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Here are the top 10 states with the longest average number of minutes spent by patients in the emergency department.

1.    Utah — 408 minutes
2.    Kansas — 393 minutes
3.    Arizona — 355 minutes
4.    New Mexico — 293 minutes
5.    New York — 288 minutes
6.    Rhode Island — 281 minutes
7.    North Carolina — 275 minutes
8.    Nevada — 275 minutes
9.    South Carolina — 274 minutes
10.    Delaware — 273 minutes

Source: Press Ganey's Pulse Report: 2009 Emergency Department Patient Perspectives on American Health Care (pdf).

Visit www.ImproveMyER.com to learn more about the study and access resources on emergency department improvement solutions for both consumers and administrators.

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