The Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Hospital Admissions In The United States.

ABSTRACT: Hospital admissions in the US fell dramatically with the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, little is known about differences in admissions patterns among patient groups or the extent of the rebound. In this study of approximately one million medical admissions from a large, nationally representative hospitalist group, we found that declines in non-COVID-19 admissions from February to April 2020 were generally similar across patient demographic subgroups and exceeded 20 percent for all primary admission diagnoses. By late June/early July 2020, overall non-COVID-19 admissions had rebounded to 16 percent below prepandemic baseline volume (8 percent including COVID-19 admissions). Non-COVID-19 admissions were substantially lower for patients residing in majori

SUBMITTER: Birkmeyer JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7769002 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature