. Of the 13,996 patients in the study’s cohort from Alberta and Ontario (where ED data is available), 9,855
(70%) visited the ED in their last 28 days of life. While most had only one ED visit in the last 28 days, 16% had two visits and 7% had
three or more visits. As well, 16% of patients did not visit the ED because they were already in hospital 28 days before they died.