Table 1

Patient demographics and visit characteristics

Patient demographicsVisit characteristics
SexPrimary location
 Male46% Acute care67%
 Female54% Urgent care32%
Age range Hallway1%
 19–29 years26%Discharge disposition
 30–39 years20% Home66%
 40–49 years27% Medical/surgical unit21%
 50–59 years16% Intensive care unit1%
 60–69 years5% Against medical advice3%
 70+ years6% Rapid diagnostic unit2%
Race/ethnicity Other5%
 Black77%Time of discharge
 White20% Day shift32%
 Hispanic1% Evening shift40%
 Asian1% Night shift28%
 Other1%Length of stay
Language Median341 min
 English99% Range30–2964 min
 Spanish1%