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How old is this data? Medicare (CMS) data released July 22, 2026, covering ER visits from October 2024 to September 2025. Last checked October 25, 2026. Typical times, not live waits.
DR GPT™ LabsER Wait Times

ER wait times in New York

140 emergency rooms, fastest first. Typical visit in New York: 3 hr 24 min (national: 2 hr 28 min).

Cities

Fastest 5 in New York

  1. Cuba Memorial Hospital, Inc, Cuba: 48 min
  2. Keller Ach (West Point), West Point: 1 hr 7 min
  3. Gouverneur Hospital, Gouverneur: 1 hr 13 min
  4. Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills, Callicoon: 1 hr 21 min
  5. Ellenville Regional Hospital, Ellenville: 1 hr 32 min

Slowest 5 in New York

  1. St Peter's Hospital, Albany: 5 hr 41 min
  2. Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo: 5 hr 25 min
  3. Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo: 5 hr 7 min
  4. Highland Hospital, Rochester: 5 hr 4 min
  5. St Barnabas Hospital, Bronx: 5 hr 1 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.

Cuba Memorial Hospital, Inc
140 West Main Street, Cuba, NY 14727
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
48 min
typical ER visit
Keller Ach (West Point)
900 Washington Rd, West Point, NY 10996
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Gouverneur Hospital
77 West Barney Street, Gouverneur, NY 13642
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 13 min
typical ER visit
Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills
8081 State Route 97, Callicoon, NY 12723
Faster than the NY typical15% left before being seenLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
Ellenville Regional Hospital
10 Healthy Way, Ellenville, NY 12428
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 32 min
typical ER visit
O'Connor Hospital
460 Andes Road, Delhi, NY 13753
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 35 min
typical ER visit
Chenango Memorial Hospital
179 North Broad Street, Norwich, NY 13815
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Elizabethtown Community Hospital
75 Park Street, Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 49 min
typical ER visit
Little Falls Hospital
140 Burwell Street, Little Falls, NY 13365
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 49 min
typical ER visit
Schuyler Hospital
220 Steuben Street, Montour Falls, NY 14865
Faster than the NY typicalDirections · Call
1 hr 51 min
typical ER visit
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
178 Grandview Drive, Cobleskill, NY 12043
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 51 min
typical ER visit
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates
418 North Main Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
Delaware Valley Hospital, Inc
1 Titus Place, Walton, NY 13856
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Slhs Massena, Inc
1 Hospital Drive, Massena, NY 13662
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 56 min
typical ER visit
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc
189 East Main Street, Westfield, NY 14787
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr
typical ER visit
Medina Memorial Hospital
200 Ohio Street, Medina, NY 14103
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 2 min
typical ER visit
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital
One Norton Avenue, Oneonta, NY 13820
Faster than the NY typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake
2233 State Route 86, Po Box 471, Saranac Lake, NY 12983
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
Olean General Hospital
515 Main Street, Olean, NY 14760
Faster than the NY typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Canton-Potsdam Hospital
50 Leroy Street, Potsdam, NY 13676
Faster than the NY typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 22 min
typical ER visit
Jones Memorial Hospital
191 North Main Street, Wellsville, NY 14895
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Harlem Hospital Center
506 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037
Faster than the NY typicalVery high volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
224 East Main Street, Springville, NY 14141
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
Northwell Hospital Glen Cove
101 St Andrews Lane, Glen Cove, NY 11542
Faster than the NY typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
Wyoming County
400 North Main Street, Warsaw, NY 14569
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
St James Hospital
411 Canisteo Street, Hornell, NY 14843
Faster than the NY typical4% left before being seenLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
St Marys Healthcare
427 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, NY 12010
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 35 min
typical ER visit
Community Memorial Hospital, Inc
150 Broad Street, Hamilton, NY 13346
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 35 min
typical ER visit
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center
5300 Military Road, Lewiston, NY 14092
Faster than the NY typicalHigh volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc
529 Central Avenue, Dunkirk, NY 14048
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy
133 Park Street, Po Box 729, Malone, NY 12953
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
Oneida Health Hospital
321 Genesee Street, Oneida, NY 13421
Faster than the NY typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
South Brooklyn Health
2601 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11235
Faster than the NY typicalVery high volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
St Anthony Community Hospital
15 Maple Avenue -19, Warwick, NY 10990
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 42 min
typical ER visit
Nassau University Medical Center
2201 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554
Faster than the NY typicalVery high volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Bon Secours Community Hospital
160 East Main Street, Port Jervis, NY 12771
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Suny/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn
445 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Faster than the NY typicalHigh volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
United Memorial Medical Center
127 North Street, Batavia, NY 14020
Faster than the NY typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 47 min
typical ER visit
White Plains Hospital Center
Davis Ave at E Post Road, White Plains, NY 10601
Faster than the NY typicalVery high volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 47 min
typical ER visit
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic
2 Coulter Road, Clifton Springs, NY 14432
Faster than the NY typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Nathan Littauer Hospital
99 East State Street, Gloversville, NY 12078
Faster than the NY typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 49 min
typical ER visit
Putnam Hospital Center
670 Stoneleigh Avenue, Carmel, NY 10512
Faster than the NY typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 50 min
typical ER visit
Metropolitan Hospital Center
1901 First Avenue, New York, NY 10029
Faster than the NY typicalDirections · Call
2 hr 51 min
typical ER visit
Upmc Chautauqua at Wca
207 Foote Avenue, Jamestown, NY 14701
Faster than the NY typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 51 min
typical ER visit
Rome Memorial Hospital, Inc
1500 North James Street, Rome, NY 13440
Faster than the NY typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
16 Guion Place, New Rochelle, NY 10802
Medium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Bellevue Hospital Center
462 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 1 min
typical ER visit
Staten Island University Hospital
475 Seaview Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10305
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 2 min
typical ER visit
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center
134 Homer Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 2 min
typical ER visit
Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills
68 Harris Bushville Road, P O Box 800, Harris, NY 12742
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 3 min
typical ER visit
Lenox Hill Hospital
100 East 77Th Street, New York, NY 10075
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 4 min
typical ER visit
Bronxcare Hospital Center
1276 Fulton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 6 min
typical ER visit
Geneva General Hospital
196 -198 North Street, Geneva, NY 14456
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc.
2525 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11229
3 hr 13 min
typical ER visit
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210Th Street, Bronx, NY 10467
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 13 min
typical ER visit
Ns/Lij Hs Huntington Hospital
270 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall
70 Dubois Street, Newburgh, NY 12550
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
12 North 7Th Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Low volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 15 min
typical ER visit
Northern Westchester Hospital
400 East Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center
760 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11206
5% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 18 min
typical ER visit
Bassett Healthcare
One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 19 min
typical ER visit
Richmond University Medical Center
355 Bard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus
121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
St Joseph's Medical Center
127 South Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital
111 Clara Barton Street, Dansville, NY 14437
5% left before being seenLow volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 22 min
typical ER visit
Phelps Hospital
701 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 22 min
typical ER visit
Hudson Valley Hospital Center
1980 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 22 min
typical ER visit
Sisters of Charity Hospital
2157 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 23 min
typical ER visit
Nyu Langone Hospitals
550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 23 min
typical ER visit
Northern Dutchess Hospital
6511 Springbrook Avenue, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Oswego Hospital
110 West Sixth Street, Oswego, NY 13069
8% left before being seenMedium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital
1200 Driving Park Avenue, Newark, NY 14513
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
St Catherine of Siena Hospital
50 Route 25A, Smithtown, NY 11787
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Maimonides Medical Center
4802 Tenth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Corning Hospital
1 Guthrie Drive, Corning, NY 14830
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 30 min
typical ER visit
Wynn Hospital
1656 Champlin Avenue, Utica, NY 13503
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 31 min
typical ER visit
Arnot Ogden Medical Center
600 Roe Avenue, Elmira, NY 14905
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 32 min
typical ER visit
Chsli St Joseph Hospital
4295 Hempstead Turnpike, Bethpage, NY 11714
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 34 min
typical ER visit
Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern
255 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern, NY 10901
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 35 min
typical ER visit
Peconic Bay Medical Center
1 Heros Way, Riverhead, NY 11901
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
St John's Riverside Hospital
976 North Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc
169 Riverside Drive, Binghamton, NY 13905
Low volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 39 min
typical ER visit
Mount Sinai South Nassau
One Healthy Way, Oceanside, NY 11572
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 39 min
typical ER visit
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
45Th Avenue and Parsons Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11355
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
Crouse Hospital
736 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
F F Thompson Hospital
350 Parrish Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 42 min
typical ER visit
Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus
105 Mary's Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 42 min
typical ER visit
United Health Services Hospitals, Inc
10-42 Mitchell Avenue, Binghamton, NY 13903
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 42 min
typical ER visit
The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl
75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 43 min
typical ER visit
Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital
Health Sciences Center Suny, Stony Brook, NY 11794
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 43 min
typical ER visit
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
525 East 68Th Street, New York, NY 10065
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
St Francis Hospital - the Heart Center
100 Port Washington Boulevard, Roslyn, NY 11576
Specialty hospital: may not handle every emergencyMedium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Auburn Community Hospital
17 Lansing Street, Auburn, NY 13021
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip, NY 11795
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
St Joseph's Hospital Health Center
301 Prospect Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13203
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 46 min
typical ER visit
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
89Th Avenue and Van Wyck Expressway, Jamaica, NY 11418
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 47 min
typical ER visit
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
2215 Burdett Avenue, Troy, NY 12180
4% left before being seenHigh volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
1 Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11212
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
St Charles Hospital
200 Belle Terre Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Low volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 48 min
typical ER visit
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
621 Tenth Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14302
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 49 min
typical ER visit
Kaleida Health
100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14210
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 50 min
typical ER visit
Ellis Hospital
1101 Nott Street, Schenectady, NY 12308
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 52 min
typical ER visit
Rochester General Hospital
1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY 14621
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore
327 Beach 19Th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 53 min
typical ER visit
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center
234 East 149Th Street, Bronx, NY 10451
9% left before being seenMedium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port Jefferson
75 North Country Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Westchester Medical Center
100 Woods Rd, Valhalla, NY 10595
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
2950 Elmwood Avenue, Kenmore, NY 14217
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 56 min
typical ER visit
Mercy Medical Center
1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11571
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Nyack Hospital
160 North Midland Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 59 min
typical ER visit
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
281 1St Ave, New York, NY 10003
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 59 min
typical ER visit
Columbia Memorial Hospital
71 Prospect Avenue, Hudson, NY 12534
4% left before being seenMedium volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 3 min
typical ER visit
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
101 Dates Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850
Medium volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 4 min
typical ER visit
Queens Hospital Center
82-68 164Th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432
Very high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 5 min
typical ER visit
Plainview Hospital
888 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY 11803
Medium volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 5 min
typical ER visit
Strong Memorial Hospital
601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14642
5% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Mount Sinai Hospital
One Gustave L Levy Place, New York, NY 10029
Very high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
North Shore University Hospital
300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030
Very high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Garnet Health Medical Center
707 East Main Street, Middletown, NY 10940
5% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
270 - 05 76Th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Very high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Samaritan Medical Center
830 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601
8% left before being seenMedium volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Glens Falls Hospital
100 Park Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
4% left before being seenHigh volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Long Island Community Hospital
101 Hospital Road, Patchogue, NY 11772
High volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
Kings County Hospital Center
451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203
4 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
Albany Medical Center Hospital
43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 34, Albany, NY 12208
5% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Mount Sinai West
1000 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10019
Very high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 32 min
typical ER visit
Elmhurst Hospital Center
79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373
Very high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
New York-Presbyterian/Queens
56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355
6% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
Ns/Lij Hs Southside Hospital
301 East Main Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706
Very high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center
750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210
9% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 51 min
typical ER visit
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
High volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Saratoga Hospital
211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
5% left before being seenHigh volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 56 min
typical ER visit
Unity Hospital
1555 Long Pond Road, Rochester, NY 14626
High volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 59 min
typical ER visit
St Barnabas Hospital
4422 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457
8% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
5 hr 1 min
typical ER visit
Highland Hospital
1000 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14617
4% left before being seenHigh volume · Directions · Call
5 hr 4 min
typical ER visit
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
565 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY 14220
Very high volume · Directions · Call
5 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Erie County Medical Center
462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215
8% left before being seenMedium volume · Directions · Call
5 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
St Peter's Hospital
315 South Manning Boulevard, Albany, NY 12208
7% left before being seenHigh volume · Directions · Call
5 hr 41 min
typical ER visit

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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.

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