Contains facts and figures from America's emergency departments. Updated: January 2018
Emergency Physicians |
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Emergency Physicians (in clinical practice, 2007)1 | 42,000 | ||
Emergency Physicians Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), Active Diplomates, January 2017 | 34,816 | ||
Emergency Physicians Certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM), Active Diplomates, December 2011 | 2,152 | ||
Members of ACEP, January 2018 | 36,269 | ||
Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA) members, January 2018 | 15,634 | ||
Emergency Nurses |
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Emergency Nurses, March 2016 | 180,000 | ||
Emergency Nurses Association members, November 2017 Nurses Certified by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nurses, November 2017 |
>42,000 >34,000 |
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SEMPA members, January 2018 | 3,029 | ||
Nurse Practitioners practicing in EDs2 | 3,521 | ||
Emergency Departments3
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2012 total | 3,930 | ||
2011 total | 3,981 | ||
2010 total | 3,964 | ||
2009 total | 3,986 | ||
2008 total | 4,086 | ||
2006 total | 4,061 | ||
2001 total | 4,045 | ||
Emergency Department Visits3
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2012 | 137,281,696 | ||
2011 | 133,440,767 | ||
2010 | 131,543,381 | ||
2009 | 131,413,757 | ||
2008 | 126,716,715 | ||
2006 | 122,628,450 | ||
2001 | 109,838,319 | ||
Emergency Department Residency Programs |
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Allopathic, March 2016 | 168 | ||
Osteopathic, March 2016 | 62 | ||
EMS Professionals4 |
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(includes EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate, and Paramedics), March 2011 | 826,111 | ||
Ambulances |
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Ambulance Services,4 December 2011 | 15,276 | ||
Ground Ambulance Vehicles,4 December 2011 | 78,258 |
Other Sources: American Ambulance Association; American Board of Emergency Medicine; Emergency Nurses Association; National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians; National Association of State EMS Officials.