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
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HealthLeaders Media. (May 4, 2016). 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 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/631298/emergency-department-average-time-between-admission-and-leaving/
HealthLeaders Media. "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." Chart. May 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/631298/emergency-department-average-time-between-admission-and-leaving/
HealthLeaders Media. (2016). 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. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/631298/emergency-department-average-time-between-admission-and-leaving/
HealthLeaders Media. "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." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/631298/emergency-department-average-time-between-admission-and-leaving/
HealthLeaders Media, 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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/631298/emergency-department-average-time-between-admission-and-leaving/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
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 [Graph], HealthLeaders Media, May 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/631298/emergency-department-average-time-between-admission-and-leaving/