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Table 4 Triage room

From: Analyzing the queuing theory at the emergency department at King Hussein cancer center

Day and Date

Arrival time ʎ

service time µ real

Average operation

The average number of patients in the line (average queue length)

The average number of patients in the system

The average waiting time in the line

Average time in the system (average residence time in the system)

Low disease intensity, according to nurse evaluation

Medium disease intensity, according to nurse evaluation

High disease intensity, according to nurse evaluation

Total patients

Saturday

16–7-2022

54

54

1

0

0

0

0

22

30

2

54

Sunday

17–7-2022

57

57

1

0

0

0

0

45

11

1

57

Monday

18–7-2022

58

58

1

0

0

0

0

40

15

3

58

Tuesday

19–7-2022

58

58

1

0

0

0

0

56

1

1

58

Wednesday

20–7-2022

68

68

1

0

0

0

0

61

4

3

68

Thursday

21–7-2022

50

50

1

0

0

0

0

36

11

3

50