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Abstract: Delays in discharging patients can impact hospital and emergency department (ED) throughput. The discharge process is complex and involves setting specific challenges that limit general-izability of solutions. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of using Six Sigma methods to improve the patient discharge process. This is a quantitative pre and post-intervention study. Three hundred and eighty-six bed tertiary care hospital. A series of Six Sigma driven interventions over a 10-month period. The primary outcomewas discharge time (time from discharge order to patient percent of percent of (LOS), an Discha preinterve greater pr postinterv difference to 3.1 day admitted t period (6