Average 911 ambulance/Emergency Department patient offload time in minutes

Table

Unit Minutes

Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
47.2
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
77.0
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
81.9
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
69.7
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
42.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
42.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
21.2
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
31.2
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
28.4
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
39.7
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator measures the average time needed to offload patients to the Emergency Department from a 911 transport. Offload duration is the interval from when the ambulance arrives at hospital to when the ambulance is available at the hospital, measured on 911 transports only.

Source

New Brunswick Department of Health, EM/ANB

Calculations

Numerator: Sum of 911 offload durations.
Denominator: Total number of 911 offloads.

Unit

Minutes

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

EMANB_009

Dimension of Quality

Accessibility
Efficiency

Geographic Assignment

Place of Service

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