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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 Washington

75 emergency rooms, fastest first. Typical visit in Washington: 2 hr 47 min (national: 2 hr 28 min).

Cities

Fastest 5 in Washington

  1. Garfield County Public Hospital District #1, Pomeroy: 1 hr 22 min
  2. Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, Odessa: 1 hr 35 min
  3. Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center, Friday Harbor: 1 hr 41 min
  4. Klickitat Valley Hospital, Goldendale: 1 hr 44 min
  5. Dayton General Hospital, Dayton: 1 hr 45 min

Slowest 5 in Washington

  1. Harborview Medical Center, Seattle: 4 hr 59 min
  2. Peacehealth Southwest Medical Cente, Vancouver: 4 hr 35 min
  3. University of Washington Medical Ctr, Seattle: 4 hr 26 min
  4. Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, Vancouver: 4 hr 20 min
  5. Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles: 4 hr 11 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.

Garfield County Public Hospital District #1
66 North Sixth Street, Pomeroy, WA 99347
Faster than the WA typicalDirections · Call
1 hr 22 min
typical ER visit
Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center
502 E Amende Drive, Odessa, WA 99159
Faster than the WA typicalDirections · Call
1 hr 35 min
typical ER visit
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center
1117 Spring Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 41 min
typical ER visit
Klickitat Valley Hospital
310 South Roosevelt, Goldendale, WA 98620
Faster than the WA typicalDirections · Call
1 hr 44 min
typical ER visit
Dayton General Hospital
1012 South 3Rd Street, Dayton, WA 99328
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 45 min
typical ER visit
Arbor Health Morton Hospital
521 Adams Street, Morton, WA 98356
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 50 min
typical ER visit
Coulee Medical Center
411 Fortuyn Road, Grand Coulee, WA 99133
Faster than the WA typicalDirections · Call
1 hr 52 min
typical ER visit
Prosser Memorial Hospital
723 Memorial Street, Prosser, WA 99350
Faster than the WA typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 52 min
typical ER visit
Lake Chelan Community Hospital
110 S Apple Blossom Dr, Chelan, WA 98816
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 54 min
typical ER visit
Pullman Regional Hospital
835 S Bishop Blvd, Pullman, WA 99163
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Lourdes Medical Center
520 N Fourth Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301
Faster than the WA typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
1 hr 57 min
typical ER visit
Providence St Joseph Hospital
500 East Webster, Chewelah, WA 99109
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr
typical ER visit
Ocean Beach Hospital
174 First Avenue North, Ilwaco, WA 98624
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 1 min
typical ER visit
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
9801 Frontier Ave Se, Snoqualmie, WA 98065
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 1 min
typical ER visit
Astria Sunnyside Hospital
1016 Tacoma Avenue, Sunnyside, WA 98944
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 2 min
typical ER visit
Kittitas Valley Community Hospital
603 South Chestnut, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 2 min
typical ER visit
North Valley Hospital
203 South Western, Tonasket, WA 98855
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Willapa Harbor Hospital
800 Alder Street, South Bend, WA 98586
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
Columbia Basin Hospital
200 Nat Washington Way, Ephrata, WA 98823
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 12 min
typical ER visit
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
401 15Th Avenue Se, Puyallup, WA 98372
Faster than the WA typicalVery high volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 13 min
typical ER visit
Providence St Mary Medical Center
401 W Poplar St, Walla Walla, WA 99362
Faster than the WA typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 14 min
typical ER visit
Samaritan Hospital
801 East Wheeler Road, Moses Lake, WA 98837
Faster than the WA typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 15 min
typical ER visit
Forks Community Hospital
530 Bogachiel Way, Forks, WA 98331
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
Jefferson Healthcare
834 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Faster than the WA typicalLow volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 19 min
typical ER visit
Capital Medical Center
3900 Capital Mall Dr Sw, Olympia, WA 98502
Faster than the WA typicalHigh volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Swedish Issaquah
751 Ne Blakely Dr, Issaquah, WA 98029
Faster than the WA typicalMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 21 min
typical ER visit
Peacehealth United General Medical Center
2000 Hospital Drive, Sedro Woolley, WA 98284
Low volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 22 min
typical ER visit
Confluence Health Hospital
1201 S Miller Street, Wenatchee, WA 98807
High volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 23 min
typical ER visit
Tri-State Memorial Hospital
1221 Highland Avenue, Clarkston, WA 99403
Low volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 23 min
typical ER visit
Swedish Medical Center
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Very high volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
Astria Toppenish Hospital
502 W Fourth Ave, Toppenish, WA 98948
Low volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 30 min
typical ER visit
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
982 East Columbia, Colville, WA 99114
Low volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 30 min
typical ER visit
Whitman Hospital and Medical Center
1200 West Fairview, Colfax, WA 99111
Low volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Summit Pacific Medical Center
600 East Main Street, Elma, WA 98541
Low volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 38 min
typical ER visit
St Clare Hospital
11315 Bridgeport Way S W, Lakewood, WA 98499
Medium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 41 min
typical ER visit
Yakima Valley Memorial
2811 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902
5% left before being seenHigh volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 41 min
typical ER visit
Evergreenhealth Monroe
14701 179Th Ave Se, Monroe, WA 98272
Medium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 46 min
typical ER visit
Trios Health
3780 Plaza Way, Kennewick, WA 99338
5% left before being seenMedium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 47 min
typical ER visit
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
888 Swift Blvd, Richland, WA 99352
6% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 47 min
typical ER visit
Cascade Valley Hospital
330 S Stillaguamish Ave, Arlington, WA 98223
Medium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 51 min
typical ER visit
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics
1035-116Th Ave Ne, Bellevue, WA 98004
High volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 56 min
typical ER visit
Multicare Covington Medical Center
17700 Se 272Nd St, Covington, WA 98042
Medium volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 57 min
typical ER visit
Madigan Amc (Ft Lewis)
9040A Jackson Ave, Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord, WA 98431
High volume · Directions · Call
2 hr 59 min
typical ER visit
Deaconess Medical Center
W 800 Fifth Avenue, Spokane, WA 99210
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr
typical ER visit
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill
500 17Th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 6 min
typical ER visit
Swedish Edmonds Hospital
21601 76Th Avenue West, Edmonds, WA 98026
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 7 min
typical ER visit
Skagit Valley Hospital
1415 Kincaid Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98274
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 8 min
typical ER visit
Multicare Valley Hospital
12606 East Mission Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA 99216
4% left before being seenHigh volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 10 min
typical ER visit
St Elizabeth Hospital
1450 Battersby Avenue, Enumclaw, WA 98022
Low volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 13 min
typical ER visit
Providence Centralia Hospital
914 S Scheuber Road, Centralia, WA 98531
5% left before being seenMedium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
Evergreenhealth Medical Center
12040 Ne 128Th Street, Kirkland, WA 98034
4% left before being seenHigh volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 16 min
typical ER visit
Valley Medical Center
400 S 43Rd St, Renton, WA 98055
5% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 19 min
typical ER visit
St Anthony Hospital
11567 Canterwood Boulevard Nw, Gig Harbor, WA 98332
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics
901 Mt View Drive, Shelton, WA 98584
6% left before being seenLow volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
St Francis Community Hospital
34515 9Th Avenue South, Federal Way, WA 98003
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 22 min
typical ER visit
Mid Valley Hospital & Clinic
810 Jasmine Street, Omak, WA 98841
3 hr 22 min
typical ER visit
Island Hospital
1211 24Th Street, Anacortes, WA 98221
Low volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 24 min
typical ER visit
St Michael Medical Center
1800 Nw Myhre Rd, Silverdale, WA 98383
4% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 25 min
typical ER visit
Virginia Mason Medical Center
925 Seneca St, Seattle, WA 98101
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Providence Holy Family Hospital
5633 North Lidgerwood, Spokane, WA 99208
9% left before being seenHigh volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital
315 S Mlk Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 28 min
typical ER visit
Peacehealth St Joseph Medical Center
2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225
Very high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 30 min
typical ER visit
St Joseph Medical Center
1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 31 min
typical ER visit
Providence St Peter Hospital
413 Lilly Road Ne, Olympia, WA 98506
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 32 min
typical ER visit
Peacehealth St John Medical Center
1615 Delaware Street, Longview, WA 98632
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 34 min
typical ER visit
Grays Harbor Community Hospital
915 Anderson Drive, Aberdeen, WA 98520
Medium volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.
101 West 8Th Avenue, Spokane, WA 99220
6% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 36 min
typical ER visit
Multicare Auburn Medical Center
202 North Division Street Plaza One, Auburn, WA 98001
High volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 37 min
typical ER visit
Highline Medical Center
16251 Sylvester Road Sw, Burien, WA 98166
4% left before being seenHigh volume · Directions · Call
3 hr 55 min
typical ER visit
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
1321 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
Very high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 6 min
typical ER visit
Olympic Medical Center
939 Caroline St, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Medium volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 11 min
typical ER visit
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
2211 Ne 139Th Street, Vancouver, WA 98686
Very high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 20 min
typical ER visit
University of Washington Medical Ctr
1959 Ne Pacific St Box 356151, Seattle, WA 98195
4% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 26 min
typical ER visit
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Cente
400 Ne Mother Joseph Place, Vancouver, WA 98664
Very high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 35 min
typical ER visit
Harborview Medical Center
325 9Th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
7% left before being seenVery high volume · Directions · Call
4 hr 59 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

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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