UCSF Researchers Find ED Wait Times Vary Across U.S.
Emergency department waiting times vary significantly at hospitals across the U.S., according to two research letters published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The letters, written by UC-San Francisco researchers, found that patients who were admitted spent more time waiting than those who were not admitted and that patients in urban areas had longer wait times than those at smaller, rural hospitals.
- "Study Finds ER Waiting Times Vary Significantly" (Mozes, Lafayette Journal & Courier, 9/23).