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Sicker Patients, More Admissions: How COVID-19 has Changed Emergency Care

Like healthcare visit volumes in the outpatient space, emergency department (ED) visit volumes dropped significantly at the beginning of the pandemic and had not yet recovered as of early 2021.

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Sicker Patients, More Admissions: How COVID-19 has Changed Emergency Care

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