Average wait time from Emergency Department admission to inpatient bed

Table

Unit Hours

Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Province
New Brunswick
16.6
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
18.6
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Horizon
19.1
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area - Vitalité
17.9
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
17.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
15.5
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
9.4
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
9.0
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
14.5
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
31.4
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

The average time in hours that patients waited from the decision to admit to inpatient bed.

Source

New Brunswick Department of Health, Regional Health Authorities

Calculations

Numerator: Total number of hours patients waited from decision to admit to inpatient bed
Denominator: Number of patients who were admitted to inpatient bed from the Emergnecy Department

Notes

Exclusion: Admission to Emergency Deparment, but discharged from Emergency Department without getting a bed.

Unit

Hours

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

RHA-NB-007

Dimension of Quality

Accessibility
Efficiency

Geographic Assignment

Place of Service

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