Wait times are estimated from when the non-urgent patients are registered to when they enter the department. Urgent patients will be seen according to priority.Įstimated wait times are updated every 15 minutes but they are approximate and can change very quickly. If you have been waiting a long time and feel that your condition is getting worse, please ask a member of our team for help.Unlike a walk in clinic, you are not seen in order of arrival, but based on the urgency of your need. Due to these rapidly changing demands, your own wait time may be more or less than the time displayed on this website. As shared above, patients in the ER waiting room are evaluated by a triage nurse after registration and then seen according to how dangerous their condition is - not on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The ER is an unpredictable environment that changes from minute to minute, and our team is working hard to ensure you receive the quality care you need. We understand that a long wait for care in the ER can be very stressful. The national average wait time, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is 1 hour.
Patients are triaged at arrival and are then seen by a qualified medical professional in the priority order based on their presenting complaint and reason for visit. A qualified medical professional is defined as a Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), Physician Assistant (PA) or Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP). Each time used to calculate the average is defined as the time of patient registration at the ER until the time a patient is greeted by a qualified medical professional.
The ER wait time as shown is calculated using a 4 hour rolling average which is updated every 15 minutes. If you are having a medical emergency, call 9-1-1. ER wait times, as displayed on this website, are an average and are provided for informational purposes only.
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