Press Release – Emergency department wait times in Canada continuing to rise

The amount of time most Canadians spend waiting in emergency departments to be admitted to hospital is on the rise, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows.

The emergency department (ED) length of stay for people admitted to hospital in 2016–2017 was up 11% from the year before and almost 17% from 5 years ago, according to CIHI data, which is based on more than 11.2 million ED visits across the country last year. 90% of ED visits for those admitted were completed within 32.6 hours, which means 1 in 10 people waited longer.

Full article at: Canadian Institute for Health Information