Suicide is the 16^th leading cause of death worldwide and accounted for 38,364 deaths in the United States in 2010. [1] Suicidal ideation is a common condition evaluated in the ED, with nearly 420,000 annual ED visits for SI. [2,3] Inpatient admission or admission to a psychiatric facility for these patients represent an outcome/disposition associated with increased healthcare costs and prolonged care. [4,5] While there has been extensive past work regarding suicide risk factors such as a history of psychiatric disease or previous suicide attempt, [6] little work has examined the patient characteristics of patients presenting with SI in the ED who are subsequently admitted to the hospital.