Impact of Primary Care Visit Frequency on Non-Urgent Emergency Department Visits in a Large Urban Medical Center

Akhil Chandekar, Olutola Akande, Christian Makar, Kyrillos Grace, Suha Abduselam, Omotoluwafe Balogun, Marisa Nwoke, Chika Okeke, Meron Gebreyes, Joni Ricks-Oddie, Soheil Sadaat, Bharath Chakravarthy, Candice Taylor Lucas

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Published online on February 14, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, Volume 17, January-December 2026.
Purpose:To examine whether primary care visit frequency (PVF) is associated with non-urgent emergency department visits (NU-EDVs) at a large urban medical center, and to identify determinants of higher PVF among Emergency Department patients.Methods:We ...