TABLE 3—

Urgent care visits by area

Country	In-patient stays		ER visits		Urgent physician visits
	Patients %	Mean no. days^#	Patients %	Mean no. visits^#	Patients %	Mean no. visits^#
China	16	4.55	32	0.89	27	0.80
Hong Kong	10	0.92	18	0.35	83	4.20
Korea	14	2.13	6	0.09	30	1.65
Malaysia	15	1.18	12	0.34	22	0.90
The Philippines	20	0.76	27	0.55	29	0.79
Singapore	9	0.41	12	0.20	23	0.52
Taiwan	12	1.20	25	0.58	22	0.72
Vietnam	26	4.43	22	0.71	6	0.10
Total	15	1.94	19	0.46	30	1.21

ER: emergency room. ^#: per patient per yr.