Sentences with phrase «rather than an emergency»

Realize that a doctor's definition of elective is any surgery that is planned in advance rather than an emergency, even if it is absolutely necessary.

«Medicaid patients need support to use primary care rather than emergency rooms.»

«It could lead to planned, elective operations rather than emergency surgery.»

It is designed primarily for everyday operation rather than emergency evasive maneuvers.

All of this could have been prevented if I could go to the doctor of my choice rather than the emergency room.I have no intention of paying any of these debts, am not employed and do not plan to be, as it would not serve our household.

What is happening is that reverse mortgages are becoming a financial planning tool rather than an emergency loan service.

Used for long term planning rather than emergencies, reverse mortgages are likely to become a major tool for the millions of Americans who have a lot more equity in their homes than in their retirement savings.

Personally I don't like to have one since I'd rather rely on line of credits but that said, we usually have around $ 3000 in our accounts — I normally think of this as a «cash buffer» rather than an emergency fund but it kind of works out to the same thing.

But here I sit reading it suddenly occurred to some financial wizard moron analyst advising the large and influential World Bank that it's actually more cost effective to operate from prevention rather than emergency or aftermath?

If you have a facial wound, ensure that a plastic surgeon, rather than an emergency room doctor, closes the wound in the most cosmetic way possible.

This messaging tool is designed to help home visitors to encourage the families that they serve to use their medical home, rather than the emergency room, for primary care services.

The maximum loan amount, at $ 2 million, is far more substantial than the ARC loans, as the loan is intended for long - term needs rather than emergencies.

Not exact matches

In response to demands from the main right - wing opposition party, Les Republicains, the rollover of emergency rule was extended for six months, to late January 2017, rather than the three months proposed by Hollande's government.

Researchers were able to launch the device (armed with a high - definition camera, autopilot system, and GPS) mere seconds after the medical dispatch call, rather than the three minutes it took emergency medial services to deploy their resources.

When Banner Health, a large group based in Phoenix, partnered with Aetna to offer a joint health plan, it decided to add 35 retail clinics where people could get care after - hours or closer to their homes rather than show up in the system's emergency rooms.

You might get a better return by boosting contributions to your tax - advantaged 401 (k) plan or building an emergency fund (if you don't have one) rather than trying to pay off your mortgage ahead of schedule, said McBride.

If this new legislation is passed, it will likely just require that banks hold onto more money for emergencies, in reserves, rather than actually separate deposits and lending activities from speculative ones.

But if your weight creeps up, you can add in one fasting day per week to head it off, rather than going into full - blown «emergency calorie - restriction» mode.

Even in defensive emergencies the Hebrew people were assiduously to seek God's guidance as the key rather than to rely on human power and agency as central.

«The argument adopted by consumer groups in the USA is that access is not universal service - that the telephone should be priced at a level which makes it possible for disadvantaged groups to use it for social reasons rather than simply as an emergency service».

Clean drinking water and plumbing helps continue life.in an emergency I'd rather ride in car to hospital than take a donkey to the local witch doctor

Without the emergency intervention that followed, the baby would have suffocated in the birth canal in which he was trapped and I would have bled to death, which would at least have killed me within hours rather than over several excruciatingly painful days in the case of the obstructed labour.

Then, as Joshua Harris wrote in Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is), create a customized plan for yourself before you get into the way of temptation, so you can be preventative, rather than having an emergency always.

Since that emergency fill - in game at Los Angeles, the Eagles offense has continually morphed into one for Foles rather than for Wentz.

but also, if a mom is in labor or has an emergency, i would also think that she would go straight to the ER rather than calling the dr's office.

So rather than having to call in a professional each time a mess is made, it is a much better idea to have your own carpet steam cleaner ready to go for those home cleaning emergencies.

Dr. Clingenpeel would rather educate parents about childproofing and home safety than treat their child in the emergency room.

In addition, much of the data compiled on vaginal delivery looks at «positive outcomes» alone (i.e. a planned vaginal delivery that ends up as a vaginal delivery) rather than «all planned vaginal delivery outcomes» (including those that result in emergency cesareans) and their subsequent mortalities or morbidities.

The «presence of the consultant» results showed a negative coefficient indicating that women's preference was to have a consultant present in an emergency only, rather than have a consultant present at the birth.

Rather than dealing with frantic phone calls from your teen that the sleepover birthday party they're at only has hot dogs and hamburgers available — something I did to my Mom countless times — get in the habit of calling ahead to check food options and always packing emergency foods like string cheese, granola bars, apple slices, or peanut butter sandwiches.

Public and private sector entities and individuals who wish to support infants and young children and their mothers and caregivers in this emergency should donate funds rather than send goods.

That's especially useful if they have necessary skills (consular experience, specific language skills, etc.) Also, maybe it should be bringing in people from Whitehall rather than just Foreign Office staff for emergencies.

It's also 100 % voluntary rather than compulsory, and the most common duties are acting as additional emergency services during natural disasters (The Federal Military can not act as a police force, though I think the National Guard can in the event of unrest such as was observed during the 1992 Los Angeles Riots or the 2015 Baltimore Riots).

«I will accept there are certain migrants, especially those from Eastern Europe, who don't have a tradition of general practice, who will go to the emergency department rather than to general practice and we need to address that, but it's certainly not responsible for the massive increase we've seen in recent months and it's certainly not responsible for the 1.7 % increase that we've seen over the last decade.»

The head of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Ian Blair, told MPs that terror suspects may need to be held for up to 90 days without charge, and callls for parliament to pass measures now rather than in an emergency.

Last night home secretary Jacqui Smith told MPs that, rather than reintroduce the proposals to the House of Commons, the government would instead prepare a new, temporary, bill to be rushed through as emergency legislation, if necessary.

MTA board member Veronica Vanterpool, who also works as executive director of the nonprofit Tri-State Transportation Campaign, said that rather than picking a fight with its fellow transportation provider, the MTA and Cuomo should advocate on Amtrak's behalf, including by pushing for emergency financial assistance from the federal government for the summer repairs at Penn, which Amtrak has said will cost between $ 30 million and $ 40 million.

Congress should take a hard look at Obama's Ebolacare proposal, rather than rubberstamping something just because Obama calls it an «emergency.»

The ACLU's «Establishing A New Normal» report ends with the grim conclusion that «if the Obama administration does not affect a fundamental break with Bush administration policies,» it will «create a lasting legal architecture in support of those policies, and then it will have ratified rather than rejected the dangerous notion that America is in a permanent state of emergency and that core liberties must be surrendered forever.»

Falconer goes on to praise the emergency brake as «indicative of a prime minister who is aware that there are significant numbers of communities in this country who feel that immigration from the European Union is making their position worse rather than better», and describes changes to child benefit and exclusion from ever closer union rated as «sensible... I don't attack the deal he's done».

The number of these costly emergency room visits could decrease dramatically as dental patients receive primary care in a proper dental clinic, rather than the «last resort» setting of an emergency room.

Emergency medical technicians will now draw out the drug and inject it rather than using the EpiPens which are spring - loaded injection tools.

It follows a separate confidential human rights inquiry by the UN into alleged violations of disability rights following welfare reforms, though this second investigation will be held in public and is more akin to a routine checkup rather than a response to an emergency situation.

The two men co-authored an OpEd for wide distribution criticizing the state for «diverting» the fees it collects from people's phone bills to the general fund, rather than using it to support the emergency call system.

In emergencies, I'll fly to Seneca Falls and bring the vet back to Grahamsville rather than driving 3.5 hours each way.

The New York City Council Progressive Caucus is stepping up calls for Mayor Bill de Blasio to reconstitute a citywide task force to examine how emergency responders help people suffering from mental illness, and are insisting that the mayor consider creating a parallel response force of social workers and therapists that can answer calls rather than police officers.

In response to questions about why the regulation is repeatedly adopted on an emergency basis, rather than permanently, and why the department feels it remains necessary to enforce, DFS provided a statement that cited Hevesi's case but provided no further insight.

Araujo hopes such information can help get more older people walking through the doors of a gym rather than rolling into an emergency room.

«Our study suggests that system factors such as access to care and emergency department annual chest pain volume are the strongest predictors of follow - up rather than patient factors.

«The effectiveness of this group using elevators for emergency exit, rather than the traditional «take the stairs» approach, was dramatically shown in the findings from our [NIST's] investigation of the collapses of the World Trade Center [WTC] towers on 9/11,» she said.