Health · Facts & sources
6 sourced facts about patients and the patient experience, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer155.4 million
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
Answerabout 85%
For children the figure was even higher, at about 95%.
Source: CDC/NCHS FastStats, Physician Office Visits (2024) cdc.gov
Answer35,658,583
They were spread across about 6,100 hospitals with 907,216 staffed beds.
Source: American Hospital Association, Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals (2024) aha.org
Answer57%
That was a 50% increase since 2020. About 73% said they had been offered online access.
Source: Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) data brief (2022) healthit.gov
Answer11.5% (17.8 million visits)
About 3.1 million visits led to admission to a critical care unit.
Source: CDC/NCHS FastStats, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (2022) cdc.gov
Answer29%
Frequent use has climbed fast — it was just 10% in 2017.
Source: Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) data brief (2022) healthit.gov