Emergency Department Visits
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Data are for the U.S.
- Number of visits: 136.9 million
- Number of injury-related visits: 39.0 million
- Number of visits per 100 persons: 43.3
- Number of emergency department visits resulting in hospital admission: 12.3 million
- Number of emergency department visits resulting in admission to critical care unit: 1.5 million
- Percent of visits with patient seen in fewer than 15 minutes: 35.4%
- Percent of visits resulting in hospital admission: 9.0%
- Percent of visits resulting in transfer to a different (psychiatric or other) hospital: 2.2%
More data
- Trends in Emergency department visits from Health, United States
- Expected Source of Payment at Emergency Department Visits for Adults Aged 18-64 for the United States and in the Five Most Populous States, 2012
- Reasons for Emergency Room Use Among U.S. Adults Aged 18-64: National Health Interview Survey, 2013 and 2014 [PDF – 348 KB]
- Emergency Department Visits for Injury and Illness in Persons Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2012-2013
- Emergency Department Use in the Nation’s Five Most Populous States and the total United States: 2012
- Reasons for Emergency Room Use Among U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2012
- Emergency Department Visits for Drug Poisoning: United States, 2008-2011
- Emergency Department Visits for Motor Vehicle Traffic Injuries: United States, 2010–2011
- Emergency Department Visits Related to Schizophrenia Among Adults Aged 18–64: United States, 2009–2011
- Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: United States, 2001-2011
- Emergency Department Visits and Proximity To Patients’ Residences, 2009-2010
- Emergency Department Visits by Persons Aged 65 and Over: United States, 2009–2010
- Page last reviewed: January 19, 2017
- Page last updated: May 3, 2017
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