An opportunistic observational study of hospital switchboard hold messages, hold music and time spent waiting

Numerous callers contact hospital switchboards, many repeatedly. Recorded switchboard messages have broad reach. We sampled outgoing calls from our regional infectious diseases service to other hospital switchboards over a 3-month period. Wait times varied substantially. Two calls were cut off unans...

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Main Authors: Jordan P. Skittrall, Mary D. Fortune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Future Healthcare Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2514664525000037
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