Category: Division of Health Care Statistics

ER Visits by Persons Recently Discharged from U.S Hospitals

Approximately  2.3 million ED visits (2.0 percent of all visits) were made by persons who had been hospitalized with the last 7 days. This corresponds to 68 ED visits per 1,000 live hospital discharges. About 10 percent of patients at these ED visits presented with medical or surgical complications that may have been related to their Read More >