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Fastest 5 in Kentucky
- Arh Our Lady of the Way, Martin: 1 hr 24 min
- Mcdowell Arh Hospital, Mc Dowell: 1 hr 26 min
- Bluegrass Community Hospital, Versailles: 1 hr 32 min
- Marshall County Hospital, Benton: 1 hr 32 min
- Cumberland County Hospital, Burkesville: 1 hr 33 min
Slowest 5 in Kentucky
- King's Daughters' Medical Center, Ashland: 3 hr 52 min
- Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville: 3 hr 46 min
- University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington: 3 hr 38 min
- The Medical Center (Bowling Green), Bowling Green: 3 hr 35 min
- Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, Owensboro: 3 hr 28 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.
Arh Our Lady of the Way
11203 Main Street, Martin, KY 41649
1 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Mcdowell Arh Hospital
9879 Kentucky Route 122, Mc Dowell, KY 41647
1 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Bluegrass Community Hospital
360 Amsden Avenue, Versailles, KY 40383
1 hr 32 min
typical ER visit
Marshall County Hospital
615 Old Symsonia Road, Benton, KY 42025
1 hr 32 min
typical ER visit
Cumberland County Hospital
299 Glasgow Road, Burkesville, KY 42717
1 hr 33 min
typical ER visit
Casey County Hospital
187 Wolford Avenue, Liberty, KY 42539
1 hr 34 min
typical ER visit
The James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital
464 Linden Avenue, Harrodsburg, KY 40330
1 hr 39 min
typical ER visit
Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital
130 Kate Ireland Drive, Hyden, KY 41749
1 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
1011 Old Highway 60, Hardinsburg, KY 40143
1 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
Ephraim Mcdowell Fort Logan Hospital
110 Metker Trail, Stanford, KY 40484
1 hr 41 min
typical ER visit
St Elizabeth Grant
238 Barnes Road, Williamstown, KY 41097
1 hr 42 min
typical ER visit
Bourbon Community Hospital
9 Linville Drive, Paris, KY 40361
1 hr 45 min
typical ER visit
Carroll County Memorial Hospital
309 Eleventh Street, Carrollton, KY 41008
1 hr 45 min
typical ER visit
Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services, Inc
131 Hospital Drive, Salem, KY 42078
1 hr 46 min
typical ER visit
Ohio County Hospital
1211 Old Main Street, Hartford, KY 42347
1 hr 47 min
typical ER visit
Methodist Hospital Union County
4604 Us Highway 60 West, Morganfield, KY 42437
1 hr 52 min
typical ER visit
Tj Health Columbia
901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY 42728
1 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
910 Wallace Avenue, Leitchfield, KY 42754
1 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Uofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital
727 Hospital Drive, Shelbyville, KY 40065
1 hr 57 min
typical ER visit
Kentucky River Medical Center
540 Jett Drive, Jackson, KY 41339
2 hr 3 min
typical ER visit
Chi Saint Joseph Berea Nf
305 Estill Street, Berea, KY 40403
2 hr 6 min
typical ER visit
Deaconess Henderson Hospital
1305 N Elm St, Henderson, KY 42420
2 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Saint Joseph Hospital
One Saint Joseph Drive, Lexington, KY 40504
2 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
The Medical Center at Russellville
1625 Nashville Street, Russellville, KY 42276
2 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
Monroe County Medical Center
529 Capp Harlan Road, Tompkinsville, KY 42167
2 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital
60 Mercy Court, Irvine, KY 40336
2 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
Morgan County Arh Hospital
476 Liberty Road, West Liberty, KY 41472
2 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
Adventhealthmanchester
210 Marie Langdon Drive, Manchester, KY 40962
2 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Saint Joseph East
150 North Eagle Creek Drive, Lexington, KY 40509
2 hr 11 min
typical ER visit
St Elizabeth Edgewood
1 Medical Village Drive, Edgewood, KY 41017
2 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Jackson Purchase Medical Center
1099 Medical Center Circle, Mayfield, KY 42066
2 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Pineville Community Health Center, Inc
850 Riverview Avenue, Pineville, KY 40977
2 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
225 Falcon Drive, Mount Sterling, KY 40353
2 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Jane Todd Crawford Hospital
290 Industrial Park Road, Greensburg, KY 42743
2 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc.
145 Newcomb Avenue, Mount Vernon, KY 40456
2 hr 17 min
typical ER visit
Knox County Hospital
80 Hospital Drive, Barbourville, KY 40906
2 hr 17 min
typical ER visit
Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital
200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202
2 hr 18 min
typical ER visit
Taylor Regional Hospital
1700 Old Lebanon Road, Campbellsville, KY 42718
2 hr 18 min
typical ER visit
Baptist Health Lagrange
1025 New Moody Lane, La Grange, KY 40031
2 hr 18 min
typical ER visit
Ephraim Mcdowell Regional Medical Center
217 South Third Street, Danville, KY 40422
2 hr 19 min
typical ER visit
Georgetown Community Hospital
1140 Lexington Road, Georgetown, KY 40324
2 hr 19 min
typical ER visit
Trigg County Hospital
254 Main Street, Cadiz, KY 42211
2 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
St Elizabeth Ft Thomas
85 North Grand Avenue, Fort Thomas, KY 41075
2 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
440 Hopkinsville Street, Greenville, KY 42345
2 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital
1801 Ashley Circle, Bowling Green, KY 42104
2 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Meadowview Regional Medical Center
989 Medical Park Drive, Maysville, KY 41056
2 hr 29 min
typical ER visit
Chi Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital
4305 New Shepherdsville Road, Bardstown, KY 40004
2 hr 29 min
typical ER visit
Spring View Hospital
320 Loretto Road, Lebanon, KY 40033
2 hr 34 min
typical ER visit
Blanchfield Ach (Ft Campbell)
650 Joel Dr, Fort Campbell, KY 42223
2 hr 34 min
typical ER visit
Baptist Health Richmond
801 Eastern Bypass, Richmond, KY 40475
2 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
St Elizabeth Florence
4900 Houston Road, Florence, KY 41042
2 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
Murray-Calloway County Hospital
803 Poplar Street, Murray, KY 42071
2 hr 39 min
typical ER visit
Whitesburg Arh Hospital
240 Hospital Road, Whitesburg, KY 41858
2 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
299 Kings Daughters Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601
2 hr 43 min
typical ER visit
Three Rivers Medical Center
2485 Highway 644, Louisa, KY 41230
2 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Paintsville Arh Hospital
625 James S Trimble Boulevard, Paintsville, KY 41240
2 hr 45 min
typical ER visit
Middlesboro Arh Hospital
3600 West Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, KY 40965
2 hr 46 min
typical ER visit
Jennie Stuart Medical Center
320 West 18Th Street, Hopkinsville, KY 42241
2 hr 47 min
typical ER visit
Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical Center
260 Hospital Drive, South Williamson, KY 41503
2 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Harrison Memorial Hospital
1210 Ky Hwy 36 E, Cynthiana, KY 41031
2 hr 51 min
typical ER visit
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
1530 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY 42003
2 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center
100 Medical Center Drive, Hazard, KY 41701
2 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
St Claire Regional Medical Center
222 Medical Circle, Morehead, KY 40351
2 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Clark Regional Medical Center
175 Hospital Drive, Winchester, KY 40391
2 hr 59 min
typical ER visit
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
305 Langdon Street, Somerset, KY 42503
3 hr
typical ER visit
Baptist Health Hardin
913 North Dixie Avenue, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
3 hr 3 min
typical ER visit
Baptist Health Lexington
1740 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY 40503
3 hr 3 min
typical ER visit
Baptist Health Paducah
2501 Kentucky Avenue, Paducah, KY 42003
3 hr 4 min
typical ER visit
Saint Joseph London
1001 Saint Joseph Lane, London, KY 40741
3 hr 5 min
typical ER visit
Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center
5000 Kentucky Route 321, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
3 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
900 Hospital Drive, Madisonville, KY 42431
3 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Baptist Health Louisville
4000 Kresge Way, Louisville, KY 40207
3 hr 11 min
typical ER visit
Norton Hospitals, Inc
200 East Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40202
3 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
T J Samson Community Hospital
1301 North Race Street, Glasgow, KY 42141
3 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Harlan Arh Hospital
81 Ball Park Road, Harlan, KY 40831
3 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
University of Louisville Hospital
530 South Jackson Street, Louisville, KY 40202
3 hr 18 min
typical ER visit
Baptist Health Corbin
One Trillium Way, Corbin, KY 40701
3 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital
1201 Pleasant Valley Road, Owensboro, KY 42303
3 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
The Medical Center (Bowling Green)
250 Park Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101
3 hr 35 min
typical ER visit
University of Kentucky Hospital
800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536
3 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
Pikeville Medical Center
911 Bypass Road, Pikeville, KY 41501
3 hr 46 min
typical ER visit
King's Daughters' Medical Center
2201 Lexington Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101
3 hr 52 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.