AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2012) Hospital Performance: Time patients spent in emergency departments in 2011–12, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 June 2026.
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This report is based on data from 122 hospitals and finds that hospital size and location, and whether patients are admitted or discharged, influences the percentage of patients who leave the emergency department within the four-hour timeframe. Major hospitals were found to have the lowest percentages of patients departing emergency departments within four hours.
This publication was originally published by the National Health Performance Authority, which transferred its activities to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare on 1 July 2016.
Major hospitals had lower percentages of patients departing ED within four hours: 54% in metropolitan & 63% in regional
Large hospitals had higher percentages of patients departing ED within four hours: 67% in metropolitan & 78% in regional
In major hospitals, the percentage of patients departing ED within four hours ranged from 79% to 33%
In large hospitals, the percentage of patients departing ED within four hours ranged from 92% to 48%
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