Emergency Department Care Quality Results
ED Inpatient — ED Throughput
A lower number of minutes spent is better.
Median time patients spent in the emergency department, before they were admitted to the hospital as an inpatient.
(July 2016 to June 2017)
LVH: 367 minutes
(April 2015 to March 2016)
U.S. average: 335 minutes
PA average: 331 minutes
Median time patients spent in the emergency department, after the doctor decided to admit them as an inpatient before leaving the emergency department for their inpatient room.
(July 2016 to June 2017)
LVH: 148 minutes
(April 2015 to March 2016)
U.S. average: 138 minutes
PA average: 139 minutes
Benchmarking is based on volume: Hospital Compare
ED Inpatient — ED Throughput
A lower number of minutes spent is better.
Median time patients spent in the emergency department, before they were admitted to the hospital as an inpatient.
(July 2016 to June 2017)
LVH-M: 306 minutes
(April 2015 to March 2016)
U.S. average: 262 minutes
PA average: 274 minutes
Median time patients spent in the emergency department, after the doctor decided to admit them as an inpatient before leaving the emergency department for their inpatient room.
(July 2016 to June 2017)
LVH-M: 104 minutes
(April 2015 to March 2016)
U.S. average: 90 minutes
PA average: 99 minutes
Benchmarking is based on volume: Hospital Compare
Outpatient ED
(October 2015 to September 2016)
A lower number of minutes spent is better.
Median time patients spent in the emergency department, before being sent home.
LVH: 186 minutes
U.S. average: 172 minutes
PA average: 163 minutes
Median time patients spent in the emergency department, before they were seen by a healthcare professional.
LVH: 32 minutes
U.S. average: 26 minutes
PA average: 28 minutes
Median time patients who came to the emergency department with broken bones had to wait before receiving pain medication.
LVH: 71minutes
U.S. average: 52 minutes
PA average: 57 minutes
Benchmarking is based on volume: Hospital Compare
Outpatient ED
(October 2015 to September 2016)
A lower number of minutes spent is better.
Median time patients spent in the emergency department, before being sent home.
LVH-M: 158 minutes
U.S. average: 143 minutes
PA average: 144 minutes
Median time patients spent in the emergency department, before they were seen by a healthcare professional.
LVH-M: 19 minutes
U.S. average: 21 minutes
PA average: 21 minutes
Median time patients who came to the emergency department with broken bones had to wait before receiving pain medication.
LVH-M: 62 minutes
U.S. average: 52 minutes
PA average: 57 minutes
Benchmarking is based on volume: Hospital Compare.