Long Wait Times for Overcrowded Emergency Rooms Across the U.S.
A new study reports on wait times in the nation's emergency rooms
Posted June 26, 2009
- Over 50: Percentage of all hospital visits in the U.S. that take place in emergency rooms
- 243: Average number of minutes of wait time per visit for 2008
- 245: Average number of minutes of wait time per visit for 2007
- 27: Increase in minutes of wait time between 2002 and 2008
- 172: Average wait time in minutes in South Dakota for 2008, the lowest in the nation
- 408: Average wait time in minutes in Utah for 2008, the highest in the nation
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Sources: Press Ganey
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