Source: Internet
Health officials began scrambling last week to free up space in hospitals, cancelling some non-urgent and elective procedures and adding critical care beds, in anticipation of a coming surge of COVID-19 patients over the coming weeks. Source: Internet