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Table 3 Mean and median duration of treat-and-release visits at EDs by disposition of the patient at discharge across hospital and area characteristics

From: Duration of patients’ visits to the hospital emergency department

 

Routine

Transfer to short term hospitals

Transfer to other facilities*

Home health care**

Against medical care

Died

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

All visits

186.9

126.0

288.7

240.0

507.2

304.2

871.0

420.0

209.0

145.8

156.9

60.0

Hospital State

Arizona

207.8

180.0

316.3

240.0

630.4

420.0

650.8

360.0

220.2

120.0

144.3

60.0

Massachusetts

186.0

135.6

.

.

488.6

297.6

.

.

206.9

169.2

170.2

68.4

Utah

136.5

60.0

157.8

120.0

287.6

120.0

1,315.2

1,170.0

121.6

.

138.6

60.0

Hospital Location

Rural

164.8

120.0

271.5

240.0

414.4

261.0

.

.

179.2

120.0

126.8

3.6

Urban

190.5

130.8

292.2

240.0

525.6

318.0

904.9

420.0

212.7

154.2

163.5

60.0

Teaching Status

Teaching

215.5

171.6

317.9

240.0

595.0

360.0

826.9

420.0

235.7

180.0

145.3

60.0

Non-teaching

158.4

120.0

261.7

240.0

424.2

171.0

972.6

360.0

163.7

120.0

173.6

68.4

Ownership Status

Public

171.3

120.0

312.0

240.0

458.4

268.2

.

.

169.4

120.0

111.2

60.0

Non-profit

192.3

139.2

297.3

240.0

530.3

324.0

658.6

300.0

233.6

180.0

168.0

66.9

For-profit

173.9

120.0

256.4

180.0

428.1

280.2

1,298.4

1140.0

138.9

60.0

140.7

60.0

System Status

Member

191.7

124.8

280.3

240.0

515.9

312.0

911.4

420.0

224.0

133.2

138.2

60.0

Non-member

177.2

126.6

303.0

240.0

502.1

300.6

.

.

184.9

157.8

205.9

81.3

Other Characteristics

Non-trauma centers

179.8

120.0

286.7

240.0

473.4

298.8

910.7

420.0

195.4

120.0

169.2

78.6

Level 1 trauma centers

264.9

183.0

376.0

300.0

725.8

459.6

.

.

278.1

183.8

142.2

54.3

Level 2 trauma centers

132.8

112.8

.

.

425.7

285.6

.

.

152.4

121.2

108.3

34.2

Level 3 trauma centers

134.2

109.8

.

.

397.1

279.4

.

.

173.8

152.1

117.6

59.4

Hospital Bed Size

Small

163.4

120.0

234.5

180.0

425.6

268.2

462.8

180.0

175.5

127.2

139.8

105.0

Medium

159.4

120.0

262.7

240.0

438.0

272.4

741.3

360.0

157.1

120.0

197.9

60.0

Large

212.1

172.8

329.3

300.0

600.4

367.8

1,068.4

540.0

235.3

180.0

143.4

60.0

Median Household

$1 - $38,999

190.1

124.8

282.0

240.0

546.5

360.0

859.3

480.0

200.6

121.8

125.7

60.0

$39,000 - $48,999

190.2

123.0

296.5

240.0

530.3

318.3

1,052.3

480.0

218.2

159.9

133.6

60.0

$49,000 - $63,999

184.9

121.8

287.0

240.0

482.8

295.2

936.9

480.0

207.2

144.0

191.9

70.2

$64,000 and over

184.9

134.4

292.2

240.0

501.7

301.2

622.6

240.0

203.6

165.6

167.4

60.0

  1. Note: Data include all treat-and-release discharges at emergency departments during 2008 in Arizona, Massachusetts, and Utah. Duration is measured in minutes as the difference between admission and discharge time for each visit. Statistics are not reported whenever there are fewer than 100 observations in a particular cell.
  2. * Other facilities include skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, and other types of similar facilities.
  3. ** Home health care facilities also include IV providers and hospice home care facilities. Detailed description for each discharge.