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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.
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ER wait times in Puerto Rico

7 emergency rooms, fastest first. Typical visit in Puerto Rico: 4 hr 39 min (national: 2 hr 28 min).

Cities

Fastest 5 in Puerto Rico

  1. Puerto Rico Women and Children Hospital LLC, Bayamon: 1 hr 24 min
  2. Hospital Damas Inc, Ponce: 3 hr 25 min
  3. Hospital Menonita Guayama, Guayama: 4 hr 37 min
  4. Bayamon Medical Center, Bayamon: 4 hr 39 min
  5. Doctors Center Hospital Orlando Health Dorado, Dorado: 5 hr 28 min

Slowest 5 in Puerto Rico

  1. Manati Medical Center Dr Otero Lopez, Manati: 6 hr 21 min
  2. Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC, Carolina: 5 hr 47 min
  3. Doctors Center Hospital Orlando Health Dorado, Dorado: 5 hr 28 min
  4. Bayamon Medical Center, Bayamon: 4 hr 39 min
  5. Hospital Menonita Guayama, Guayama: 4 hr 37 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.

Puerto Rico Women and Children Hospital LLC
Carr Pr-2 Km11 6 Interior Aledano Hospital Hermano, Bayamon, PR 00959
Children's hospitalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Hospital Damas Inc
Ponce By Pass #2213, Ponce, PR 00717
Faster than the PR typicalDirections · Call
3 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
Hospital Menonita Guayama
Ave. Pedro Albizu Campos Urb. La Hacienda, Guayama, PR 00785
4 hr 37 min
typical ER visit
Bayamon Medical Center
Carretera #2 Km 11 7, Bayamon, PR 00960
Medium volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 39 min
typical ER visit
Doctors Center Hospital Orlando Health Dorado
900 Carretera 696, Dorado, PR 00646
Medium volume · Directions · Call
5 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLC
Edif Jesus T Pineiro Ave Fernandez Juncos Bo Puebl, Carolina, PR 00979
5 hr 47 min
typical ER visit
Manati Medical Center Dr Otero Lopez
Carr 668 Calle Hernandez Carrion Urb Atenas, Manati, PR 00674
Medium volume · Directions · Call
6 hr 21 min
typical ER visit

ER, urgent care, or 911?

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  • 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

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.

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