155.4 million
About how many emergency department visits were there in the U.S. in 2022?
That works out to 47.3 visits for every 100 people in the country.
Source: CDC/NCHS FastStats, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (2022) cdc.gov
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What share of U.S. physician office visits were to primary care doctors in 2019?
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40.6%
What share of U.S. emergency department patients were seen within 15 minutes in 2022?
That means most emergency department patients waited longer than 15 minutes to be seen.
Source: CDC/NCHS FastStats, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (2022) cdc.gov
1.0 billion
About how many visits did Americans make to physician offices in 2019?
That's about 320.7 visits for every 100 people.
Source: CDC/NCHS FastStats, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (2019) cdc.gov
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