Table 1.

Studies of boarding times for psychiatric patients in the emergency department (ED).

Study	Setting	Boarding time for adult patients*
Baraff et al 200615	California	7 hr (average)
ACEP 20084	National	≥4 hr (60% of EDs) ≥8 hr (33% of EDs) ≥24 hr (6% of EDs)
Tuttle 200813	Georgia	34 hr (average)
Chang et al 201112	Massachusetts	6.8 hr (median, to other facility) 2.5 hr (median, to in-house unit)
Stone et al 20129	California	10.05 hr (average)

^*Time from decision to admit until discharge from ED.