Top 10 States With the Shortest Average Time Spent by Patients in the Emergency Department

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Here are the top 10 states with the shortest average number of minutes spent by patients in the emergency department.

1.    South Dakota — 172 minutes
2.    Idaho  — 173 minutes
3.    Wyoming — 177 minutes
4.    Nebraska — 182 minutes
5.    Iowa — 186 minutes
6.    Montana — 186 minutes
7.    North Dakota — 186 minutes
8.    Minnesota  — 192 minutes
9.    Wisconsin — 199 minutes
10.    Maine — 203minutes

Source: Press Ganey's Pulse Report: 2009 Emergency Department Patient Perspectives on American Health Care (pdf).

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