Mon

th 1

Mon

th 3

Mon

th 5

Mon

th 7

Mon

th 9

Mon

th 11

Mon

th 13

Mon

th 15

Mon

th 17

Mon

th 19

Mon

th 21

Mon

th 23

Mon

th 25

Mon

th 27

Mon

th 29

Mon

th 31

Mon

th 33

Mon

th 35

Mon

th 37

Mon

th 39

Mon

th 41

Mon

th 43

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Percent of Emergency Department (ED) visits last-ing over 6 hours

Percent of ED visits ≥ 6 hours

Upper control limit

Central line

Lower control limit

Number of the month monitored

Per

cen

t

DHC open

Mon

th 1

Mon

th 2

Mon

th 3

Mon

th 4

Mon

th 5

Mon

th 6

Mon

th 7

Mon

th 8

Mon

th 9

Mon

th 10

Mon

th 11

Mon

th 12

Mon

th 13

Mon

th 14

Mon

th 15

Mon

th 16

Mon

th 17

Mon

th 18

Mon

th 19

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Discharges completed before noon

Number of the month monitored

Per

cen

t

GO

AL

DHC open

Month -1 Month 0 Month 1A Month 1B Month 2A Month 2B Month 3A0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

126 123128

107100

141

84

Discharge time for all patients discharged from Medicine service

Number of the month in relation to DHC opening, A- first check of the month, B- second check of the month

Min

ute

s

Month 1A Month 1B Month 2A Month 2B Month 3A0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

136

75 71

96

83

Discharge time for DHC-eligible patients discharged from Medicine service

Number of the month in relation to DHC opening, A- first measurement of the month, B-second measurement of the month

Min

ute

s