19 Statistics on ED Wait Times

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

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

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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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