Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago
2900 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60657
2 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago
2525 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
2 hr 50 min
typical ER visit
Holy Cross Hospital
2701 W 68Th Street, Chicago, IL 60629
2 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
Humboldt Park Health
1044 N Francisco Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
2 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
Thorek Memorial Hospital
850 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613
2 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Methodist Hospital of Chicago
5025 N Paulina Street, Chicago, IL 60640
2 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Saint Anthony Hospital
2875 West 19Th Street, Chicago, IL 60623
3 hr 1 min
typical ER visit
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center
7435 W Talcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631
3 hr 6 min
typical ER visit
Provident Hospital of Chicago
500 E 51St St, Chicago, IL 60615
3 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center
2233 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
3 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center
15Th Street at California, Chicago, IL 60608
3 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital
4646 N Marine Drive, Chicago, IL 60640
3 hr 30 min
typical ER visit
South Shore Hospital
8012 South Crandon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617
3 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Loretto Hospital
645 South Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60644
3 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
St Bernard Hospital
326 W 64Th St, Chicago, IL 60621
3 hr 51 min
typical ER visit
Community First Medical Center
5645 W Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634
3 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
836 West Wellington Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
3 hr 57 min
typical ER visit
Roseland Community Hospital
45 W 111Th Street, Chicago, IL 60628
4 hr 6 min
typical ER visit
Advocate Trinity Hospital
2320 E 93Rd St, Chicago, IL 60617
4 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Swedish Hospital
5145 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
4 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Jackson Park Hospital
7531 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649
4 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
John H Stroger Jr Hospital
1901 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
4 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
The University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 South Maryland, Chicago, IL 60637
4 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612
4 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611
5 hr 50 min
typical ER visit
Rush University Medical Center
1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612
6 hr 10 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.