09/28/2023
Fast facts published on the CDC website
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/emergency-department.htm
Emergency Department Visits
These
Data are for the U.S.
Number of visits: 131.3 million
Number of injury-related visits: 38.0 million
Number of visits per 100 persons: 40.5
Number of emergency department visits resulting in hospital admission: 18.6 million
Number of emergency department visits resulting in admission to critical care unit: 3.1 million
Percent of visits with patient seen in fewer than 15 minutes: 50.5%
Percent of visits resulting in hospital admission: 14.2%
Percent of visits resulting in transfer to a different (psychiatric or other) hospital: 3.0%
Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2020 National Summary Tables, table 1, 3, 15, 23, 24
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