In 2021, the large majority of visitors spent less than four hours in the emergency department (ED) in the United States. Of these, some 34 percent of ED visitors spent between two and four hours there. Meanwhile, two percent of visitors (that is roughly 2,846 visits) spent over 24 hours in the ED. Wait times to see a health professional were considerably lower.
Percentage of visits to an emergency department that lasted a select amount of time in the United States in 2021
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