Open AccessArrival time pattern and waiting time distribution of patients in the emergency outpatient department of a tertiary level health care institution of North India
Author(s) -
Yogesh K. Tiwari,
Sonu Goel,
Amarjeet Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.136855
Subject(s) - emergency department , medicine , emergency medicine , medical emergency , tertiary care , census , health care , multidisciplinary approach , pediatrics , population , environmental health , nursing , social science , sociology , economics , economic growth
Emergency Department (ED) of tertiary health care institute in India is mostly overcrowded, over utilized and inappropriately staffed. The challenges of overcrowded EDs and ill-managed patient flow and admission processes result in excessively long waits for patients.