ER Wait Times in Cuyahoga County Hospitals
Average wait times at hospital in Cuyahoga 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 Experience | City |  Total Wait Times | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beachwood | 2h 6m | ||
| Cleveland | 2h 30m | ||
| Cleveland | 2h 54m | ||
| Cleveland | 2h 59m | ||
| Middleburg Heights | 3h 12m | ||
| Garfield Heights | 3h 22m | ||
| Westlake | 3h 40m | ||
| Cleveland | 3h 51m | ||
| Beachwood | 4h 0m | ||
| Cleveland | 4h 25m | ||
| Cleveland | 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 139 minute wait difference between the fastest ER in Cuyahoga and the slowest.
Stories
Jul 16, 2026, 9:03 PM
Uh Cleveland Medical Center: "In ER waiting 10 hours. Ridiculous" - Cf
May 01, 2026, 1:16 PM
Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center: "Er is closed" - Karen
Apr 21, 2026, 2:26 PM
: "My husband possibly has a bowl blockage in here sinc11:00 AM. It is now 2:25 PM! Considering leaving & going to an emergency that actually take care of patients! " - Mary
Oct 01, 2025, 11:04 PM
: "My daughter has severe pain caused by endometriosis. The dr wouldn't see her an told her to go to ER. She arrived at 3 pm on Wed. Ultrasound, blood work/, urine tests were all done in tbe first hour. Ee sat in the waiting room until 945. In a room finally, got pain meds an discharged by 1130 pm. There were ambulances coming constantly. We just had to wait it out. Sucks that medical dra can't or won't prescribe pain meds, even a couple doses so people end up in er." - Tresea
Sep 04, 2025, 2:32 AM
Mercy Medical Center: "Been waiting over 6 hours " - Blaise
