{"id":9828,"date":"2024-09-03T14:31:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T18:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/?page_id=9828"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:43:22","slug":"emergency-visits-for-respiratory-illness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia\/data\/emergency-visits-for-respiratory-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Visits for Respiratory Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-9828\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-9828-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-9828-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9828-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"dashboards-menu-item panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-9828-0-0-0\" id=\"menu-dashboards\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Additional Respiratory Virus Dashboards<\/strong> <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia\/data\/\">Respiratory Illnesses<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/emergency-visits-for-respiratory-illness\/\">Detailed Emergency Visits<\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/coronavirus\/sars-cov-2-in-wastewater\/\">Wastewater Surveillance<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia\/data\/vaccines\/\">COVID &amp; Flu Vaccinations<\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/rsv-1\/\">RSV &lt;1 Years Old Immunizations<\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/rsv-60\/\">RSV 60+ Years Old Vaccinations<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia\/data\/#Weekly-Respiratory-Disease-Report\">Weekly Respiratory Disease Report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-9828-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Emergency department (ED) and urgent care (UC) visit data are one of the fastest ways to spot changing trends in respiratory illness transmission. This dashboard shows visits with diagnosed COVID-19, flu, and RSV.<\/p>\n<p>Use the filters to view data by health region or health district. You can also click buttons to see visit counts or percentages, select facility type, and change the time period shown.<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Emergency Visits for Respiratory Illness\" src=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/views\/EmergencyVisitsforCOVIDFLURSV_9_3_24\/RESPBig3?:alerts=no&#038;:embed=y&#038;:display_spinner=no&#038;:showAppBanner=false&#038;:customViews=no&#038;:dataDetails=no&#038;:embed_code_version=3&#038;:loadOrderID=0&#038;:display_count=n&#038;:showVizHome=n&#038;:showShareOptions=false\" 0=\":device=phone;:showShareOptions=false&quot;\" class=\"iframe-2200\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-9828-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-d9295f5bfa93-9828\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"about-the-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-about-the-data\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-about-the-data\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout the Data\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-about-the-data\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-about-the-data\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76257810 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76257810 BCX0\">These data are available for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76257810 BCX0\">use and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76257810 BCX0\">download on the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW76257810 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/data.virginia.gov\/dataset\/detailed-emergency-department-visits-public-use-dataset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW76257810 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76257810 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Virginia Open Data Portal<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW76257810 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76257810 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW76257810 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: Emergency Department (ED) and urgent care (UC) visits from Virginia\u2019s syndromic surveillance system,\u00a0ESSENCE\u00a0(Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics).<\/p>\n<p>VDH collects and analyzes health data from participating EDs and UCs in Virginia. All non-federal acute care hospitals and free-standing emergency care centers report ED visit data to VDH. Urgent care reporting varies throughout the state. Data are for clinical care of patients in healthcare settings. Public health surveillance is a secondary use. When interpreting trends, please consider syndromic surveillance\u202f<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/surveillance-and-investigation\/syndromic-surveillance\/limitations\/\">data limitations<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Case Definitions: The data are the weekly count and percentage of ED and UC visits with diagnosed COVID-19, flu, or RSV in Virginia. Visits are categorized based on the discharge diagnosis.\u00a0The discharge diagnosis codes used to\u00a0identify\u00a0ED and UC visits with COVID-19, flu, and RSV are included in this <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nssp\/php\/onboarding-resources\/companion-guide-ed-data-respiratory-illness.html\">companion guide<\/a><\/u>\u00a0developed by the CDC.<\/p>\n<p>Geography: VDH assigns region and health district using the patient\u2019s residential zip code. The dashboard includes ED and urgent care visit data at Virginia facilities among Virginia and out-of-state residents. Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/VDH_HD_map_2023_regions.pdf\">VDH Health District Reference Guide<\/a>\u00a0for a list of cities and counties in each region and health district.<\/p>\n<p>Protecting Confidentiality: At the health district level, diagnosed COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV visit counts of 1 to 4 and rates with numerators of 1 to 4 are not shown to maintain confidentiality. 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