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ER Wait Times in Cook County Hospitals

Average wait times at hospital in Cook County show the time patients can expect to spend. Actual wait times will depend on many factors, such as severity of the injury, time of day, and staffing. Patients are quickly evaluated as part of a triage process, so the most severe cases can be treated first. Depending on the hospital, this initial wait can run from a few minutes to over an hour. The times below also include wait times for initial treatment, since there can be many delays after the triage process. Choose an ER with a shorter wait time to get seen more quickly.

Hospital - Share Your ExperienceCity
Total Wait Times
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago
Chicago 1h 43m
West Suburban Medical Center
Oak Park 2h 2m
Presence Our Lady Of The Resurrection Med Ctr
Chicago 2h 5m
Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center
Chicago 2h 6m
Skokie Hospital
Skokie 2h 8m
Thorek Memorial Hospital
Chicago 2h 10m
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital
Chicago 2h 12m
Alexian Brothers Medical Center
Elk Grove Village 2h 14m
Presence Saint Francis Hospital
Evanston 2h 15m
Metrosouth Medical Center
Blue Island 2h 17m
Presence Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago 2h 20m
Sacred Heart Hospital
Chicago 2h 26m
Evanston Hospital
Evanston 2h 31m
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Melrose Park 2h 39m
Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital
La Grange 2h 41m
Norwegian-American Hospital
Chicago 2h 54m
Methodist Hospital Of Chicago
Chicago 2h 55m
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge 2h 57m
Westlake Community Hospital
Melrose Park 2h 57m
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Chicago 2h 58m
Saint Anthony Hospital
Chicago 3h 0m
Franciscan St James Health
Olympia Fields 3h 9m
Macneal Hospital
Berwyn 3h 9m
Northwest Community Hospital
Arlington Heights 3h 10m
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago 3h 14m
Palos Community Hospital
Palos Heights 3h 21m
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey 3h 22m
Little Company Of Mary Hospital
Evergreen Park 3h 23m
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood 3h 25m
Holy Cross Hospital
Chicago 3h 29m
St Alexius Medical Center
Hoffman Estates 3h 32m
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago 3h 36m
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center
Oak Lawn 3h 36m
Loretto Hospital
Chicago 3h 39m
Advocate Trinity Hospital
Chicago 3h 42m
Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Hazel Crest 3h 43m
South Shore Hospital
Chicago 3h 56m
Mercy Hospital And Medical Center
Chicago 4h 2m
Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center
Chicago 4h 20m
University Of Illinois Hospital
Chicago 4h 36m
The University Of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago 5h 15m
Roseland Community Hospital
Chicago 5h 52m
St Bernard Hospital
Chicago 5h 57m
John H Stroger Jr Hospital
Chicago 6h 0m
Provident Hospital Of Chicago
Chicago 6h 52m
Jackson Park Hospital
Chicago N/A

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These are the average time from entering the ER to being admitted to the hospital by a doctor. In a busy ER, patients will be seen by a triage nurse first. Then the wait time will vary by severity, and how busy the ER is at the time of day. Patients with less serious problems could have substantially longer waits.

There is a 309 minute wait difference between the fastest ER in Cook and the slowest.


Stories



Mar 22, 2024, 3:31 AM
: "CMH Ventura- 4 Hours and counting!! Pathetic." - Jeanne

Mar 17, 2024, 11:13 PM
: "At ate a health bad wait" - Ty

Mar 15, 2024, 2:43 AM
: "Been waiting at WHC for 4.5 hours. No end in sight" - Tracy

Mar 06, 2024, 5:56 PM
: "It is a joke. My SO waited 15 hours before he left. Now new day and by DR orders is back again for 102.6 fever and 130 + heartrate" - Tami

Feb 28, 2024, 6:58 PM
: "Currently been at North Bay waiting for 4 hours.... and counting. " - Jim

Feb 27, 2024, 8:23 PM
: "Been at jackson general for 4 hours now, I’m hungry and sleepy" - Heaven

Feb 27, 2024, 3:59 PM
: "Currently waiting 4 hours now at Kaiser Kearney Mesa. Full waiting room at 1pm." - Marina

Feb 26, 2024, 1:42 PM
: "We waited 8 hours last night at MO Bap" - DL

Feb 24, 2024, 12:12 PM
: "Test 5h" - Tes

Feb 24, 2024, 12:08 PM
: "I waited 2.5 hours at Milford Regional to find out someone ahead of me had been waiting an additional 2.5 hours. I went home. 2.5 hous later I got a call from the ER that they were looking for me. So 5h would have been the wait. " - Dan

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