Emergency Department Visits

Data are for the U.S.

  • Number of visits: 139.8 million
  • Number of injury-related visits (includes poisoning and adverse effects): 40.0 million
  • Number of visits per 100 persons: 42.7
  • Number of emergency department visits resulting in hospital admission: 18.3 million
  • Number of emergency department visits resulting in admission to critical care unit: 2.8 million
  • Percent of visits with patient seen in fewer than 15 minutes: 41.8%
  • Percent of visits resulting in hospital admission: 13.1%
  • Percent of visits resulting in transfer to a different (psychiatric or other) hospital: 2.4%

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 National Summary Tables, table 1, 3, 15, 23 [PDF – 830 KB]