Open AccessDespite Interventions, Emergency Flow Stagnates in Urban Western Canada
Author(s) -
Sara A. Kreindler,
Michael Schull,
Brian H. Rowe,
Malcolm Doupe,
Colleen Metge
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1715-6580
pISSN - 1715-6572
DOI - 10.12927/hcpol.2021.26498
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , geography , medicine , nursing
This paper reports the quantitative component of a mixed-methods study of patient flow in the 10 urban health regions/zones of Western Canada. We assessed whether jurisdictions differed meaningfully in their emergency flow performance, defined as mean emergency department length of stay (ED LOS).