Why did emergency Hospital send technicians instead of doctors to treat Mildred?

Attempted suicides were so common in this society; technicians used a snake pump to clear out overdoses. Doctors were not needed. The technicians, who were used to doing these calls, could handle it.   

Go on, anyway, shove the bore down, slush up the emptiness, if such a thing could be brought out in the throb of the suction snake. (part 1)