ER wait times · CO
Colorado ER wait times
84 Colorado hospitals report emergency room wait data, with a statewide typical wait of about 2 hr 12 min. Hospitals are ranked below from shortest to longest typical wait.
Fresh live waits are included when available, including hospital-posted locations that do not have a matching CMS median row yet.
| Hospital | Live wait | Typical wait | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande Hospital ER wait timeDel Norte 81132 | — | 42 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Lincoln Health Hospital ER wait timeHugo 80821 | — | 1 hr 33 minCMS median | — |
| Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc ER wait timeDurango 81301 | — | 1 hr 37 minCMS median | — |
| Sterling Regional Medcenter ER wait timeSterling 80751 | — | 1 hr 39 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Southwest Memorial Hospital ER wait timeCortez 81321 | — | 1 hr 41 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Mt San Rafael Hospital ER wait timeTrinidad 81082 | — | 1 hr 43 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority ER wait timeAurora 80045 | — | 1 hr 43 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital ER wait timeLa Jara 81140 | — | 1 hr 44 minCMS median | — |
| Uch-Memorial Health System ER wait timeColorado Springs 80909 | — | 1 hr 44 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Uchealth Broomfield Hospital ER wait timeBroomfield 80021 | — | 1 hr 45 minCMS median | — |
| St. Elizabeth Hospital ER wait timeFort Morgan 80701 | — | 1 hr 46 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Wray Community District Hospital ER wait timeWray 80758 | — | 1 hr 46 minCMS median | — |
| Grand River Hospital District ER wait timeRifle 81650 | — | 1 hr 47 minCMS median | — |
| Uchealth Grandview Hospital ER wait timeColorado Springs 80918 | — | 1 hr 48 minCMS median | — |
| East Morgan County Hospital ER wait timeBrush 80723 | — | 1 hr 51 minCMS median | — |
| Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center ER wait timeWalsenburg 81089 | — | 1 hr 51 minCMS median | — |
| St. Francis Hospital - Interquest ER wait timeColorado Springs 80921 | — | 1 hr 52 minCMS median | — |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center ER wait timeFort Collins 80528 | — | 1 hr 54 minCMS median | — |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes ER wait timeDenver 80218 | 0 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | 1 hr 57 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital ER wait timeWoodland Park 80863 | — | 1 hr 57 minCMS median | — |
| Memorial Hospital, the ER wait timeCraig 81625 | — | 1 hr 59 minCMS median | — |
| HCA-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center ER wait timeEnglewood 80113 | 0 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | 2 hrCMS median | 4/5 |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital ER wait timeEads 81036 | — | 2 hrCMS median | — |
| Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center ER wait timeSteamboat Springs 80487 | — | 2 hr 1 minCMS median | — |
| Evans ACH (FT Carson) ER wait timeFort Carson 80913 | — | 2 hr 2 minCMS median | — |
| Poudre Valley Hospital ER wait timeFort Collins 80524 | — | 2 hr 4 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Yuma District Hospital ER wait timeYuma 80759 | — | 2 hr 4 minCMS median | — |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge ER wait timeThornton 80229 | 5 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | 2 hr 5 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital ER wait timeBurlington 80807 | — | 2 hr 5 minCMS median | — |
| HCA Healthone Rose ER wait timeDenver 80220 | 7 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | 2 hr 9 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Longs Peak Hospital ER wait timeLongmont 80504 | — | 2 hr 10 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| St. Thomas More Hospital ER wait timeCanon City 81212 | — | 2 hr 11 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Haxtun Hospital District ER wait timeHaxtun 80731 | — | 2 hr 12 minCMS median | — |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital ER wait timeHolyoke 80734 | — | 2 hr 12 minCMS median | — |
| Middle Park Medical Center ER wait timeKremmling 80459 | — | 2 hr 12 minCMS median | — |
| Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital ER wait timeJulesburg 80737 | — | 2 hr 12 minCMS median | — |
| Boulder Community Health ER wait timeBoulder 80304 | — | 2 hr 13 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Keefe Memorial Hospital ER wait timeCheyenne Wells 80810 | — | 2 hr 13 minCMS median | — |
| Medical Center of the Rockies ER wait timeLoveland 80538 | — | 2 hr 13 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center ER wait timePagosa Springs 81147 | — | 2 hr 13 minCMS median | — |
| Prowers Medical Center ER wait timeLamar 81052 | — | 2 hr 13 minCMS median | — |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital ER wait timeGunnison 81230 | — | 2 hr 14 minCMS median | — |
| Sky Ridge Medical Center ER wait timeLone Tree 80124 | 3 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | 2 hr 15 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Uchealth Greeley Hospital ER wait timeGreeley 80634 | — | 2 hr 19 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Community Hospital ER wait timeGrand Junction 81505 | — | 2 hr 20 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital ER wait timeAurora 80012 | 4 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | 2 hr 20 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Longmont United Hospital ER wait timeLongmont 80501 | — | 2 hr 21 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Montrose Regional Health ER wait timeMontrose 81401 | — | 2 hr 21 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland Campus ER wait timeLoveland 80538 | — | 2 hr 22 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Vail Health Hospital ER wait timeVail 81657 | — | 2 hr 23 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center ER wait timeGreeley 80631 | — | 2 hr 25 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Southeast Colorado Hospital District ER wait timeSpringfield 81073 | — | 2 hr 26 minCMS median | — |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital ER wait timeDelta 81416 | — | 2 hr 32 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Valley View Hospital Association ER wait timeGlenwood Springs 81601 | — | 2 hr 34 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Centura Health-St. Anthony North Health Campus ER wait timeWestminster 80023 | — | 2 hr 38 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| St. Anthony Summit Medical Center ER wait timeFrisco 80443 | — | 2 hr 38 minCMS median | — |
| Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital ER wait timeBrighton 80601 | — | 2 hr 41 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center ER wait timeDurango 81301 | — | 2 hr 41 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital ER wait timeHighlands Ranch 80129 | — | 2 hr 41 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| AdventHealth Parker ER wait timeParker 80138 | — | 2 hr 44 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Adventhealth Avista ER wait timeLouisville 80027 | — | 2 hr 45 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| St. Mary-Corwin Hospital ER wait timePueblo 81004 | — | 2 hr 47 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Adventhealth Castle Rock ER wait timeCastle Rock 80109 | — | 2 hr 48 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center ER wait timeAlamosa 81101 | — | 2 hr 48 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Rangely District Hospital ER wait timeRangely 81648 | — | 2 hr 52 minCMS median | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton ER wait timeLittleton 80122 | — | 2 hr 53 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Parkview Medical Center, Inc ER wait timePueblo 81003 | — | 2 hr 53 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center Llc ER wait timeLafayette 80026 | — | 2 hr 55 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital ER wait timeDenver 80218 | — | 2 hr 59 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Lutheran Medical Center ER wait timeWheat Ridge 80033 | — | 3 hr 12 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital ER wait timeGrand Junction 81501 | — | 3 hr 18 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| AdventHealth Porter ER wait timeDenver 80210 | — | 3 hr 19 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District ER wait timeMeeker 81641 | — | 3 hr 19 minCMS median | — |
| Centura Health-St. Anthony Hospital ER wait timeLakewood 80228 | — | 3 hr 23 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Denver Health & Hospital Authority ER wait timeDenver 80204 | — | 3 hr 31 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St. Francis Health Services ER wait timeColorado Springs 80907 | — | 3 hr 36 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge - Northeast FSERThornton 80241Live-only source row | 0 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | —no typical median yet | — |
| HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge - Northwest FSERWestminster 80020Live-only source row | 0 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | —no typical median yet | — |
| HCA HealthONE Rose - Central Park FSERDenver 80238Live-only source row | 0 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | —no typical median yet | — |
| HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge - South Parker FSERParker 80134Live-only source row | 2 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | —no typical median yet | — |
| HCA HealthONE Swedish - Southwest FSERLittleton 80123Live-only source row | 3 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | —no typical median yet | — |
| HCA HealthONE Aurora - Centennial ERCentennial 80112Live-only source row | 4 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | —no typical median yet | — |
| HCA HealthONE PSL ERDenver 80205Live-only source row | 6 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | —no typical median yet | — |
| HCA HealthONE Swedish - Belmar FSERLakewood 80226Live-only source row | 8 min liveHospital-posted · 4:30 AM | —no typical median yet | — |
Colorado hospital system ER waits
About this data
Typical ER waits use cleartau's observed live-wait median when a hospital has enough recent history; otherwise they fall back to the CMS Timely and Effective Care dataset (measure OP_18b) — the median time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home, over a federal reporting period. The typical wait is not a live wait; call the hospital for current status. When a separate live wait appears in the table, it is a recent value posted by the hospital system itself and may change quickly. If you are having a medical emergency, call 911 and do not choose an ER on wait time alone. For the cost side of an ER trip, see our ER visit cost guide.