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Fastest 5 in South Carolina
- Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R, Edgefield: 1 hr 20 min
- Roper Hospital, Charleston: 1 hr 36 min
- Newberry County Memorial Hospital, Newberry: 1 hr 50 min
- Musc Health Marion Medical Center, Mullins: 1 hr 58 min
- Cannon Memorial Hospital, Pickens: 2 hr
Slowest 5 in South Carolina
- Anmed Health, Anderson: 4 hr 6 min
- Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee, Florence: 3 hr 58 min
- Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville: 3 hr 54 min
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Columbia: 3 hr 45 min
- Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia: 3 hr 43 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.
Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R
300 Ridge Medical Plaza, Edgefield, SC 29384
1 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Roper Hospital
316 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401
1 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Newberry County Memorial Hospital
2669 Kinard St Po Box 497, Newberry, SC 29108
1 hr 50 min
typical ER visit
Musc Health Marion Medical Center
2829 E Hwy 76, Mullins, SC 29574
1 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Cannon Memorial Hospital
123 W G Acker Drive, Pickens, SC 29671
2 hr
typical ER visit
Colleton Medical Center
501 Robertson Boulevard, Walterboro, SC 29488
2 hr 4 min
typical ER visit
Trident Medical Center
9330 Medical Plaza Dr, Charleston, SC 29406
2 hr 6 min
typical ER visit
Abbeville Area Medical Center
420 Thomson Circle, Abbeville, SC 29620
2 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
809 82Nd Parkway, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
2 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Coastal Carolina Hospital
1000 Medical Center Drive, Hardeeville, SC 29927
2 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Mount Pleasant Hospital
3510 Highway 17 North Suite 140, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
2 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown
2435 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29204
2 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center
800 W Meeting St, Lancaster, SC 29720
2 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Conway Medical Center
300 Singleton Ridge Road, Conway, SC 29526
2 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Mcleod Loris Hospital
3655 Mitchell Street, Loris, SC 29569
2 hr 18 min
typical ER visit
Mcleod Health Cheraw
711 Chesterfield Highway, Cheraw, SC 29520
2 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc
100 Callen Blvd., Summerville, SC 29486
2 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
1304 W Bobo Newsom Hwy, Hartsville, SC 29550
2 hr 22 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center
2000 Hospital Dr, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
2 hr 23 min
typical ER visit
Musc Health Chester Medical Center
1 Medical Park Drive, Chester, SC 29706
2 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital
22725 Highway 76 East, Clinton, SC 29325
2 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
606 Black River Rd Drawer 1718, Georgetown, SC 29440
2 hr 31 min
typical ER visit
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital
2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive, Charleston, SC 29414
2 hr 33 min
typical ER visit
Prisma Health Baptist
1330 Taylor at Marion St, Columbia, SC 29220
2 hr 33 min
typical ER visit
Union Medical Center
322 West South Street, Union, SC 29379
2 hr 35 min
typical ER visit
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital
298 Memorial Dr, Seneca, SC 29672
2 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Kershawhealth
1315 Roberts Street, Camden, SC 29020
2 hr 40 min
typical ER visit
Cherokee Medical Center
1530 N Limestone St, Gaffney, SC 29340
2 hr 41 min
typical ER visit
Aiken Regional Medical Center
302 University Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801
2 hr 42 min
typical ER visit
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge
400 Palmetto Health Parkway, Columbia, SC 29212
2 hr 42 min
typical ER visit
St Francis-Downtown
One St Francis Dr, Greenville, SC 29601
2 hr 43 min
typical ER visit
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center
25 Hospital Center Blvd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
2 hr 46 min
typical ER visit
Mcleod Medical Center - Dillon
301 E Jackson Street Po Box 1327, Dillon, SC 29536
2 hr 50 min
typical ER visit
Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital
129 N Washington St, Sumter, SC 29150
2 hr 50 min
typical ER visit
Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital
741 South East Main Street, Simpsonville, SC 29681
2 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Musc Health Florence Medical Center
805 Pamplico Hwy Box 100550, Florence, SC 29505
2 hr 56 min
typical ER visit
Pelham Medical Center
250 Westmoreland Road, Greer, SC 29651
2 hr 57 min
typical ER visit
Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital
200 Fleetwood Drive, Easley, SC 29640
2 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Hampton Regional Medical Center
595 West Carolina Avenue, Varnville, SC 29944
2 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
4070 Hwy 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
2 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Spartanburg Medical Center
101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 29303
2 hr 59 min
typical ER visit
Piedmont Medical Center
1731 Frank Gaston Blvd, Rock Hill, SC 29732
3 hr 4 min
typical ER visit
Self Regional Healthcare
1325 Spring Street, Greenwood, SC 29646
3 hr 19 min
typical ER visit
Musc Medical Center
169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
3 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital
1413 John B White Sr Blvd Suite D, Spartanburg, SC 29306
3 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Mcleod Health Clarendon
10 East Hospital Street, Manning, SC 29102
3 hr 32 min
typical ER visit
Beaufort County Memorial Hospital
955 Ribaut Rd, Beaufort, SC 29902
3 hr 41 min
typical ER visit
Lexington Medical Center
2720 Sunset Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29169
3 hr 43 min
typical ER visit
Prisma Health Richland Hospital
5 Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203
3 hr 45 min
typical ER visit
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital
701 Grove Road, Greenville, SC 29605
3 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee
555 E Cheves St Box 8700, Florence, SC 29506
3 hr 58 min
typical ER visit
Anmed Health
800 N Fant St, Anderson, SC 29621
4 hr 6 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.