This indicator measures the time interval between the earlier of Triage Date/Time or Registration Date/Time and the date/time when a patient is admitted and leaves the emergency department (ED). The 90th or 50th percentile of this indicator represents the maximum length of time that 90% or 50% of patients admitted from the ED spend in the ED.

The indicator is measured in hours, usually using the 90th percentile and/or 50th percentile, which represents the maximum length of time that 90% and/or 50% of patients admitted from the ED spend in the ED.

All emergency visits.

Scheduled emergency visits. ED Visits with Visit Disposition = 02 from 2013–2014 to 2017–2018, and Visit Disposition = 61 as of 2018–2019. Visits with both unknown/invalid registration and triage date/time OR with unknown/invalid patient left ED date/time.

None

By peer group and reporting level: National, Province/Territory, Region, Facility, Corporation.

National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)

Online tool: Your Health System

www.cihi.ca/en/access-data-and-reports/indicator-library

www.cihi.ca/en/indicators/total-time-spent-in-emergency-department-for-admitted-patients-90-spent-less-in-hours