Table 1 Emergency department discharge dispositions for the study cohort, April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2012
Discharge disposition | n (%) |
|---|---|
Home | 795,823 (74.9) |
Admitted to the acute care hospital in which the ED was located | 170,584 (16.1) |
Unplanned discharge (i.e., left before being seen, left against medical advice after being seen by a doctor, signed out) | 61,274 (5.7) |
Transferred for admission to an acute care hospital in a different facility | 16,951 (1.6) |
Institutional place of residence (e.g., long-term care, jail) | 10,129 (1.0) |
Transfer within same facility (i.e., day surgery, out-patient care) | 3,482 (0.3) |
Transfer to external non-acute care facility | 3,407 (0.3) |
Died | 1,211 (0.1) |
Total | 1,062,861 (100.0) |