Wait time for treatment in hospital emergency departments

This line graph sample shows the mean and median wait time for treatment in hospital emergency department: United States, 2003–2009. Dotted lines represent change in meaning of emergency department wait time. In 2009, emergency department wait time referred to wait time to see a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner; prior to 2009, emergency department wait time referred to wait time to see a physician. This line graph was designed on the base of line graph from the website of National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. [cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db102.htm] The line chart example "Wait time for treatment in hospital emergency departments" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Line Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.