ED average time between admission and leaving U.S. 2016

This statistic shows the average number of minutes between the decision to admit a patient and the time the patient leaves an emergency department in the U.S., according to a survey conducted among hospital and health system representatives during February 2016. It was found that 29 percent of patients in emergency departments spend between 90 to 179 minutes on average.

Average number of minutes between the decision to admit a patient and the time the patient leaves an ED in the U.S. as of 2016

Average number of minutes	Percentage of resondents
1-59	20%
60-89	23%
90-179	29%
180-239	10%
240+	19%

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Release date

May 2016

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 2016

Number of respondents

153 respondents

Special properties

hospital and health system representatives

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "What is the average number of minutes between the decision to admit a patient and the time the patient leaves the ED?"
Figures may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

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