1. not relating to or involving a community; outside of community settings
Usage: often used in healthcare and institutional contexts

Examples

• The patient was transferred from a noncommunity hospital to a local facility.
• Noncommunity water systems serve fewer than 25 people year-round.
• The study compared community and noncommunity treatment programs.
• Noncommunity settings include hospitals, nursing homes, and correctional facilities.
• The infection rates were higher in noncommunity healthcare environments.
• Researchers focused on noncommunity transmission of the disease.