Community Access Program Final Report Emergency Room Utilization Study Principal Investigator Natali

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Community Access Program Final ReportEmergency
Room Utilization StudyPrincipal
InvestigatorNatalie Jo Ehrlich, Ph.D., MPAThe
University of Oklahoma-TulsaCollege of Public
Health
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Participating Hospitals
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Data Collection
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Patient Acuity Level
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Relationship

• Percentage
• 54 Patient
• 8 Spouse
• 24 Parent
• 3 Child
• 11 Other

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Gender

• Percentage
• 55 Male
• 45 Female

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Race

• Percentage
• 62 Caucasian
• 22 African American
• 7 Native American
• 7 Asian/Pacific
• 6 Hispanic/Latino
• 2 Other

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Marital Status

• Percentage
• 46 Single
• 28 Married
• 19 Divorced/Widowed
• 7 Separated

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Patient Age Distribution
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Patients Educational Level
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Primary Wage Earners Current Employment
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Household Income Level
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Patients Primary Insurance
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Last Time Seen by Physician or Medical Clinic
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Health Professional Most Often Seen by Patient
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Would Use Nurse Hotline for Medical Advice ?
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Are Extended Hours Important?
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Frequency of ER Utilization
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Acknowledgements

• CAP Authors
• Russell Burkhart
• Planning Development Director, Indian Health
  Care Resource Center
• Jan Figart
• Senior Planner, Community Service Council
• Lori Timmons
• Development Director, Morton Comprehensive
  Health Services
• CAP Program Coordinator
• Pam Rask
• Tulsa City County Health Department

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University of Oklahoma-TulsaGraduate Students

• Data Analysis
• Haytham Safi
• Farzana Tasmin
• Data Collection
• Jonathan Barnett
• Tia Butler
• Rachael Daniels
• Khalil Qiyyam

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