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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly different than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Households that Received Medical Services in an Emergency Room
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This indicator shows the percentage of households with at least one person who received medical services in a hospital emergency room in the past 3 years.
Why is this important?
Oftentimes, emergencies can easily be detected but it is not always the case. A person should consider going to the emergency room if he or she experiences the following: wheezing, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chest pain, displaced or open wound fractures, fainting or dizziness, sudden numbness or weakness, bleeding that cannot be stopped, abdominal pain, fever with convulsions or any fever in children under 3 months, confusion or changes in mental status, coughing or vomiting blood, severe headache or head injury, blood in the urine, or bloody diarrhea, and sudden inability to speak, see, walk or move. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal law that requires anyone coming to an emergency department to be stabilized and treated, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.
| County | Source | Measurement Period | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There are 14 County values. The lowest value is 28.1%, and the highest value is 30%.
Half of the values are between 29.4% and 29.9%.
The middle (median) value is 29.6%.
Data Source
- Claritas Consumer Profiles
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Clinical Care, Adults