he average EM physician sees about 1.5-2.5 patients per hour

he average EM physician sees about 1.5-2.5 patients per hour

 The average EM physician sees about 1.5-2.5 patients per hour6 , and research shows that only 28% of an EM physician’s time is spent on direct patient care.7 This means that during a busy shift, you only have about 6-7 minutes per patient. Often in times of peak flow, you could see more than 3 patients per hour, lowering your face-to-face time to only a few minutes per patient. An EM physician’s time is extremely limited, and if we slow down to spend more time with our patients, the waiting room fills up and administrators get restless.