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Personal Author:
Bhuiya, Farida A. ; Hing, Esther
Bhuiya, Farida A. ; Hing, Esther Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Description:
KEY FINDINGS: From 2003 through 2009, the mean wait time in U.S. emergency departments (EDs) increased 25%, from 46.5 minutes to 58.1 minutes. Mean wait times were longer in EDs that went on ambulance diversion or boarded admitted patients in hallways and in other spaces. Longer wait times were associated with EDs in urban areas (62.4 minutes), compared with nonurban areas (40.0 minutes). The mean wait time increased as annual ED visit volume increased; from 33.8 minutes in EDs with less than 20,000 annual visits, to 69.8 minutes in EDs with 50,000 or more annual visits. There was no difference in mean wait time for patients needing immediate or emergent care by ambulance diversion status, or by whether the ED boarded admitted patients while waiting for an inpatient bed.

CDC-INFO Pub ID 221366


Content Notes:
221366

Esther Hing and Farida Bhuiya.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 7-[8]).


Subject:
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Emergency Service, Hospital
Time Factors
Triage
Utilization
Waiting Lists

Series:
NCHS data brief ; no. 102 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2012-1209
NCHS data brief ; no. 102 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2012-1209 Less -
Pubmed ID:
3776106
Document Type:
Journal Issue
Genre:
Statistics
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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urn:sha256:3b4962cfe77f52c708f497026cedb37a7a9e535c9781ee03fb16730abd930f8b
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