Discharge date and time

Legacy only. This data was replaced as part of the 2016 Time and Place changes. See Dispo field. 

The Discharge date and time is the time that a patient leaves the unit or dies.

Collection instructions

The discharge date and time is the time written in the unit logbook stating when the patient left the unit. If this is not available, use the nursing note.

We track Discharge date and time for patients as part of our Minimal Data Set, i.e. this his high-priority data that needs to be collected ASAP.

discharge at midnight

If the patient is discharged at 24:00/midnight, use 23:59 hours as the discharge time.

Expired

Use time of death as discharge date and time. However, for Organ Donors patients see that article.

Date and time formats

see Date and Time Format

Data use

Among other things, the times are used to generate statistics about

• LOS
• Multiple Encounter
• Transfer Delay
• bed occupancy

See Also

• Admit date and time
• Discharge date and time
• Transfer Ready date and time
• Operating room visits

Legacy

This article was spun out from Interrelation between Admit, Discharge and Transfer Ready date and time, see that article for any history missing from here.