Table 3.

Reasons for NU visits to the ED

Reasons	No. (%)
Proximity	103 (8.5)
Closure of other centres or office	39 (3.2)
Being referred by a clinic or a physician’s office	102 (8.4)
Having medical records in this hospital	359 (29.5)
Perceived urgent problems/urgency of the problem	61 (5)
Receiving better-off quality care	41 (3.4)
Dissatisfaction with the clinic or physicians’ offices	24 (2)
Receiving prompt care	445 (36.6)
Seeking lower costs and cheaper care	438 (36)
Transported by EMS ambulances	4 (0.3)
Being an employee at this hospital (the patients themselves or their families)	22 (1.8)
No reasons mentioned	17 (1.4)
Others	58 (4.8)

ED, emergency department; EMS, emergency medicine specialist.