Regional Differences in Access to Emergency Care in the United States

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Regional Differences in Access to Emergency Care
in the United States
BG Carr, MD MA1, CC Branas, PhD1, JP Metlay, MD
PhD1, AF Sullivan, MS MPH2, CA Camargo, MD
DrPH2 1 University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine, 2 Massachusetts General Hospital
Figure 3 Percent access to a higher volume ED in
30 minutes by percent rural
Figure 1 Access to any emergency department
Figure 2. Access to a higher volume emergency
department within 30 minutes ,
Table 1. Population Access by type of ED by
Region
Estimates allow vehicles to cross state
lines At least 1 patient/hour over the year
(8,760 visits/year)