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ER Wait Time in Washington Hospitals

These are the average wait times Washington hospital ER's from fastest to slowest. Actual wait times will depend on many factors.

Hospital - Share Your ExperienceCity
Total Wait Times
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington 3h 4m
George Washington Univ Hospital
Washington 3h 31m
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington 3h 50m
Washington Hospital Center
Washington 4h 16m
Howard University Hospital
Washington 4h 23m
Providence Hospital
Washington 5h 8m
United Medical Center
Washington 5h 44m
Children's Hospital Nmc
Washington 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 160 minute wait difference between the fastest Washington emergency room and the slowest.

Stories



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

Feb 17, 2024, 1:09 AM
: "I currently have been waiting SEVEN hours at Advocate Christ Hospital " - April

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