Waiting in the ED: 19 Statistics

The following statistics are from the 2010 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Approximately 60 percent of patients arrived at the emergency department after business hours. The total time spent in the emergency department is:

Less than 1 hour — 12.5 percent

1 to 2 hours — 24.1 percent

2 to 4 hours — 34.4 percent

4 to 6 hours — 15.3 percent

6 to 10 hours — 8.0 percent

10 to 14 hours — 1.5 percent

14 to 24 hours — 0.9 percent

24 hours or more — 0.5 percent

No response — 2. 8 percent

The time a patient spent waiting to see physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner:

Fewer than 15 minutes — 25.1 percent

15 to 59 minutes — 41.5 percent

1 to 2 hours — 14.5 percent

2 to 3 hours —14.5 percent

3 to 4 hours —1.9 percent

4 to 6 hours — 1.3 percent

6 hours or more — 0.7 percent

Not applicable — 3.0 percent

No response — 7.0 percent

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