ER wait times · NM
New Mexico ER wait times
33 New Mexico hospitals report emergency room wait data, with a statewide typical wait of about 2 hr 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health Systems ER wait timeTaos 87571 | — | 1 hr 38 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Artesia General Hospital ER wait timeArtesia 88210 | — | 1 hr 41 minCMS median | — |
| Cibola General Hospital ER wait timeGrants 87020 | — | 1 hr 49 minCMS median | — |
| Dr. Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital ER wait timeTucumcari 88401 | — | 1 hr 52 minCMS median | — |
| Miners' Colfax Medical Center ER wait timeRaton 87740 | — | 1 hr 58 minCMS median | — |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell ER wait timeRoswell 88201 | 50 min liveHospital-posted · 4:34 AM | 2 hr 6 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Union County General Hospital ER wait timeClayton 88415 | — | 2 hr 10 minCMS median | — |
| Socorro General Hospital ER wait timeSocorro 87801 | — | 2 hr 13 minCMS median | — |
| Rehoboth Mckinley Christian Health Care Services ER wait timeGallup 87301 | — | 2 hr 18 minCMS median | — |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center ER wait timeDeming 88031 | — | 2 hr 19 minCMS median | — |
| Lincoln County Medical Center ER wait timeRuidoso 88345 | — | 2 hr 21 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Three Crosses Regional Hospital Llc ER wait timeLas Cruces 88001 | — | 2 hr 22 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital ER wait timeAlbuquerque 87114 | 45 min liveHospital-posted · 4:34 AM | 2 hr 34 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Los Alamos Medical Center ER wait timeLos Alamos 87544 | 26 min liveHospital-posted · 4:33 AM | 2 hr 44 minCMS median | — |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center ER wait timeLas Cruces 88011 | — | 2 hr 46 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital ER wait timeHobbs 88240 | — | 2 hr 47 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Roosevelt General Hospital ER wait timePortales 88130 | — | 2 hr 47 minCMS median | — |
| Sierra Vista Hospital ER wait timeT Or C 87901 | — | 2 hr 51 minCMS median | — |
| Presbyterian Espanola Hospital ER wait timeEspanola 87532 | — | 2 hr 53 minCMS median | — |
| CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center ER wait timeSanta Fe 87505 | — | 2 hr 57 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| Gila Regional Medical Center ER wait timeSilver City 88061 | — | 3 hr 4 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center ER wait timeRoswell 88201 | — | 3 hr 8 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Plains Regional Medical Center ER wait timeClovis 88101 | — | 3 hr 10 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc ER wait timeFarmington 87401 | — | 3 hr 10 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Carlsbad Medical Center ER wait timeCarlsbad 88220 | — | 3 hr 14 minCMS median | 1/5 |
| Lovelace Women's Hospital ER wait timeAlbuquerque 87109 | 2 hr 45 min liveHospital-posted · 4:34 AM | 3 hr 19 minCMS median | 4/5 |
| CHRISTUS Southern New Mexico ER wait timeAlamogordo 88310 | — | 3 hr 21 minCMS median | 3/5 |
| Memorial Medical Center ER wait timeLas Cruces 88011 | — | 3 hr 24 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Lovelace Medical Center ER wait timeAlbuquerque 87102 | 1 hr 15 min liveHospital-posted · 4:34 AM | 3 hr 37 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center ER wait timeSanta Fe 87507 | — | 3 hr 46 minCMS median | 5/5 |
| Unm Hospital ER wait timeAlbuquerque 87106 | — | 4 hr 39 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Presbyterian Hospital ER wait timeAlbuquerque 87106 | — | 4 hr 47 minCMS median | 2/5 |
| Memorial Medical Center of Las CrucesLas Cruces 88011Live-only source row | 6 min liveHospital-posted · 4:33 AM | —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.