Response Time in Minutes in Urgency Class A Missions and the Risk Area of City Centres, Median
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Finland
Publishing Organisation
The National Institute for Health and Welfare, Sotkanet
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Setting-Specific Domain
Wait Times and System Planning / Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
The response time in minutes (median) in urgency class A missions and the risk area of city centres. Urgency class A mission: a high-risk pre-hospital medical care mission in which, based on preliminary or incident information, an immediate threat to the patient's vital functions is suspected.
Numerator
The total response time in minutes in urgency class A missions in the risk area of city centres
Denominator
This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is urgency class A missions in the risk area of city centres.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
The well-being services county, hospital district, whole country
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Emergency response centre (ERC)
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reported on website
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Wait Time
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 10 June 2026