Emergency Department Visits

• 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

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