Emergency Department Visits

• Number of visits: 155.4 million
• Number of injury-related visits (includes poisoning and adverse effects): 43.5 million
• Number of visits per 100 persons: 47.3
• Number of emergency department visits resulting in hospital admission: 17.8 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: 40.6%
• Percent of visits resulting in hospital admission: 11.5%
• Percent of visits resulting in transfer to a different (psychiatric or other) hospital: 2.4%

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2022 National Summary Tables, table 1, 3, 15, 23 [PDF – 1 MB]

• National Health Interview Survey
• National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• American Hospital Association