The 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires and Outpatient Acute Health Care Utilization
This cohort study observed substantial increases in acute health care utilization, especially virtual care-seeking following the LA fires. As disruptive climate events increase, such data are essential to inform health care preparedness and response.
Authors
- Heather McBrien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1587-6614)
- Gina S. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-9116)
- Yuqian M. Gu
- Lara Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2567-0986)
- Timothy B. Frankland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0987-8405)
- Sara Y. Tartof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2336-8476)
- Joan A. Casey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-4695)
- Lauren B. Wilner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4439-3734)
- Arnab Dey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4585-3130)
- Nina M. Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-1728)
- Tarik Benmarhnia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4018-3089)
- Chen Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0632-946X)
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography (US)
- Inserm (FR)
- École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique (FR)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail (FR)
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (US)
- Berkeley Public Health Division (US)
- Department of Health Services (US)
- Université de Rennes (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4632
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.03