Definition of "nonemergent" [nonemergent]

• Not emergent. (adjective)

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• ""There's a lot of nonurgent, nonemergent use of ERs because, let's face it, we're pretty quick, open 24/7, board-certified in emergency medicine and because of federal law, we have to see everybody who shows up," he says."
• "In Milwaukee County, Wis., 48% of the 363,377 emergency-department visits last year were nonemergent, according to Paul Coogan, emergency-department medical director at Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee."
• "If a patient is found to have a nonemergent issue, he is educated about the appropriate use of the emergency room to reduce unnecessary future visits and then is sent to a scheduler to make a follow-up appointment with a primary-care provider."