
Admission rates during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic were lower than in 2019 for acute medical conditions, suggesting that patients may be deferring necessary medical care.

Andrew S. Oseran, MD, MBA, is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an investigator at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research.

Admission rates during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic were lower than in 2019 for acute medical conditions, suggesting that patients may be deferring necessary medical care.