department.census_reported
Aggregate department status with no identifiers.
Aggregate department status with no identifiers.
| Event type | department.census_reported |
|---|---|
| Scope | site |
| Idempotency key | Stable across retries and derived only from source data: HL7 {sourceId}:{feedKey}:{MSH-7 ms}:{MSH-10}:{eventKey}, FHIR {sourceId}:fhir:{type}/{id}/_history/{version}:{n}. |
| Since | 1.0 |
| HL7 v2 | — |
| FHIR R4 | — |
When to send
Sites that send only enrolled patients, or that override the busy signal.
What it changes
- Drives volume suggestions and the display's typical wait (D-18).
JSON Schema
department.census_reported.schema.json
Example
{ "specVersion": "1.0", "id": "demo-epic-bridges:census:1789399800", "type": "department.census_reported", "siteCode": "demo-ed", "occurredAt": "2026-09-14T11:30:00-04:00", "source": { "kind": "ehr", "system": "epic", "feed": "census" }, "data": { "asOf": "2026-09-14T11:30:00-04:00", "waiting": 14, "inTreatment": 31, "boarding": 9, "total": 54, "arrivalsLastHour": 11, "volumeLevel": "busy", "medianWaitToAssessmentMinutes": 95 }}