Healthcare Engineering: A Lean Management Approach

Table 4

Average time and walking distance in the ER.

Task	Walking (steps)	Time (min)
Patient arrival	30	1
Check vital signs in triage room		5
Fill out patient history		2
Wait for empty bed	36	14
Nurse inspects patient	20	4
Wait for physician		10
Full check		7
X-ray	380	13
Lab	174	25
Wait for physician		10
Diagnosis		3
Walk to pharmacy	98	5
Pick up prescription		10
Payment collection	106	5
Check out	10	5
Total	854	119