In 1990 alone, the clinic had 650,000 outpatient visits.

In 1992, the hospital had 52,000 outpatient visits, up from 22,000 in 1988.

The majority of participants (97%) also reported having health insurance covering outpatient visits for asthma.

Annual hospital admissions average about 4,100 and outpatient visits to physicians exceed 69,000 a year.

In 1993-94 there were over 23,000 inpatient admissions and almost 300,000 outpatient visits.

The private sector accounts for about 80% of outpatient visits.

Under the program, more than 5,000 people make over 20,000 outpatient visits to Bellevue annually.

In the first year, she tended to 3,000 new patients, who made 9,300 outpatient visits to the dispensary.

The department's annual report for 1994 shows a 17 percent increase in outpatient visits from 1987 to 1994.

But over the same period outpatient visits in the private sector jumped about 50 percent.