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Seeking Patient Wait Times for Benchmarking Study

We're conducting a benchmarking study and your information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

1. How long does the patient wait in the waiting room before he/she is called back to Pre-op?

2. How early do you bring your patients in for their procedures?

3. Are you a single or multi-specialty facility?

4. In what state is your facility located?

Started by: Tamar Glaser (Director, Surgical Services/Director of Nursing) at January 13, 2011 (3:29 pm)

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5 min. To 20 min. Or longer.Pt. Comes in about one hour prior to surgery. We are a multi-speciality center. Location is South Dakota.

Paul Gilmore (Anesthesiologist/Nurse Anesthetist) at May 21, 2012 (9:00 am)

1. usually less than 5 minutes, rarely longer
2. 1 hr
3. Multi-specialty
4. TX

M. Turner (Director, Surgical Services/Director of Nursing) at May 15, 2012 (10:23 am)

1. 5-20 minutes
2. 45 minutes to 1 hour depending on prep
3. Multi-specialty
4. PA

Denise F. (Administrator) at May 8, 2012

Denise F. (Director, Surgical Services/Director of Nursing) at May 8, 2012 (2:34 pm)

1. 5-10 mins max
2. 1 1/2 hours

Shonda Huggins (Administrator/Director/Manager/Owner/Exec. Officer) at May 8, 2012 (11:47 am)

1. 5-10 mins max
2. 1 1/2 hours
3. multi-speciality
4. Massachusetts

Shonda Huggins (Administrator/Director/Manager/Owner/Exec. Officer) at May 8, 2012 (11:46 am) [last edited on May 8, 2012 (11:47 am)]

1. 5-60 minutes
2. 60 min for surgery; 30 min for pain
3. multi-specialty
4. Mississippi

Diane F. (Administrator/Director/Manager/Owner/Exec. Officer) at May 7, 2012 (9:41 am)

1. 15- 30 mis wait time
2. Admit one hour prior to procedure
3.Multi
4. MD

K. Staib (Administrator/Director/Manager/Owner/Executive Officer) at May 4, 2012 (7:01 pm)

1.)5-15 Minutes
2.) 30 min pain blocks 1 hour for surgery
3.)Multi
4.)MT

nancy Elmer (OR Manager/Supervisor) at April 16, 2012 (5:04 pm)

1.)5-15 Minutes
2.) 30 min pain blocks 1 hour for surgery
3.)Multi
4.)MT

nancy Elmer (OR Manager/Supervisor) at April 16, 2012 (5:03 pm) [last edited on April 16, 2012 (5:04 pm)]

1. Usually 5-15 minutes; sometimes longer.
2. 15 mins for eval, 30 mins for injection; 1
hour for moderate sedation
3. Single (pain management)
4. Illinois

Mark Brown (Other) at April 13, 2012 (12:39 pm)

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