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ER wait times · MN

Minnesota ER wait times

75 Minnesota hospitals report emergency room wait data, with a statewide typical wait of about 2 hr 7 min. Hospitals are ranked below from shortest to longest typical wait.

HospitalTypical wait
Mille Lacs Health System ER wait timeOnamia42 minCMS median
Riverview Hospital ER wait timeCrookston1 hr 17 minCMS median
Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon Falls ER wait timeCannon Falls1 hr 26 minCMS median
Essentia Health Fosston ER wait timeFosston1 hr 27 minCMS median
New Ulm Medical Center ER wait timeNew Ulm1 hr 32 minCMS median
Essentia Health Deer River ER wait timeDeer River1 hr 34 minCMS median
Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca ER wait timeWaseca1 hr 34 minCMS median
Essentia Health Ada ER wait timeAda1 hr 38 minCMS median
Sanford Canby Medical Center ER wait timeCanby1 hr 38 minCMS median
Mayo Clinic Health System St. James ER wait timeSt. James1 hr 39 minCMS median
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center ER wait timeCrosby1 hr 40 minCMS median
Ely - Bloomenson Community Hospital ER wait timeEly1 hr 43 minCMS median
Sanford Wheaton Medical Center ER wait timeWheaton1 hr 43 minCMS median
Cook Hospital ER wait timeCook1 hr 47 minCMS median
Madison Hospital ER wait timeMadison1 hr 48 minCMS median
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center ER wait timeThief River Falls1 hr 48 minCMS median
Sleepy Eye Medical Center ER wait timeSleepy Eye1 hr 48 minCMS median
Essentia Health Sandstone ER wait timeSandstone1 hr 50 minCMS median
Kittson Healthcare ER wait timeHallock1 hr 51 minCMS median
St. Francis Medical Center ER wait timeBreckenridge1 hr 52 minCMS median
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center ER wait timeAurora1 hr 54 minCMS median
Sanford Worthington Medical Center ER wait timeWorthington1 hr 54 minCMS median
Ortonville Area Health Services ER wait timeOrtonville1 hr 56 minCMS median
Sanford Tracy Medical Center ER wait timeTracy1 hr 56 minCMS median
Chippewa County Hospital ER wait timeMontevideo1 hr 57 minCMS median
North Valley Health Center ER wait timeWarren1 hr 57 minCMS median
Sanford Luverne Medical Center ER wait timeLuverne1 hr 57 minCMS median
Essentia Health Moose Lake ER wait timeMoose Lake1 hr 58 minCMS median
Murray County Memorial Hospital ER wait timeSlayton1 hr 58 minCMS median
Lifecare Medical Center ER wait timeRoseau1 hr 59 minCMS median
Owatonna Hospital ER wait timeOwatonna1 hr 59 minCMS median
Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center ER wait timeBrainerd2 hrCMS median
Lakewood Health Center ER wait timeBaudette2 hr 1 minCMS median
Sanford Jackson Medical Center ER wait timeJackson2 hr 2 minCMS median
Meeker Memorial Hospital ER wait timeLitchfield2 hr 3 minCMS median
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital ER wait timeGraceville2 hr 4 minCMS median
Lakewood Health System ER wait timeStaples2 hr 7 minCMS median
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin ER wait timeAlbert Lea2 hr 7 minCMS median
Community Memorial Hospital ER wait timeCloquet2 hr 8 minCMS median
Madelia Health ER wait timeMadelia2 hr 9 minCMS median
North Shore Health ER wait timeGrand Marais2 hr 9 minCMS median
River's Edge Hospital & Clinic ER wait timeSt. Peter2 hr 9 minCMS median
United Hospital District ER wait timeBlue Earth2 hr 9 minCMS median
Olivia Hospital & Clinic ER wait timeOlivia2 hr 10 minCMS median
Rainy Lake Medical Center ER wait timeInternational Falls2 hr 10 minCMS median
Perham Health ER wait timePerham2 hr 11 minCMS median
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit Lakes ER wait timeDetroit Lakes2 hr 12 minCMS median
Alomere Health ER wait timeAlexandria2 hr 14 minCMS median
Astera Health ER wait timeWadena2 hr 14 minCMS median
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services ER wait timeElbow Lake2 hr 14 minCMS median
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center ER wait timeFaribault2 hr 16 minCMS median
Essentia Health Virginia ER wait timeVirginia2 hr 17 minCMS median
St. Gabriels Hospital ER wait timeLittle Falls2 hr 19 minCMS median
Hutchinson Health ER wait timeHutchinson2 hr 20 minCMS median
Glacial Ridge Hospital ER wait timeGlenwood2 hr 22 minCMS median
Sanford Bagley Medical Center ER wait timeBagley2 hr 22 minCMS median
Northfield Hospital ER wait timeNorthfield2 hr 24 minCMS median
Lake Region Healthcare Corporation ER wait timeFergus Falls2 hr 27 minCMS median
Winona Health Services ER wait timeWinona2 hr 29 minCMS median
St. Francis Regional Medical Center ER wait timeShakopee2 hr 32 minCMS median
Lakeview Memorial Hospital ER wait timeStillwater2 hr 38 minCMS median
Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing ER wait timeRed Wing2 hr 40 minCMS median
Glencoe Regional Health ER wait timeGlencoe2 hr 44 minCMS median
Stevens Community Medical Center ER wait timeMorris2 hr 46 minCMS median
Mercy Hospital ER wait timeCoon Rapids2 hr 50 minCMS median
Allina United Hospital ER wait timeSaint Paul2 hr 56 minCMS median
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center ER wait timeBemidji2 hr 58 minCMS median
Maple Grove Hospital ER wait timeMaple Grove3 hr 4 minCMS median
Abbott Northwestern Hospital ER wait timeMinneapolis3 hr 7 minCMS median
Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center ER wait timeDuluth3 hr 16 minCMS median
North Memorial Health Hospital ER wait timeRobbinsdale3 hr 19 minCMS median
St. Lukes Hospital ER wait timeDuluth3 hr 38 minCMS median
Regions Hospital ER wait timeSaint Paul3 hr 46 minCMS median
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital ER wait timeSaint Louis Park4 hr 12 minCMS median
Hennepin County Medical Center ER wait timeMinneapolis4 hr 14 minCMS median

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.