Table 1.
Emergency department visits from January 1 to August 31 in 2019 and 2020
| Total |
January to March |
April |
May to August |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Number of outpatient ED visits | 63,213 | 32,937 | 30,276 | 12,053 | 12,780 | 4017 | 2794 | 16,867 | 14,702 |
| Area of residence (%) | |||||||||
| Inner City | 26,584 (42.1) | 13,638 (41.4) | 12,946 (42.8) | 5023 (41.7) | 5326 (41.7) | 1653 (41.2) | 1257 (45.0) | 6962 (41.3) | 6363 (43.3) |
| Inner State; not inner city | 32,106 (50.8) | 16,686 (50.7) | 15,420 (50.9) | 6077 (50.4) | 6582 (51.5) | 2045 (50.9) | 1430 (51.2) | 8564 (50.8) | 7408 (50.4) |
| Out of State | 4523 (7.2) | 2613 (7.9) | 1910 (6.3) | 953 (7.9) | 872 (6.8) | 319 (7.9) | 107 (3.8) | 1341 (8.0) | 931 (6.3) |
| NYU ED Algorithm Classification (%) | |||||||||
| Emergent - Not preventable/avoidable | 11,076 (17.5) | 5844 (17.7) | 5232 (17.3) | 2093 (17.4) | 2295 (18.0) | 754 (18.8) | 451 (16.1) | 2997 (17.8) | 2486 (16.9) |
| Emergent - Preventable/avoidable | 1812 (2.9) | 1075 (3.3) | 737 (2.4) | 417 (3.5) | 396 (3.1) | 141 (3.5) | 73 (2.6) | 517 (3.1) | 268 (1.8) |
| Emergent - Primary Care Treatable | 12,923 (20.4) | 6796 (20.6) | 6127 (20.2) | 2549 (21.1) | 2589 (20.3) | 862 (21.5) | 560 (20.0) | 3385 (20.1) | 2978 (20.3) |
| Not Emergent | 13,587 (21.5) | 6846 (20.8) | 6741 (22.3) | 2557 (21.2) | 2865 (22.4) | 856 (21.3) | 625 (22.4) | 3433 (20.4) | 3251 (22.1) |
| Injuries | 8338 (13.2) | 4400 (13.4) | 3898 (12.9) | 1563 (13.0) | 1462 (11.4) | 496 (12.3) | 343 (12.3) | 2381 (14.1) | 2093 (14.2) |
| Clinical conditions (%) | |||||||||
| Emergent & Injuries | |||||||||
| Chest pain | 3397 (5.4) | 1788 (5.4) | 1609 (5.3) | 653 (5.4) | 634 (5.0) | 221 (5.5) | 169 (6.0) | 914 (5.4) | 806 (5.5) |
| Strains, sprains, and fractures | 2425 (3.8) | 1304 (4.0) | 1121 (3.7) | 485 (4.0) | 463 (3.6) | 160 (4.0) | 91 (3.3) | 659 (3.9) | 567 (3.9) |
| Lower respiratory disease | 2097 (3.3) | 784 (2.4) | 1313 (4.3) | 310 (2.6) | 583 (4.6) | 109 (2.7) | 169 (6.0) | 365 (2.2) | 561 (3.8) |
| Open wounds | 2013 (3.2) | 966 (2.9) | 1047 (3.5) | 313 (2.6) | 309 (2.4) | 108 (2.7) | 107 (3.8) | 545 (3.2) | 631 (4.3) |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injuries | 1558 (2.5) | 738 (2.2) | 820 (2.7) | 274 (2.3) | 304 (2.4) | 103 (2.6) | 75 (2.7) | 361 (2.1) | 441 (3.0) |
| Superficial injuries | 1283 (2.0) | 686 (2.1) | 597 (2.0) | 207 (1.7) | 218 (1.7) | 85 (2.1) | 41 (1.5) | 394 (2.3) | 338 (2.3) |
| Syncope & Collapse | 672 (1.1) | 353 (1.1) | 319 (1.1) | 138 (1.1) | 147 (1.2) | 44 (1.1) | 21 (0.8) | 171 (1.0) | 151 (1.0) |
| Palpitations and tachycardia | 559 (0.9) | 243 (0.7) | 316 (1.0) | 91 (0.8) | 133 (1.0) | 37 (0.9) | 27 (1.0) | 115 (0.7) | 156 (1.1) |
| Non-Emergent; Preventable/Avoidable; Primary Care Treatable | |||||||||
| Abdominal pain | 3483 (5.5) | 1641 (5.0) | 1842 (6.1) | 603 (5.0) | 693 (5.4) | 206 (5.1) | 126 (4.5) | 832 (4.9) | 1023 (7.0) |
| Fluid and electrolyte disorders | 2227 (3.5) | 1297 (3.9) | 930 (3.1) | 383 (3.2) | 441 (3.5) | 162 (4.0) | 115 (4.1) | 752 (4.5) | 374 (2.5) |
| Headaches (including migraines) | 2020 (3.2) | 1118 (3.4) | 902 (3.0) | 395 (3.3) | 372 (2.9) | 132 (3.3) | 79 (2.8) | 591 (3.5) | 451 (3.1) |
| Spondylosis; intervertebral disc disorders; other back problems | 2020 (3.2) | 1086 (3.3) | 934 (3.1) | 384 (3.2) | 373 (2.9) | 124 (3.1) | 80 (2.9) | 578 (3.4) | 481 (3.3) |
| Nausea & Vomiting | 1018 (1.6) | 577 (1.8) | 441 (1.5) | 193 (1.6) | 195 (1.5) | 81 (2.0) | 28 (1.0) | 303 (1.8) | 218 (1.5) |
| Hypertension | 712 (1.1) | 461 (1.4) | 251 (0.8) | 226 (1.9) | 117 (0.9) | 47 (1.2) | 33 (1.2) | 188 (1.1) | 101 (0.7) |
| Mood and personality disorders | 711 (1.1) | 431 (1.3) | 280 (0.9) | 148 (1.2) | 139 (1.1) | 41 (1.0) | 34 (1.2) | 242 (1.4) | 107 (0.7) |
| Diabetes | 509 (0.8) | 300 (0.9) | 209 (0.7) | 131 (1.1) | 109 (0.9) | 31 (0.8) | 19 (0.7) | 138 (0.8) | 81 (0.6) |
| Covid-19 | 305 (0.5) | – | 305 (1.0) | – | – | – | 51 (1.8) | – | 254 (1.7) |
| Number of inpatient ED visits | 16,651 | 8562 | 8089 | 3159 | 3080 | 1086 | 765 | 4317 | 4244 |