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title: Daytime ER Visits Jump Due to Sweltering Temperatures
description: Fierce Healthcare editor goes in-depth on the correlation of heat and Emergency Department visits.
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# [Daytime ER Visits Jump Due to Sweltering Temperatures](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/daytime-er-visits-jump-due-to-sweltering-temperatures)

 Written by [Guest Contributor](https://blog.array-architects.com/kc/author/guest-contributor) | Jul 31, 2013

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Ashley Gold, Associate Editor at*Fierce Healthcare* reports that emergency rooms in California have observed different trends than usual in heat-related ER visits as temperatures have gone past 100 degrees. The elderly are especially susceptible to heat; however, they unfortunately are negatively affected by an ER visit.Read the article: [http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/uptick-seen-daytime-er-visits-due-sweltering-temperatures/2013-07-08#ixzz2YeojYHYd](http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/uptick-seen-daytime-er-visits-due-sweltering-temperatures/2013-07-08)

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