Emergency-department care
Median time from ED arrival to ED departure
180 minutes
Number reported without a benchmark
- Reporting period:
- Period ending Jun 2024
- Source:
- Medicare Care Compare
Describes how long emergency-department care steps took during the reporting period. For this measure, a lower number is generally considered favorable.
- Timing measures reflect the reporting period and can change quickly with staffing and volume.
- This measure covers a defined patient group and reporting period; it does not describe every patient or service at the hospital.
- One measure is never a judgement about an entire hospital.
