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Fastest 5 in Iowa
- Compass Memorial Healthcare, Marengo: 55 min
- Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan: 1 hr 1 min
- Jackson County Regional Health Center, Maquoketa: 1 hr 17 min
- Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton: 1 hr 19 min
- Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Grundy Center: 1 hr 21 min
Slowest 5 in Iowa
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center, Des Moines: 4 hr 4 min
- Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center, Waterloo: 3 hr 43 min
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics, Iowa City: 3 hr 30 min
- Trinity - Bettendorf, Bettendorf: 3 hr 25 min
- Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines: 3 hr 24 min
Typical total visit time for patients who went home, from Medicare data for October 2024 to September 2025. Not live waits. Large teaching and trauma hospitals often show longer times because they care for the sickest patients and take transfers from other hospitals. In an emergency, go to the closest ER or call 911. Last checked October 25, 2026 against the latest Medicare release. CMS refreshes these numbers about every three months, and I update this site after each release.
Compass Memorial Healthcare
300 W May St, Marengo, IA 52301
55 min
typical ER visit
Myrtue Medical Center
1213 Garfield Avenue, Harlan, IA 51537
1 hr 1 min
typical ER visit
Jackson County Regional Health Center
700 W Grove St, Maquoketa, IA 52060
1 hr 17 min
typical ER visit
Virginia Gay Hospital
502 North 9Th Avenue, Vinton, IA 52349
1 hr 19 min
typical ER visit
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
201 East J Avenue, Grundy Center, IA 50638
1 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
Audubon County Memorial Hospital
515 Pacific Avenue, Audubon, IA 50025
1 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics
112 Jefferson Street, West Union, IA 52175
1 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
Cass County Memorial Hospital
1501 East Tenth Street, Atlantic, IA 50022
1 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond
403 First Street Se, Belmond, IA 50421
1 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Mitchell County Regional Health
616 North Eighth Street, Osage, IA 50461
1 hr 29 min
typical ER visit
Buchanan County Health Center
1600 First St East, Independence, IA 50644
1 hr 30 min
typical ER visit
Regional Health Services of Howard County
235 8Th Avenue West, Cresco, IA 52136
1 hr 31 min
typical ER visit
Washington County Hospital and Clinics
400 East Polk Street, Washington, IA 52353
1 hr 31 min
typical ER visit
Henry County Health Center
407 S White St, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
1 hr 31 min
typical ER visit
Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc
515 College Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
1 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
200 Main Street, Guttenberg, IA 52052
1 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Davis County Hospital
509 North Madison Street, Bloomfield, IA 52537
1 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Veterans Memorial Hospital
40 1St Street Se, Waukon, IA 52172
1 hr 37 min
typical ER visit
Decatur County Hospital
1405 Nw Church Street, Leon, IA 50144
1 hr 37 min
typical ER visit
Hegg Memorial Health Center
1202 21St Avenue, Rock Valley, IA 51247
1 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
Kossuth Regional Health Center
1515 South Phillips Street, Algona, IA 50511
1 hr 39 min
typical ER visit
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital
1000 North 15Th Street, Humboldt, IA 50548
1 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
Horn Memorial Hospital
701 E 2Nd St, Ida Grove, IA 51445
1 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone Genesis Dewitt Medical Center
1118 11Th Street, Dewitt, IA 52742
1 hr 41 min
typical ER visit
Manning Regional Healthcare Center
1550 Sixth Street, Manning, IA 51455
1 hr 41 min
typical ER visit
Greater Regional Medical Center
1700 West Townline Street, Creston, IA 50801
1 hr 41 min
typical ER visit
Crawford County Memorial Hospital
100 Medical Parkway, Denison, IA 51442
1 hr 41 min
typical ER visit
Hansen Family Hospital
920 South Oak Street, Iowa Falls, IA 50126
1 hr 41 min
typical ER visit
Story County Hospital
640 South 19Th Street, Nevada, IA 50201
1 hr 42 min
typical ER visit
Palo Alto County Hospital
3201 1St Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536
1 hr 43 min
typical ER visit
Van Diest Medical Center
2350 Hospital Drive, Webster City, IA 50595
1 hr 43 min
typical ER visit
Loring Hospital
211 Highland Avenue Po Box 217, Sac City, IA 50583
1 hr 43 min
typical ER visit
Greene County Medical Center
1000 West Lincoln Way, Jefferson, IA 50129
1 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Clarke County Hospital
800 S Fillmore St, Osceola, IA 50213
1 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Chi Health Missouri Valley
631 N 8Th St, Missouri Valley, IA 51555
1 hr 45 min
typical ER visit
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital
1100 S 10Th Ave, Rock Rapids, IA 51246
1 hr 45 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone Dyersville Medical Center
1111 3Rd Street Sw, Dyersville, IA 52040
1 hr 45 min
typical ER visit
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
1316 South Main Street, Clarion, IA 50525
1 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
George C Grape Community Hospital
2959 Us Highway 275, Hamburg, IA 51640
1 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Lucas County Health Center
1200 North 7Th Street, Chariton, IA 50049
1 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Avera Holy Family Hospital
826 North 8Th Street, Estherville, IA 51334
1 hr 50 min
typical ER visit
Grinnell Regional Medical Center
210 Fourth Avenue, Grinnell, IA 50112
1 hr 52 min
typical ER visit
Hancock County Health System
532 1St St Nw, Britt, IA 50423
1 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
Dallas County Hospital
610 Tenth Street, Perry, IA 50220
1 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital
2301 Eastern Avenue, Red Oak, IA 51566
1 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
Finley Hospital
350 North Grandview Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001
1 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone Elkader Medical Center
901 Davidson Street Nw, Elkader, IA 52043
1 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Shenandoah Medical Center
300 Pershing Avenue, Shenandoah, IA 51601
1 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Winnmed
901 Montgomery Street, Decorah, IA 52101
1 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Madison County Health Care System
300 West Hutchings Street, Winterset, IA 50273
1 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Osceola Community Hospital
600 9Th Avenue North, Sibley, IA 51249
1 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Jones Regional Medical Center
1795 Highway 64 East, Anamosa, IA 52205
1 hr 56 min
typical ER visit
Keokuk County Health Center
23019 Highway 149, Sigourney, IA 52591
1 hr 56 min
typical ER visit
Orange City Area Health System
1000 Lincoln Circle Se, Orange City, IA 51041
1 hr 57 min
typical ER visit
Jefferson County Health Center
2000 S Main, Fairfield, IA 52556
1 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton
308 North Maple Avenue, New Hampton, IA 50659
1 hr 59 min
typical ER visit
Pocahontas Community Hospital
606 N W 7Th Street, Pocahontas, IA 50574
2 hr
typical ER visit
Guthrie County Hospital
710 North 12Th Street, Guthrie Center, IA 50115
2 hr
typical ER visit
Sioux Center Health
1101 9Th Street Se, Sioux Center, IA 51250
2 hr 1 min
typical ER visit
Boone County Hospital
1015 Union Street, Boone, IA 50036
2 hr 2 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
1410 North 4Th Street, Clinton, IA 52732
2 hr 3 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center
201 Eighth Avenue Se, Oelwein, IA 50662
2 hr 3 min
typical ER visit
Monroe County Hospital
6580 165Th Street, Albia, IA 52531
2 hr 3 min
typical ER visit
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center
118 North Seventh Avenue, Po Box 250, Sheldon, IA 51201
2 hr 3 min
typical ER visit
Chi Health - Mercy Corning
603 Rosary Drive, Corning, IA 50841
2 hr 4 min
typical ER visit
Lakes Regional Healthcare
2301 Highway 71, Spirit Lake, IA 51360
2 hr 5 min
typical ER visit
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital
1301 West Main Street, Lake City, IA 51449
2 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Spencer Municipal Hospital
1200 1St Avenue East, Spencer, IA 51301
2 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
Ringgold County Hospital
504 North Cleveland Street, Mount Ayr, IA 50854
2 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
Burgess Health Center
1600 Diamond Street, Onawa, IA 51040
2 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
One St Joseph's Drive, Centerville, IA 52544
2 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
1221 South Gear Avenue, West Burlington, IA 52655
2 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
909 West First Street, Sumner, IA 50674
2 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home
311 South Clark Street, Carroll, IA 51401
2 hr 13 min
typical ER visit
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
300 Sioux Valley Drive, Cherokee, IA 51012
2 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Trinity Muscatine
1518 Mulberry Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761
2 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
Franklin General Hospital
1720 Central Avenue East, Hampton, IA 50441
2 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
Knoxville Hospital & Clinics
1002 South Lincoln Street, Knoxville, IA 50138
2 hr 18 min
typical ER visit
Adair County Memorial Hospital
609 Se Kent, Greenfield, IA 50849
2 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Mahaska Health Partnership
1229 C Avenue East, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
2 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
Mary Greeley Medical Center
1111 Duff Avenue, Ames, IA 50010
2 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Van Buren County Hospital
304 Franklin Street, Keosauqua, IA 52565
2 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Regional Medical Center
709 W Main Street, Manchester, IA 52057
2 hr 27 min
typical ER visit
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids
701 10Th Street Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
2 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down
500 E Market Street, Iowa City, IA 52245
2 hr 29 min
typical ER visit
Wayne County Hospital
417 South East Street, Corydon, IA 50060
2 hr 29 min
typical ER visit
Methodist Jennie Edmundson
933 East Pierce Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
2 hr 30 min
typical ER visit
Pella Regional Health Center
404 Jefferson Street, Pella, IA 50219
2 hr 32 min
typical ER visit
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
1525 West 5Th Street, Storm Lake, IA 50588
2 hr 32 min
typical ER visit
Clarinda Regional Health Center
220 Essie Davison Drive, Clarinda, IA 51632
2 hr 33 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone Newton Medical Center
204 N 4Th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208
2 hr 35 min
typical ER visit
Waverly Health Center
312 9Th Street Sw, Waverly, IA 50677
2 hr 37 min
typical ER visit
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
1111 11Th Street, Hawarden, IA 51023
2 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown
55 Unitypoint Way, Marshalltown, IA 50158
2 hr 42 min
typical ER visit
Allen Hospital
1825 Logan Avenue, Waterloo, IA 50703
2 hr 43 min
typical ER visit
St Lukes Hospital
1026 A Ave Ne, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
2 hr 46 min
typical ER visit
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
1001 E Pennsylvania, Ottumwa, IA 52501
2 hr 46 min
typical ER visit
Trinity Regional Medical Center
802 Kenyon Rd, Fort Dodge, IA 50501
2 hr 47 min
typical ER visit
Floyd County Medical Center
800 11Th St, Charles City, IA 50616
2 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Floyd Valley Healthcare
714 Lincoln St Ne, Le Mars, IA 51031
2 hr 49 min
typical ER visit
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs
800 Mercy Drive, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
2 hr 51 min
typical ER visit
Genesis Medical Center-Davenport
1227 East Rusholme Street, Davenport, IA 52803
2 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
St Lukes Regional Medical Center
2720 Stone Park Boulevard, Sioux City, IA 51104
2 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
1200 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
3 hr 2 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
1000 Fourth Street Sw, Mason City, IA 50401
3 hr 13 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
801 5Th St, Sioux City, IA 51101
3 hr 19 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center
250 Mercy Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001
3 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Broadlawns Medical Center
1801 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA 50314
3 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Trinity - Bettendorf
4500 Utica Ridge Road, Bettendorf, IA 52722
3 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
3 hr 30 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
3421 West Ninth Street, Waterloo, IA 50702
3 hr 43 min
typical ER visit
Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
1111 6Th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
4 hr 4 min
typical ER visit
ER, urgent care, or 911?
Call 911 now
- Chest pain or pressure, or pain spreading to the arm, jaw or back
- Trouble breathing or choking
- Stroke signs: face drooping, arm or leg weakness, trouble speaking
- Fainting, seizure, or a person who will not wake up
- Severe bleeding, a serious injury, or a severe allergic reaction
- Sudden vision loss, or a chemical splashed in the eye
Thinking about suicide: call or text 988.
Go to an emergency room
- Severe pain, or belly pain that will not ease
- High fever with a stiff neck, confusion or a rash that does not fade
- A broken bone that looks out of place, or a deep cut that will not stop bleeding
- Head injury with vomiting, confusion or drowsiness
- Bleeding or severe pain during pregnancy
- Any head injury in someone taking a blood thinner
- Fever in a baby younger than 3 months
- Sudden, severe pain or swelling in a testicle
Urgent care is usually fine for
- Sore throat, ear pain, cough, cold or flu symptoms
- Minor cuts, sprains and strains
- Painful urination or a simple rash
- Mild fever in an otherwise healthy adult
Not sure? Call your doctor or a nurse line. If it feels like an emergency, treat it as one.
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About these numbers. Times are the typical (median) total time patients spent in each emergency department from arrival to leaving, for patients who went home, as reported to Medicare (CMS) for October 2024 to September 2025. They are not live wait times, and a real visit can be shorter or much longer. Hospitals without enough data are not shown. Locations are approximate (ZIP code center). Specialty hospitals (surgical, heart, orthopedic) often have small ERs with short times but may not treat every emergency. This site is general information, not medical advice, and does not replace a clinician. In an emergency, call 911.