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Emergency room wait times

ER wait times by hospital

Across 2,790 US hospitals with reported data, the median emergency room wait is about 2 hr 30 min — the typical time a patient spends in the ER before leaving. Waits vary widely by hospital and time of day. Compare a specific hospital or browse your state below.

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Some hospitals publish fresh ER wait estimates. Use your location to sort nearby live waits by distance.

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Shortest ER waits

Hospitals with the lowest reported median ER wait. Click through for prices and quality detail.

HospitalLive waitMedian ER wait
Memorial Regional Hospital ER wait timeHollywood, FLLive from HCA0 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM2 hr 39 min
UCLA West Valley Medical Center ER wait timeWest Hills, CALive from HCA0 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM2 hr 37 min
HCA Florida Englewood Hospital ER wait timeEnglewood, FLLive from HCA5 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM2 hr 28 min
HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid ER wait timeSaint Petersburg, FLLive from HCA5 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM1 hr 38 min
Lone Peak Hospital ER wait timeDraper, UTLive from HCA2 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM1 hr 44 min
Marion Communtiy Hospital ER wait timeOcala, FLLive from HCA2 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM1 hr 48 min
Oviedo Medical Center ER wait timeOviedo, FLLive from HCA0 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM1 hr 42 min
Reston Hospital Center ER wait timeReston, VALive from HCA0 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM2 hr 30 min
Sky Ridge Medical Center ER wait timeLone Tree, COLive from HCA3 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM2 hr 15 min
Colleton Medical Center ER wait timeWalterboro, SCLive from HCA2 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM2 hr 4 min
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital ER wait timeGainesville, FLLive from HCA0 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM1 hr 39 min
HCA Florida Northside Hospital ER wait timeSaint Petersburg, FLLive from HCA0 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM2 hr 33 min
HCA Florida Northwest Hospital ER wait timeMargate, FLLive from HCA7 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM2 hr 26 min
HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital ER wait timeBrooksville, FLLive from HCA4 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM2 hr 40 min
HCA Florida Palms West Hospital ER wait timeLoxahatchee, FLLive from HCA4 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM2 hr 7 min

Longest ER waits

Hospitals reporting the longest median ER waits. A long median often reflects a busy, high-acuity ER, not necessarily worse care.

HospitalMedian ER wait
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center ER wait timeClinton, MD6 hr 26 min
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center ER wait timeRosedale, MD6 hr 24 min
St. Peter's Hospital ER wait timeAlbany, NY6 hr 14 min
University Health System ER wait timeSan Antonio, TX6 hr 14 min
Harris Health ER wait timeHouston, TX6 hr
University of California Davis Medical Center ER wait timeSacramento, CA5 hr 59 min
Rush University Medical Center ER wait timeChicago, IL5 hr 58 min
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ER wait timeBoston, MA5 hr 48 min
Emory University Hospital Midtown ER wait timeAtlanta, GA5 hr 45 min
Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital ER wait timeSaint Louis, MO5 hr 36 min
College Medical Center ER wait timeLong Beach, CA5 hr 30 min
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center ER wait timeBaltimore, MD5 hr 30 min
University of Maryland Medical Center ER wait timeBaltimore, MD5 hr 30 min
Los Angeles General Medical Center ER wait timeLos Angeles, CA5 hr 25 min
Grady Memorial Hospital ER wait timeAtlanta, GA5 hr 24 min

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About this data

Wait times come from the CMS Timely and Effective Care dataset (measure OP_18b), the median time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home. It is a hospital-level median from a federal reporting period, not a live, current wait — call the hospital for today's status. If you are having a medical emergency, call 911 and do not choose an ER on wait time alone. Headed to the ER and worried about the bill? See our ER visit cost guide.