Emergency Department Visits

• 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]

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