Emergency Quality Data
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
A lower number of minutes is better.
| Mercy |
71 Minutes |
| Iowa Average |
95 Minutes |
| National Average |
119 Minutes |
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home
A lower number of minutes is better.
| Mercy |
114 Minutes |
| Iowa Average |
156 Minutes |
| National Average |
178 Minutes |
Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival (those who were not admitted)
Higher percentages are better.
| Mercy |
77% |
| Iowa Average |
67% |
| National Average |
72% |
10/1/18 – 9/30/19
