ER wait times · MS
Mississippi ER wait times
62 Mississippi hospitals report emergency room wait data, with a statewide typical wait of about 2 hr 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington County Hospital Cah ER wait timeCollins | — | 1 hr 12 minCMS median | — |
| Baptist Medical Center Attala ER wait timeKosciuskoLive from Baptist Memorial | 9 min liveBaptist Memorial · 4:00 PM | 1 hr 13 minCMS median | — |
| Tippah County Hospital ER wait timeRipley | — | 1 hr 18 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Magee General Hospital ER wait timeMagee | — | 1 hr 20 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Bmh-Calhoun ER wait timeCalhoun CityLive from Baptist Memorial | 32 min liveBaptist Memorial · 4:00 PM | 1 hr 25 minCMS median | — |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital ER wait timeQuitman | — | 1 hr 25 minCMS median | — |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo ER wait timeYazoo CityLive from Baptist Memorial | 4 min liveBaptist Memorial · 4:00 PM | 1 hr 26 minCMS median | — |
| Pontotoc Health Service Inc Cah ER wait timePontotoc | — | 1 hr 28 minCMS median | — |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed ER wait timeEupora | — | 1 hr 28 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital ER wait timeDe Kalb | — | 1 hr 31 minCMS median | — |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital ER wait timeMeadville | — | 1 hr 33 minCMS median | — |
| Baptist Medical Center-Leake ER wait timeCarthageLive from Baptist Memorial | 26 min liveBaptist Memorial · 4:00 PM | 1 hr 34 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Neshoba County General Hospital ER wait timePhiladelphia | — | 1 hr 35 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital ER wait timeBrandon | — | 1 hr 36 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah ER wait timeMendenhall | — | 1 hr 36 minCMS median | — |
| Merit Health Central ER wait timeJackson | — | 1 hr 38 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah ER wait timeCharleston | — | 1 hr 39 minCMS median | — |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital ER wait timeUnion | — | 1 hr 41 minCMS median | — |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics ER wait timeLexington | — | 1 hr 42 minCMS median | — |
| Tishomingo Health Services Inc ER wait timeIuka | — | 1 hr 42 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Cah ER wait timeWinona | — | 1 hr 42 minCMS median | — |
| Clay County Medical Corporation ER wait timeWest Point | — | 1 hr 48 minCMS median | — |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital ER wait timeForest | — | 1 hr 48 minCMS median | — |
| Winston Medical Center ER wait timeLouisville | — | 1 hr 49 minCMS median | — |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada ER wait timeGrenada | — | 1 hr 52 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Merit Health River Region ER wait timeVicksburg | — | 2 hr 2 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Field Health System ER wait timeCentreville | — | 2 hr 4 minCMS median | — |
| Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center ER wait timeMccomb | — | 2 hr 4 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Highland Community Hospital ER wait timePicayune | — | 2 hr 5 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Merit Health Madison ER wait timeCanton | — | 2 hr 7 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Bolivar Medical Center ER wait timeCleveland | — | 2 hr 8 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| South Central Reg Med Ctr ER wait timeLaurel | — | 2 hr 9 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Marion General Hospital ER wait timeColumbia | — | 2 hr 10 minCMS median | — |
| Wayne General Hospital ER wait timeWaynesboro | — | 2 hr 13 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Merit Health River Oaks ER wait timeFlowood | — | 2 hr 14 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven ER wait timeBrookhaven | — | 2 hr 16 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Och Regional Medical Center ER wait timeStarkville | — | 2 hr 17 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle ER wait timeColumbusLive from Baptist Memorial | 17 min liveBaptist Memorial · 4:00 PM | 2 hr 21 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Magnolia Regional Health Center ER wait timeCorinth | — | 2 hr 23 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County ER wait timeNew AlbanyLive from Baptist Memorial | 9 min liveBaptist Memorial · 4:00 PM | 2 hr 24 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock ER wait timeBay Saint Louis | — | 2 hr 29 minCMS median | — |
| Merit Health Wesley ER wait timeHattiesburg | — | 2 hr 31 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms ER wait timeOxfordLive from Baptist Memorial | 40 min liveBaptist Memorial · 4:00 PM | 2 hr 33 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Memorial Hospital Biloxi ER wait timeBiloxi | — | 2 hr 34 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Memorial Hospital at Gulfport ER wait timeGulfport | — | 2 hr 37 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Singing River Gulfport ER wait timeGulfport | — | 2 hr 43 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Singing River Health System ER wait timePascagoula | — | 2 hr 46 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical Center ER wait timeClarksdale | — | 2 hr 50 minCMS median | — |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital ER wait timeMeridian | — | 2 hr 51 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| South Sunflower County Hospital ER wait timeIndianola | — | 2 hr 51 minCMS median | — |
| Greenwood Leflore Hospital ER wait timeGreenwood | — | 2 hr 57 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| University of Mississippi Med Center ER wait timeJackson | — | 3 hrCMS median | 2/5 |
| Merit Health Natchez ER wait timeNatchez | — | 3 hr 2 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Anderson Regional Medical Center ER wait timeMeridian | — | 3 hr 6 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center ER wait timeTupelo | — | 3 hr 25 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center ER wait timeJacksonLive from Baptist Memorial | 1 hr 19 min liveBaptist Memorial · 4:00 PM | 3 hr 33 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital ER wait timeOlive Branch | — | 3 hr 39 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Forrest General Hospital ER wait timeHattiesburg | — | 3 hr 42 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital ER wait timeJackson | — | 4 hr 14 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Delta Health System - the Medical Center ER wait timeGreenville | — | 4 hr 43 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-BoonevilleBoonevilleLive-only source rowLive from Baptist Memorial | 13 min liveBaptist Memorial · 4:00 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSotoSouthavenLive-only source rowLive from Baptist Memorial | 38 min liveBaptist Memorial · 4:00 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
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.