Table 2.
Comparison of percentage change in ED visits for acute medical emergencies between 2019 and 2020 by race/ethnicity
| Early pandemic period March 13, 2020–May 7, 2020 |
Early pandemic comparison period March 15, 2019–May 9, 2019 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Average weekly visits | n | Average weekly visits | % Change | |
| Hispanic | |||||
| Cardiac emergency | 751 | 93.87 | 1,152 | 144.00 | − 35 |
| Diabetic complications | 699 | 87.37 | 998 | 124.75 | − 30 |
| Stroke | 67 | 8.37 | 125 | 15.62 | − 46 |
| Black | |||||
| Cardiac emergency | 149 | 18.62 | 244 | 30.50 | − 39 |
| Diabetic complications | 79 | 9.87 | 135 | 16.87 | − 41 |
| Stroke | 6 | 0.75 | 17 | 2.12 | − 65 |
| Later pandemic period May 8, 2020–July 2, 2020 |
Later pandemic comparison period May 10, 2019–July 4, 2019 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Average weekly visits | n | Average weekly visits | % Change | |
| Hispanic | |||||
| Cardiac emergency | 954 | 119.25 | 1,024 | 198.75 | − 7 |
| Diabetic complications | 930 | 116.25 | 1,019 | 127.37 | − 9 |
| Stroke | 79 | 9.87 | 87 | 10.87 | − 9 |
| Black | |||||
| Cardiac emergency | 152 | 19.00 | 199 | 24.87 | − 24 |
| Diabetic complications | 91 | 11.37 | 100 | 12.50 | − 9 |
| Stroke | 22 | 2.75 | 17 | 2.12 | 29 |