National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 Emergency Department Summary Tables book cover
Health · 2021 · English

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 Emergency Department Summary Tables

by Christopher Cairns, Kai Kang and Loredana Santo

About this book

These nationally representative tables describe visits to U.S. hospital emergency departments during 2018. They cover patient characteristics, reasons for visits, diagnoses, services, waiting times and outcomes.

An introduction explains the survey sample, data collection, weighting, imputation and reliability standards. Explanatory notes help readers interpret estimates across different aspects of emergency care. The complete 2021 statistical publication preserves the original methods and all tables.