ER wait times · NC
North Carolina ER wait times
83 North Carolina hospitals report emergency room wait data, with a statewide typical wait of about 3 hr 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital ER wait timeSpruce PineLive from HCA | 3 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM | 5 minObserved · 3d · 162 obs | 3/5 |
| Highlands Cashiers Hospital ER wait timeHighlandsLive from HCA | 5 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM | 5 minObserved · 3d · 162 obs | — |
| Angel Medical Center ER wait timeFranklinLive from HCA | 4 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM | 6 minObserved · 3d · 162 obs | 2/5 |
| The Mcdowell Hospital ER wait timeMarionLive from HCA | 8 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM | 8 minObserved · 3d · 162 obs | 3/5 |
| Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc ER wait timeBrevardLive from HCA | 6 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM | 8 minObserved · 3d · 162 obs | 1/5 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce ER wait timeAshevilleLive from HCA | 12 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM | 10 minObserved · 3d · 162 obs | 4/5 |
| Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc ER wait timeBryson City | — | 1 hr 22 minCMS median | — |
| Atrium Health Anson ER wait timeWadesboro | — | 1 hr 56 minCMS median | — |
| Atrium Health Union ER wait timeMonroe | — | 2 hr 2 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center ER wait timeClinton | — | 2 hr 12 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| St. Lukes Hospital ER wait timeColumbus | — | 2 hr 16 minCMS median | — |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center ER wait timeAlbemarle | — | 2 hr 19 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital ER wait timeAhoskie | — | 2 hr 19 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center ER wait timeRutherfordton | — | 2 hr 21 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Atrium Health University City ER wait timeCharlotte | — | 2 hr 24 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Atrium Health Cleveland ER wait timeShelby | — | 2 hr 31 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center ER wait timeMurphy | — | 2 hr 37 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center ER wait timeCharlotte | — | 2 hr 37 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Vidant Chowan Hospital ER wait timeEdenton | — | 2 hr 39 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Ecu Health Bertie Hospital ER wait timeWindsor | — | 2 hr 42 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Adventhealth Hendersonville ER wait timeHendersonville | — | 2 hr 45 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Maria Parham Medical Center ER wait timeHenderson | — | 2 hr 47 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc ER wait timeLexington | — | 2 hr 48 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center ER wait timeNorth Wilkesboro | — | 2 hr 48 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Atrium Health Pineville ER wait timeCharlotte | — | 2 hr 50 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital ER wait timeElkin | — | 2 hr 51 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Frye Regional Medical Center ER wait timeHickory | — | 2 hr 54 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Harris Regional Hospital ER wait timeSylva | — | 2 hr 54 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Vidant Duplin Hospital ER wait timeKenansville | — | 2 hr 54 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Person Memorial Hospital ER wait timeRoxboro | — | 2 hr 56 minCMS median | — |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center ER wait timeSupply | — | 2 hr 57 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center ER wait timeCharlotte | — | 2 hr 58 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center ER wait timeThomasville | — | 2 hr 58 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Atrium Health Lincoln ER wait timeLincolnton | — | 2 hr 59 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Central Carolina Hospital ER wait timeSanford | — | 3 hrCMS median | 1/5 |
| Ashe Memorial Hospital ER wait timeJefferson | — | 3 hr 1 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast ER wait timeConcord | — | 3 hr 7 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital ER wait timeWinston-Salem | — | 3 hr 7 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital ER wait timeElizabethtown | — | 3 hr 11 minCMS median | — |
| Northern Regional Hospital ER wait timeMount Airy | — | 3 hr 11 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center ER wait timeClyde | — | 3 hr 12 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| UNC Health Care Wayne ER wait timeGoldsboro | — | 3 hr 12 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center ER wait timeCharlotte | — | 3 hr 13 minCMS median | — |
| Granville Health Systems ER wait timeOxford | — | 3 hr 14 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center ER wait timeGastonia | — | 3 hr 15 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| UNC Health Nash ER wait timeRocky Mount | — | 3 hr 15 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Wakemed, Cary Hospital ER wait timeCaryLive from WakeMed | 49 min liveWakeMed · 4:01 PM | 3 hr 15 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Wilson Medical Center ER wait timeWilson | — | 3 hr 16 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center ER wait timeWinston-Salem | — | 3 hr 17 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health ER wait timeCharlotte | — | 3 hr 18 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Rex Hospital ER wait timeRaleigh | — | 3 hr 18 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Onslow Memorial Hospital ER wait timeJacksonville | — | 3 hr 19 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital ER wait timeLaurinburg | — | 3 hr 19 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital ER wait timePinehurst | — | 3 hr 21 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Ecu Health North Hospital ER wait timeRoanoke Rapids | — | 3 hr 22 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center ER wait timeWilmington | — | 3 hr 24 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital ER wait timeRaeford | — | 3 hr 28 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc ER wait timeNags Head | — | 3 hr 33 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital ER wait timeDunn | — | 3 hr 36 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Novant Health Rowan Medical Center ER wait timeSalisbury | — | 3 hr 36 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Randolph Hospital ER wait timeAsheboro | — | 3 hr 36 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center ER wait timeBurlington | — | 3 hr 38 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center ER wait timeFayetteville | — | 3 hr 39 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, the ER wait timeGreensboro | — | 3 hr 42 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Carolina East Medical Center ER wait timeNew Bern | — | 3 hr 43 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center ER wait timeHickory | — | 3 hr 43 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center ER wait timeHuntersville | — | 3 hr 46 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Vidant Edgecombe Hospital ER wait timeTarboro | — | 3 hr 49 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Carteret General Hospital ER wait timeMorehead City | — | 3 hr 56 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| High Point Regional Health System ER wait timeHigh Point | — | 3 hr 58 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center ER wait timeMatthews | — | 4 hrCMS median | 4/5 |
| Duke Regional Hospital ER wait timeDurham | — | 4 hr 4 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Ecu Health Medical Center ER wait timeGreenville | — | 4 hr 40 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| UNC Hospitals ER wait timeChapel Hill | — | 4 hr 46 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Duke University Hospital ER wait timeDurham | — | 4 hr 56 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| South Asheville FSERArdenLive-only source rowLive from HCA | 3 min liveHCA · 4:00 PM | 3 minObserved · 3d · 162 obs | — |
| Raleigh Campus - Children's ERWakeMed Raleigh Campus RaleighLive-only source rowLive from WakeMed | 29 min liveWakeMed · 4:01 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Garner Healthplex EREast WakeMed Garner Healthplex GarnerLive-only source rowLive from WakeMed | 36 min liveWakeMed · 4:01 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Wendell Healthplex ERWendellLive-only source rowLive from WakeMed | 55 min liveWakeMed · 4:01 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Raleigh Campus - Adult ERWakeMed Raleigh Campus RaleighLive-only source rowLive from WakeMed | 56 min liveWakeMed · 4:01 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Brier Creek Healthplex ERWakeMed Brier Creek Healthplex RaleighLive-only source rowLive from WakeMed | 1 hr liveWakeMed · 4:01 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| North Hospital ERRaleighLive-only source rowLive from WakeMed | 1 hr 16 min liveWakeMed · 4:01 PM | —no typical median yet | — |
| Apex Healthplex ERApexLive-only source rowLive from WakeMed | 1 hr 39 min liveWakeMed · 4:01 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.