The rate of emergency room visits has increased significantly over recent decades in the U.S., rising from 360 visits per 1,000 residents in 1995 to 445 in 2017, according to a report released recently by Autoinsurance.org.
According to the report, admitted patients in the nation’s capital wait a median of 286 minutes for their room in the hospital.
These 10 states have the longest median wait times for admitted patients:
- District of Columbia: 286 minutes
- Delaware: 153 minutes
- New York: 153 minutes
- Maryland: 152 minutes
- Connecticut: 152 minutes
- New Jersey: 150 minutes
- California: 150 minutes
- Rhode Island: 147 minutes
- Massachusetts: 131 minutes
- Hawaii: 131 minutes
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