Emergency Department Visits, Hospital Admissions, and Wait Times for Patients With Urologic Conditions
In this cohort study, the annual ED visit rates for new urologic diagnoses, hospital admissions, and wait times to see urologists significantly increased over the study period. These trends were associated with decreasing continuity of care. This increasing burden of acute urologic disease necessitates investment in health care.
Authors
- Hodan Mohamud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7959-4918)
- Sarah Neu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8123-376X)
- Amanda Hird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2549-6079)
- Jenny Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2569-7687)
- Robert K. Nam
- Samantha Steffnny da Costa Morais
- Rano Matta
- Sender Herschorn
- Refik Saskin
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.60058
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00