less-urgent

One tactic that's working: Some hospitals are redirecting people with less-urgent conditions to other health-care providers.

Easing ER Wait Times Anya Martin 2011

With his staff working fewer shifts, less-urgent calls may be put off and response times, especially to more rural areas, be may lengthened.

Alabama County Girds for Deep Civil-Servant Layoffs Kelly Nolan 2011

With his staff working fewer shifts, less-urgent calls may be put off and response times, especially to more rural areas, be may lengthened.

Alabama County Girds for Deep Civil-Servant Layoffs Kelly Nolan 2011

Limitations: Of all the options, the ER is the most expensive, and patients with less-urgent needs may face long waits before being treated.

Yes, the Uninsured Can Get Care Kristen Gerencher 2010

Limitations: Of all the options, the ER is the most expensive, and patients with less-urgent needs may face long waits before being treated.

Yes, the Uninsured Can Get Care Kristen Gerencher 2010

Existing resources will be shifted away from less-urgent initiatives to cover the cost.

U.S. to Send More Agents to Curb Border Violence 2009

Three doors down, a blonde woman in pajamas and a ratty San Francisco Giants sweatshirt exited another stucco single-family home, this one in fine condition other than its less-urgent need for a paint job.

Curse of the Spellmans Lisa Lutz 2008

Three doors down, a blonde woman in pajamas and a ratty San Francisco Giants sweatshirt exited another stucco single-family home, this one in fine condition other than its less-urgent need for a paint job.

Curse of the Spellmans Lisa Lutz 2008

With his pronouncement, Bush set his sights on a slightly less-urgent priority -- flight delays, which, while bothersome, seldom ruin more than your day.

Margaret Carlson: Fasten Belts for 8 Hours on Tarmac 2008

Generally defined as an ED visit by someone with a nonurgent or less-urgent condition treated more efficiently and cheaply in an office or clinic setting.

An Inappropriate Truth 2006