March 27, 2004

Trends in ED Utilization

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Emergency Department Summary report was released on March 18th. The report identifies trends in ED utilization.

In summary, for the ten year period from 1992 - 2002 ED visits are up 23 percent from 89.8 million to 110.2 million visits annually, while hospitals with open available emergency departments are down 15 percent.

Posted by Elyse at March 27, 2004 3:30 PM | TrackBack
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