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Fastest 5 in North Carolina
- Dlp Swain County Hospital LLC, Bryson City: 1 hr 21 min
- Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc, Brevard: 1 hr 38 min
- Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial Hosp, Troy: 1 hr 39 min
- Highlands Cashiers Hospital, Highlands: 1 hr 44 min
- Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital, Linville: 1 hr 52 min
Slowest 5 in North Carolina
- Duke University Hospital, Durham: 5 hr 17 min
- Ecu Health Medical Center, Greenville: 4 hr 49 min
- Unc Hospitals, Chapel Hill: 4 hr 28 min
- Duke Regional Hospital, Durham: 4 hr 15 min
- Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton: 4 hr 8 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.
Dlp Swain County Hospital LLC
45 Plateau Street, Bryson City, NC 28713
1 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc
90 Hospital Drive Po Box 1116, Brevard, NC 28712
1 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
Firsthealth Montgomery Memorial Hosp
520 Allen Street, Troy, NC 27371
1 hr 39 min
typical ER visit
Highlands Cashiers Hospital
190 Hospital Drive, Highlands, NC 28741
1 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial Hospital
434 Hospital Drive, Linville, NC 28646
1 hr 52 min
typical ER visit
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital
125 Hospital Drive, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
1 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Atrium Health Anson
2301 Us Highway 74 West, Wadesboro, NC 28170
1 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Angel Medical Center
124 Center Court Po Box 1209, Franklin, NC 28734
2 hr
typical ER visit
J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital
924 Howe St, Southport, NC 28461
2 hr 2 min
typical ER visit
Sampson Regional Medical Center
607 Beaman St, Clinton, NC 28328
2 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Atrium Health Union
600 Hospital Dr, Monroe, NC 28112
2 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Advent Health Polk
101 Hospital Drive, Columbus, NC 28722
2 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
500 S Academy St, Ahoskie, NC 27910
2 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Rutherford Regional Medical Center
288 South Ridgecrest Ave, Rutherfordton, NC 28139
2 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
The Mcdowell Hospital
430 Rankin Drive P O Box 730, Marion, NC 28752
2 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Stanly Regional Medical Center
301 Yadkin St, Albemarle, NC 28001
2 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center
3050 Halstead Blvd Ext, Elizabeth City, NC 27909
2 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Atrium Health University City
8800 North Tyron Street, Charlotte, NC 28262
2 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc
250 Hospital Drive Po Box 1817, Lexington, NC 27293
2 hr 34 min
typical ER visit
Pardee Hospital Henderson County
800 N Justice St, Hendersonville, NC 28791
2 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
Atrium Health Cleveland
201 E Grover St, Shelby, NC 28150
2 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
Atrium Health Pineville
10628 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210
2 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
200 Hawthorne Lane Box 33549, Charlotte, NC 28233
2 hr 42 min
typical ER visit
Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce
509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
2 hr 43 min
typical ER visit
Adventhealth Hendersonville
100 Hospital Drive, Hendersonville, NC 28792
2 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Wilkes Regional Medical Center
1370 West D St, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
2 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Vidant Chowan Hospital
211 Virginia Rd, Edenton, NC 27932
2 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Womack Amc (Ft Bragg)
2817 Reilly Rd, Fort Bragg, NC 28310
2 hr 46 min
typical ER visit
Ecu Health Bertie Hospital
1403 S King St, Windsor, NC 27983
2 hr 46 min
typical ER visit
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
180 Parkwood Dr, Elkin, NC 28621
2 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Maria Parham Medical Center
Po Box 59, Henderson, NC 27536
2 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Vidant Duplin Hospital
401 N Main St, Kenansville, NC 28349
2 hr 50 min
typical ER visit
Central Carolina Hospital
1135 Carthage St, Sanford, NC 27330
2 hr 52 min
typical ER visit
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc
2201 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC 28655
2 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
Harris Regional Hospital
68 Hospital Rd, Sylva, NC 28779
2 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Frye Regional Medical Center
420 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601
2 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
207 Old Lexington Rd Box 789, Thomasville, NC 27360
2 hr 56 min
typical ER visit
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
500 Jefferson St, Whiteville, NC 28472
2 hr 57 min
typical ER visit
Atrium Health Lincoln
433 Mcalister Rd, Lincolnton, NC 28092
2 hr 57 min
typical ER visit
Erlanger Murphy Medical Center
3990 East Us Highway 64 Alt, Murphy, NC 28906
2 hr 57 min
typical ER visit
Ashe Memorial Hospital
200 Hospital Ave, Jefferson, NC 28640
2 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
1 Medical Center Dr Po Box 139, Supply, NC 28462
3 hr 1 min
typical ER visit
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
3 hr 3 min
typical ER visit
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast
920 Church St N, Concord, NC 28025
3 hr 6 min
typical ER visit
Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc
557 Brookdale Dr, Statesville, NC 28677
3 hr 6 min
typical ER visit
Onslow Memorial Hospital
317 Western Boulevard, Jacksonville, NC 28546
3 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Unc Rockingham
117 E Kings Highway, Eden, NC 27288
3 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Johnston Health
509 Bright Leaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC 27577
3 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Unc Health Care Wayne
2700 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC 27534
3 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital
171 Fairview Road, Mooresville, NC 28117
3 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
8201 Healthcare Loop, Charlotte, NC 28215
3 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Wilson Medical Center
1705 S Tarboro St, Wilson, NC 27893
3 hr 11 min
typical ER visit
Granville Health Systems
1010 College St, Oxford, NC 27565
3 hr 11 min
typical ER visit
Northern Regional Hospital
830 Rockford St, Mount Airy, NC 27030
3 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Caromont Regional Medical Center
2525 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28052
3 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Watauga Medical Center
336 Deerfield Road, Boone, NC 28607
3 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Person Memorial Hospital
615 Ridge Rd, Roxboro, NC 27573
3 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
10905 Providence Road W, Charlotte, NC 28277
3 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Haywood Regional Medical Center
262 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, NC 28721
3 hr 13 min
typical ER visit
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital
501 South Poplar Street, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
3 hr 13 min
typical ER visit
Unc Lenoir Health Care
100 Airport Rd, Kinston, NC 28501
3 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Scotland Memorial Hospital
500 Lauchwood Dr, Laurinburg, NC 28352
3 hr 15 min
typical ER visit
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health
1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
3 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
Wakemed, Cary Hospital
1900 Kildare Farm Road, Cary, NC 27518
3 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
Unc Health Nash
2460 Curtis Ellis Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
3 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital
155 Memorial Drive, Pinehurst, NC 28374
3 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
Nmc Camp Lejeune
100 Brewster Blvd, Camp Lejeune, NC 28547
3 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
Rex Hospital
4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607
3 hr 22 min
typical ER visit
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
3000 New Bern Ave, Raleigh, NC 27610
3 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
2131 S 17Th St, Wilmington, NC 28402
3 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
10030 Gilead Road, Huntersville, NC 28078
3 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
612 Mocksville Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144
3 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
Caldwell Memorial Hospital
321 Mulberry St Sw, Lenoir, NC 28645
3 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital
210 Medical Pavilion Drive, Raeford, NC 28376
3 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
3 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
4800 South Croatan Highway, Nags Head, NC 27959
3 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital
800 Tilghman Dr, Dunn, NC 28334
3 hr 30 min
typical ER visit
Ecu Health North Hospital
250 Smith Church Road, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870
3 hr 32 min
typical ER visit
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
1638 Owen Drive P O Box 2000, Fayetteville, NC 28302
3 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Randolph Hospital
364 White Oak Street, Asheboro, NC 27203
3 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Carolina East Medical Center
2000 Neuse Blvd, New Bern, NC 28560
3 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Chatham Hospital Inc
475 Progress Blvd, Siler City, NC 27344
3 hr 42 min
typical ER visit
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The
1200 N Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401
3 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Carteret General Hospital
3500 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557
3 hr 45 min
typical ER visit
Alamance Regional Medical Center
1240 Huffman Mill Rd, Burlington, NC 27216
3 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Catawba Valley Medical Center
810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602
3 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
111 Hospital Dr, Tarboro, NC 27886
3 hr 59 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
1500 Matthews Twnshp Prkwy Box 3310, Matthews, NC 28106
4 hr 4 min
typical ER visit
High Point Regional Health System
601 N Elm St, High Point, NC 27261
4 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Southeastern Regional Medical Center
300 W 27 St Po Box 1408, Lumberton, NC 28359
4 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
Duke Regional Hospital
3643 N Roxboro Street, Durham, NC 27704
4 hr 15 min
typical ER visit
Unc Hospitals
101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
4 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Ecu Health Medical Center
2100 Stantonsburg Rd, Greenville, NC 27834
4 hr 49 min
typical ER visit
Duke University Hospital
2301 ERwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
5 hr 17 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.