Table 1.
Change in Psychiatric Emergency Service Volume and Hospitalization Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Site | All encounters, n (% change) |
Hospitalizations, n (% change) |
Share of encounters resulting in hospitalization, % (% change) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Denver | 5329 | 4840 (−9.2) | 1023 | 1100 (+18.4) | 19.2 | 22.7 (+18.2) |
| New York City | 6851 | 6358 (−7.2) | 3271 | 2841 (−6.4) | 47.7 | 44.7 (−6.3) |
| Portland | 10,832 | 10,354 (−4.4) | 1894 | 1926 (+6.4) | 17.5 | 18.6 (+6.3) |
| All sites | 23,012 | 21,552 (−6.3) | 6188 | 5867 (−5.2) | 26.9 | 27.2 (+1.1) |