The CIHI data 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. CIHI says the patterns highlighted here confirm concerns raised by clinicians, mainly being waits for beds for elderly and many sick medical patients are concerning and reflect an ongoing and worsening capacity problem. The data on ED wait times is highlighted in CIHI’s National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) ED Quick Stats, and in the Your Health System (YHS) web tool, which includes facility- and region-level results for ED indicators.
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