Emergency department waiting times in France have risen, with the average reported waiting time at three hours, though significant regional disparities exist. A 2023 report indicates that 15 percent of patients waited over eight hours, a noticeable increase from nine percent in 2013. The survey analyzed data from 58,500 patients across 719 centers on June 13-14, 2023. Regions such as Pays-de-la-Loire reported the longest waits. The findings highlight the urgent need to address regional discrepancies in emergency care delivery.
For 15 percent of patients, the time spent in the emergency room was more than eight hours, compared to just nine percent of ER visitors in 2013, it shows.
In the 2023 one-day survey, the care times of 58,500 patients in 719 emergency centres across France were counted, and the average time between registration and leaving the department's care was three hours.
The report compares two snapshots of a 24-hour period in hospitals' accident and emergency departments from the time patients are administratively registered and the time they leave the departments' care.
Patients in Pays-de-la-Loire spent the longest time in ERs - with the median period from registration to departure at three hours and 48 minutes.
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