The phrase "a voluntary operation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing an action or procedure that is done by choice rather than by obligation.
Example: "The surgery was a voluntary operation, as the patient wanted to improve their quality of life."
Alternatives: "an elective procedure" or "a non-mandatory action".
Much of the remaining costs can often be obtained from insurance plans, though Israeli health maintenance organizations are supposed to ask for proof when donors and recipients say they are related in "voluntary" operations.
From: The Dormitory of D.R. To: Miss Z It has been clear to this writer for some time that your interpretation of my position vis-à-vis the odds in favor of a voluntary joint marital operation are sufficiently wide of the mark to disqualify you as a romantic associate.
Horst Köhler, the managing director of the I.M.F., referred to such an effort when he said in a statement Tuesday, "The authorities are also considering the possibility of a voluntary and market-based operation to increase the viability of Argentina's debt profile".
The 103 sequences used for identification of CTL-escape mutations were obtained from samples collected at a voluntary counseling and testing site in operation at the Ramos Mejia Hospital in the city of Buenos Aires between March 2003 and April 2004.
The hospital surveillance system (HSS) of bacterial meningitis [ 10], in operation since 1994, is a voluntary, partially laboratory-based surveillance system that collects reports of bacterial meningitis from hospitals.
This approach would create the clearance and monitoring functions sought in a voluntary code while not unduly infringing on the operation of these funds.
The latest quarter's results include charges of $69 million related to inventory adjustments after two major acquisitions and $57 million for a voluntary early-retirement program at the company's operation in Slovakia.
In 1996, a voluntary breakup freed Lucent Technologies, formerly AT&T's equipment operations.
'We would seek their help on a voluntary basis at first, and on a paid basis when the operation is fully moving.' The Wembley concert began at noon on Saturday after the arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
