Quality Improvement in a Medical Setting

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Emergency Department HCAPHS Data

Emergency Department

State Average

National Average

Average time patients who came to the ED with broken bones had to wait to before getting medication

47 minutes 46 minutes 54 minutes

Average (median) time patients spent in the ED before they were admitted to the hospital as an inpatient

246 minutes 218 minutes 200 minutes

Average (median) time patient spent in the ED after the doctor decided to admit them as an inpatient before leaving the ED for their inpatient room

65 minutes 60 minutes 48 minutes

Average time patients spend in the ED before leaving from the visit

140 minutes 116 minutes 116 minutes

Average time spent in the ED before they were seen by a health care professional

15 minutes 18 minutes 21 minutes