Waiting Time of the Patients at Medical Outpatient Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47648/jmsr.2007.v0801.03

Rahim E1 , Rahman M2 , Talukder A M3 , Anwar K S4

Abstract

Thiscross.sectioal Wady was do. in the medical outpatient department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital a view to find out the lime in minates required for on individual patient to receive treatment and the problems faced by throe daring the period. During the scheduled period of data collection. seventy four adult patients were observed and inte,iewed. Out of them. 39 were male and 35 were fem,de. The study revealed that average total waiting time for patients attending inedicol onwient department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital was 66.64 ;ninnies. The mean time taken no get treatment ticket was /3.69 minutes (0 4.06 minutes). rime taken no wend the physician was 7.5? minutes (0 0.9 minutes). and ante spent in the labonstorMs was 34.54 minutes (07.03 ntituties)(this none did not include the none needed for gening the investigation reports). Time spent for getting medicine including i113.010,13 was 10.90 minutes (01.05 minutes).

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  1. Registrar, Department of Paediatrics

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  3. Assistant Professor. Department of Pacdiatrics

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka

  4. Registrar, Department of Cardiology

    Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka


Volume 8, Number 1 January 2007
Page: 16-20