Top hospitals for ER visits
The hospitals with the most emergency room visits in 2017 are:
1. Lakeland, Fla., Regional Medical Center, 210,020
2. Parkland Health and Hospital in Dallas, 177,615
3. St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, N.J.
4. Lincoln hospital of the New York City Health and Hospitals network in the Bronx, 155,194
5. St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, Fla., 146,954
6. Grady Health System in Atlanta, 141,000
7. Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, 140,621
8. WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga., 140,373
9. Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., 139,518
10. Kings County hospital in the New York City Health and Hospitals network in Brooklyn, 136,064
Source: Becker's Hospital Review. Totals represent the amount of emergency room visits tallied for a single facility, rather than total ER visits for the whole health system.