The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created the National Center for Health Statistics Online Query System, which allows the public to access datasets.
Specifically, the CDC has added data on emergency department visits for access and analysis. The data includes estimated numbers of ED visits, distribution of ED visits, rates of ED visits and age-adjusted rates of ED visit.
Access the dataset here.
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