50 Hospitals With the Most ER Visits

Here are the 50 hospitals in America with the most emergency room visits for both admitted patients and not admitted patients. Figures are from the American Hospital Directory, which calculates total ER patient volume estimates using Medicare claims "total days" and "medicare days" figures hospitals provided in their most recent CMS cost reports. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.

Editor's note: Some hospitals file a combined or consolidated CMS cost report that includes information for other facilities on their campus or affiliated hospitals. In those cases, facilities included in the "total ER visits" figure are specified in italicized notes.

UPDATE: Hospitals that have contacted Becker's Hospital Review with actual ER patient volumes are denoted by an asterisk. These entries have the actual ER patient volume number alongside AHD's estimate in parentheses. Hospitals wishing to provide actual ER patient volumes may email writer/reporter Ellie Rizzo at erizzo@beckershospitalreview.com.

1. Florida Hospital Orlando — 206,800

Data for this facility also includes information for Florida Hospital Altamonte, Florida Hospital Apopka, Florida Hospital Celebration Health, Florida Hospital East Orlando, Florida Hospital Kissimmee and Winter Park Memorial Hospital.

2. Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital (Houston) — 190,500

Data for this facility also includes information for Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital and Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital.

* Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Medical Center — SEE BELOW

3. Parkland Hospital (Dallas) — 162,800

* Lincoln Medical Center (Bronx, N.Y.) — SEE BELOW

4. Ben Taub General Hospital (Houston) — 160,300

Data for this facility also includes information for two other Harris County Hospital District entities: the Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital and the Quentin Mease Community Hospital.

5. Orlando (Fla.) Regional Medical Center— 156,300

Data for this facility also includes information for the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, the Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Lucerne Hospital, South Seminole Hospital and Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies.

6. Baptist Medical Center (San Antonio) — 156,100

Data for this facility also includes data for North Central Baptist Hospital, Northeast Baptist Hospital and Saint Luke's Baptist Hospital.

7. Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Division Hospital (Bronx, N.Y.) — 155,100

Data for this facility also includes information for The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, the Montefiore Medical Center - Weiler Division Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center - North Division Hospital.

8. Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) — 154,900

Data for this facility also includes information for the Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas, the Metropolitan Methodist Hospital, the Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital and the Northeast Methodist Hospital.

9. Orem (Utah) Community Hospital— 154,600

*Kings County Hospital Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — SEE BELOW

10. Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids, Mich.) — 125,300

Data for this facility also includes information for Blodgett Hospital and the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.

11. Methodist University Hospital (Memphis, Tenn.) — 123,500

Data for this facility also includes information for Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital, Methodist North Hospital and Methodist South Hospital.

* Woodhull Medical Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — SEE BELOW

*12. New York-Presbyterian Hospital— 119,200 (actual not admitted patient volume: 275,592)

Data for this facility also includes information for New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Payne Whitney Westchester.

* Bellevue Hospital Center (New York) — SEE BELOW

13. Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (Mich.) — 116,000

* Jacobi Medical Center (Bronx, N.Y.) — SEE BELOW

14. Saint Joseph's Hospital (Tampa, Fla.) — 108,400

Data for this facility also includes information for both Saint Joseph's Women's Hospital and Saint Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa.

15. Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno, Calif.) — 106,500

16. Buffalo (N.Y.) General Hospital — 105,300

Data for this facility also includes information for DeGraff Memorial Hospital, Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, and the Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo.

17. Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital (Indianapolis) — 104,500

Data for this facility also includes information for: IU Health Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children.

Queens (N.Y.) Hospital Center — SEE BELOW

18. The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (Greensboro, N.C.) — 103,200

Data for this facility also includes information for the Annie Penn Hospital, Moses Cone Behavioral Health Center, Wesley Long Community Hospital and The Women's Hospital of Greensboro.

* Mission Hospitals (Asheville, N.C.) — SEE BELOW

19. Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church, Va.) — 99,900

20. Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) — 99,700

21. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (San Jose, Calif.) — 99,200

22. Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth — 97,700

23. Charlton Memorial Hospital (Fall River, Mass.) — 95,900

Data for this facility also includes information for both Saint Luke's Hospital and Tobey Hospital.

24. Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas — 95,400

25. Memorial Hospital Central (Colorado Springs, Colo.) — 95,000

Data for this facility also includes information for both Memorial Hospital for Children and Memorial Hospital North.

26. Providence Regional Medical Center Everett-Colby Campus (Wash.) — 93,800

27. Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center (Winson-Salem, N.C.) — 93,700

28. John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth, Texas) — 93,300

Data for this facility also includes information for both the JPS Diagnostic & Surgery Hospital of Arlington and the Trinity Springs Pavilion for Psychiatric Services.

29. Christiana Hospital (Newark, Del.) — 91,500

Data for this facility also includes information for Wilmington Hospital.

30. Jackson (Fla.) Memorial Hospital — 91,100

Data for this facility also includes information for the Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital, Jackson South Community Hospital, Jackson North Medical Center and Holtz Children's Hospital.

31. Kennedy Memorial Hospitals-University Medical Center-Cherry Hill (N.J.) — 90,700

Data for this facility also includes information for both the Kennedy Memorial Hospitals-University Medical Center - Stratford and the Kennedy Memorial Hospitals-University Medical Center - Washington Township campuses.

32. Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital — 89,900

Data for this facility also includes information for Huntsville Hospital for Women and Children.

32. Norton Hospital (Louisville, Ky.) — 89,900

Data for this facility also includes information for Kosair Children's Hospital, Norton Audubon Hospital, Norton Suburban Hospital and Norton Brownsboro Hospital.

34. Northside Hospital (Atlanta) — 89,800

35. Presbyterian Hospital (Albuquerque, N.M.) — 89,100

Data for this facility also includes information for Presbyterian Kaseman Hospita.l

36. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach, Calif.) — 88,500

37. Baptist Hospital of Miami (Fla.) — 88,000

38. Miami Valley Hospital (Dayton, Ohio) — 86,100

39. Aria Health-Torresdale Campus (Philadelphia) — 85,800

Data for this facility also includes information for both the Aria Health - Bucks County Campus and the Aria Health - Frankford Campus.

40. Memorial Regional Hospital (Hollywood, Fla.) — 85,700

Data for this facility also includes information for both the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital and Memorial Regional Hospital South.

41. Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital— 85,500

42. Boston Medical Center — 85,300

43. Gwinnett Medical Center-Lawrenceville (Ga.) — 85,200

Data for this facility also includes information for both the Gwinnett Medical Center - Duluth and the Glancy Rehabilitation Center.

44. Broward General Medical Center (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) — 84,100

45. Cox North (Springfield, Mo.) — 83,600

Data for this facility also includes information for both Cox South and Cox Walnut Lawn.

*46. Cape Fear Valley Medical Center (Fayetteville, N.C.) — 82,700 (127,274)

Data for this facility also includes information for both Cape Fear Valley Behavioral Health Care and the Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center.

47. Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi (Texas)-Memorial — 82,500

Data for this facility also includes information for Christus Spohn Hospital Alice, Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline and Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - South.

48. Medical Center of Daytona Beach (Fla.) — 81,900

Data for this facility also includes information for Medical Center of Port Orange.

49. Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta) — 81,800

50. Swedish Medical Center-First Hill Campus (Seattle, Wash.) — 81,700

Data for this hospital also includes information for Swedish Medical Center / Ballard  Campus.

 

Additions:

* Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Medical Center — 172,959

Based on approximate patient volumes data provided by Lakeland Regional Medical Center. AHD estimates total ER patient volume as 60,800.

* Lincoln Medical Center (Bronx, N.Y.) — 160,406

Based on actual patient volumes data provided by New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. AHD estimates total ER patient volume at 23,800.

* Elmhurst Hospital Center (Queens, N.Y.) — 156,482

Based on actual patient volumes data provided by New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. AHD estimates total ER patient volume at 24,000.

* Kings County Hospital Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — 145,624

Based on actual patient volumes data provided by New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. AHD estimates total ER patient volume at 23,900.

Reading Hospital (West Reading, Pa.) — 133,500

Based on 2012 data estimates from Reading Hospital.

* Woodhull Medical Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.) — 120,571

Based on actual patient volumes data provided by New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. AHD estimates total ER patient volume at 14,700.

* Bellevue Hospital Center (New York) — 117,325

Based on actual patient volumes data provided by New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. AHD estimates total ER patient volume at 24,100.

* Jacobi Medical Center (Bronx, N.Y.) — 109,408

Based on actual patient volumes data provided by New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. AHD estimates total ER patient volume at 18,900.

* Queens (N.Y.) Hospital Center — 103,448

Based on actual patient volumes data provided by New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. AHD estimates total ER patient volume at 15,600.

* Mission Hospitals (Asheville, N.C.) — 101,579

Based on actual patient volumes data provided by Mission Hospitals. AHD estimates total ER patient volume as 71,200. 

 

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