Understanding emergency department wait times
Subtitle: access to inpatient beds and patient flow.
Contributors: Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Publisher: Canadian Institute for Health Information = Institut canadien d'information sur la santé
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Ottawa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 43
ISBN-13: 9781554651566; 9781554651580
Subjects: Emergency medical services -- Canada; Hospitals -- Canada -- Emergency service; Hospitals -- Waiting lists -- Canada; Health services accessibility -- Canada; Hospitals -- Emergency services -- Utilization -- Canada -- Statistics
Genres: Statistics.
Other titles: Access to inpatient beds and patient flow
Notes: Issued also in French under title: Comprendre les temps d'attente dans les services d'urgence.

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Includes bibliographical references: p. 41-43.

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Table of contents: title: About the Canadian Institute for Health Information; title: Acknowledgements; title: Highlights; title: About this report; title: Data source and interpretive cautions; title: Emergency departments as part of the health care system; title: Waiting for inpatient care in the ED; title: How does patient volume relate to patient flow from the ED; title: Conclusion; title: For more information - Appendix A: Technical notes; title: Appendix B: Charlson index; title: Appendix C: Patient service groups; title: References.