National trends in emergency department closures, mergers, and utilization, 2005-2015
Fig 2
Nationwide percent change from 2005 baseline in ED and inpatient utilization.
Source/Notes: Results are nationwide inventory of emergency department (ED) and inpatient availability and utilization from American Hospital Association Annual Survey data. Measures include total yearly ED visits, hospital-based EDs, total yearly hospital admissions, hospital beds.