West Suburban Medical Center
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Emergency Department services
Emergency Departments (EDs) play a vital role in the health care of our nation, providing care for patients with emergent health needs and meeting the sudden demands of natural disasters, trauma, and public health emergencies. While visits to Emergency Departments have grown over the last several decades, timely and effective care is essential to ensure quality patient outcomes. Delays in treatment can put patients at risk and cause undue harm. This section provides information about wait time to be seen in the Emergency Department. This data comes from medicare.gov/hospitalcompare.
Measure | Result | ||
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Time from ED arrival to ED departure for discharged ED patients
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210.00 minutes | ||
DescriptionAverage (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home Historical Data |
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Measure | Result | ||
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203.00 minutes | ||
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189.00 minutes | ||
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183.00 minutes | ||
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172.00 minutes | ||
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186.00 minutes | ||
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182.00 minutes | ||
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173.00 minutes | ||
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170.00 minutes | ||
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169.00 minutes | ||
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166.00 minutes | ||
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172.00 minutes | ||
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184.00 minutes |
Emergency Departments sometimes put incoming ambulance traffic on “bypass”, diverting the traffic to other local Emergency Departments. This may be an indication of how effectively a hospital manages its internal work flow, or it can be related to major events such as power outages, large scale accidents or natural disasters, etc. Not all Emergency Departments experience the need for “bypass” initiation. Left AMA is sourced from Discharge Data, and both bypass measures are sourced from Emergency Medical Services and reported by individual hospitals.
Measure | Result | ||
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Percent of Patients that Discontinued Care or Left Against Medical Advice
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3.74 % | ||
DescriptionThis measures shows the percent of emergency department patients that discontinued care or left against medical advice. Historical Data |
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Measure | Result | ||
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3.18 % | ||
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1.51 % | ||
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0.94 % | ||
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1.05 % | ||
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1.38 % | ||
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1.46 % | ||
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1.60 % | ||
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1.50 % | ||
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1.75 % | ||
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1.76 % | ||
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1.42 % | ||
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1.36 % | ||
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0.67 % | ||
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1.24 % | ||
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2.80 % | ||
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2.89 % | ||
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2.66 % | ||
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3.45 % | ||
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6.23 % | ||
Percent Bypass Hours
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0.08 % | ||
DescriptionThis measure shows the percentage of hours an emergency room was placed on bypass status, diverting ambulances to other local emergency rooms. Not all hospitals experience the need to go on bypass. Historical Data |
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Measure | Result | ||
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0.09 % | ||
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5.12 % | ||
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0.81 % | ||
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0.46 % | ||
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0.56 % | ||
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1.51 % | ||
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1.63 % | ||
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0.76 % | ||
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0.73 % | ||
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0.84 % | ||
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3.63 % | ||
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3.54 % | ||
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2.33 % | ||
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0.09 % | ||
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0.09 % | ||
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0.00 % | ||
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0.25 % | ||
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0.26 % | ||
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0.73 % | ||
Bypass Hours
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6.89 hours | ||
DescriptionThis measure shows the number of hours an emergency room was placed on bypass status, diverting ambulances to other local emergency rooms. Not all hospitals experience the need to go on bypass. Historical Data |
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Measure | Result | ||
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7.83 hours | ||
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449.82 hours | ||
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70.98 hours | ||
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40.12 hours | ||
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48.83 hours | ||
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132.47 hours | ||
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142.54 hours | ||
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67.20 hours | ||
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64.30 hours | ||
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73.33 hours | ||
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318.00 hours | ||
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310.20 hours | ||
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204.15 hours | ||
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7.85 hours | ||
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7.85 hours | ||
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0.00 hours | ||
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21.62 hours | ||
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22.32 hours | ||
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63.95 hours | ||
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51.57 hours |
Emergency Department Utilization
This section gives information about Emergency Department utilization. It shows the total number of patients seen in the Emergency Department, including those that were admitted as hospital inpatients and those that were treated as outpatients. A high volume may indicate a lack of primary care availability in the service area.
ExportMeasure | Result | ||
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Emergency Department Visits, Total
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30,587 patients | ||
DescriptionThis measure shows the total number of emergency department patient visits, including both those admitted to the hospital and those treated as outpatients. Historical Data |
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Measure | Result | ||
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30,799 patients | ||
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40,590 patients | ||
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48,442 patients | ||
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49,143 patients | ||
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49,030 patients | ||
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49,138 patients | ||
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48,958 patients | ||
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49,614 patients | ||
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50,226 patients | ||
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50,143 patients | ||
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49,441 patients | ||
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49,544 patients | ||
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51,725 patients | ||
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53,675 patients | ||
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50,324 patients | ||
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50,703 patients | ||
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49,041 patients | ||
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49,091 patients | ||
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48,480 patients | ||
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21,162 patients | ||
Emergency Department Visits, Inpatient
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5,040 patients | ||
DescriptionThis measure shows the number of emergency department patients who were admitted to the hospital for treatment. Historical Data |
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Measure | Result | ||
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4,742 patients | ||
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5,058 patients | ||
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5,166 patients | ||
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5,432 patients | ||
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5,194 patients | ||
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5,057 patients | ||
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5,161 patients | ||
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5,049 patients | ||
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5,427 patients | ||
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5,564 patients | ||
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5,191 patients | ||
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5,012 patients | ||
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5,084 patients | ||
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6,052 patients | ||
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6,340 patients | ||
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6,564 patients | ||
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5,856 patients | ||
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5,808 patients | ||
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5,744 patients | ||
Emergency Department Visits, Outpatient
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25,547 patients | ||
DescriptionThis measure shows the number of emergency department patients who were treated and released as outpatients. Historical Data |
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Measure | Result | ||
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26,057 patients | ||
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35,532 patients | ||
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43,276 patients | ||
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43,711 patients | ||
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43,836 patients | ||
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43,374 patients | ||
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43,797 patients | ||
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44,565 patients | ||
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44,799 patients | ||
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44,579 patients | ||
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44,250 patients | ||
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44,532 patients | ||
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46,641 patients | ||
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47,623 patients | ||
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43,984 patients | ||
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44,139 patients | ||
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43,185 patients | ||
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43,283 patients | ||
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42,736 patients |