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ER Wait Time in Houston Hospitals

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

Hospital - Share Your ExperienceCity
Total Wait Times
Womans Hospital Of Texas,The
Houston 0h 57m
University General Hospital
Houston 2h 9m
St Anthony's Hospital
Houston 2h 10m
Methodist Hospital,The
Houston 2h 48m
St Lukes Episcopal Hospital
Houston 2h 56m
West Houston Medical Center
Houston 3h 5m
Methodist West Houston Hospital
Houston 3h 10m
Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center
Houston 3h 16m
Houston Northwest Medical Center
Houston 3h 18m
St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage
Houston 3h 20m
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
Houston 3h 20m
Park Plaza Hospital
Houston 3h 27m
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Houston 3h 28m
Memorial Hermann Hospital System
Houston 3h 44m
St Joseph Medical Center
Houston 3h 46m
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
Houston 3h 49m
Doctors Hospital Tidwell
Houston 4h 42m
Harris Health System
Houston 8h 8m
N/A
Riverside General Hospital
Houston N/A
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital
Houston N/A
Houston Hospital For Specialized Surgery
Houston N/A
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Houston N/A
Westbury Community Hospital
Houston 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 431 minute wait difference between the fastest Houston emergency room and the slowest.

Stories



Jun 06, 2023, 7:03 PM
: "I arrived at 9am and by 5pm I was still waiting to be seen with no explanation of why the wait time was so long . Then I left only to see 10 ambulances in the driveway. I felt like someone from the emergency department should have given the patients reason why it’s taking so long. Lack of communication and professional behavior. " - Sharon

May 24, 2023, 2:46 AM
: "My son was brought into South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest IL just before 9pm by ambulance as he was hit by a car and it is nearly 1AM and all they have done is an X-ray upon arrival and vitals with him sitting in a wheel chair in the waiting room bleeding. My patience is almost gone!!!" - Nicole

May 24, 2023, 1:46 AM
: "My son was brought into South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest IL just before 9pm by ambulance as he was hit by a car and it is nearly 1AM and all they have done is an X-ray upon arrival and vitals with him sitting in a wheel chair in the waiting room bleeding. My patience is almost gone!!!" - Nicole

May 22, 2023, 7:44 PM
: "NAVICENT MACON GA - 90 yr old still waiting after 6.5 hours !!! This is insane to treat my father like this!!! " - Charles

May 17, 2023, 4:44 PM
: "over 18 hours john hopkins" - Kate

May 15, 2023, 7:49 PM
: "I was in yesterday with acute abdominal pain. Waited in lobby 4 1:2 hours followed by blood work and stomach CT scan. I was admitted and got settled in at midnight. Excellent doctor and nursing care." - Cher

May 15, 2023, 3:36 PM
: "I was in yesterday with acute abdominal pain. Waited in lobby 4 1:2 hours followed by blood work and stomach CT scan. I was admitted and got settled in at midnight. Excellent doctor and nursing care." - Cher

May 14, 2023, 11:52 PM
: "Wilmington hospital waiting time is worse we have been waiting here over 4 and half and still waiting and there’s 4 patients ahead of us. I mean it’s the ER and wait time is that long so wonder if someone is dealing with something serious not life threatening but waiting this long it’s pathetic and not just that money you pay for ER services is crazy." - Hamza

May 01, 2023, 11:21 PM
: "Got to the ER at ANMC took about 20 minutes to get my wife checked in. During her check in the nurse stressed us that the bleed is a significantly more serious matter than my wife has led on. So with anxiety enhanced, a room full of people waiting, they put an indigent man in a wheel chair who smells so strongly of urine not one person has their face uncovered. Since we’ve been waiting without complaint for 2.5 hours I approached one of the nurses in the check in station to ask “ not to rush you, I’m w just wondering if you knew a ballpark time as to how much longer it would be until she gets taken back” before I could finish she rudely cut me off letting me kno in the shortest manner possible that no she’s busy and they’re understaffed. She was a blatant bitch tbh. I understand being understaffed or overworked, I’ve seen it. I just haven’t seen it here. In the past twenty-five minutes she’s moved from her chair twice, checked in one patient and may as well be asleep. No she’s not on the computer, charting, trying to move the line of people, I don’t know how to do her job, however I do know it can’t be getting done right if at all at this point. She’s been on shift for 45 minutes.none of it’s a big deal but when you put it together with a shit attitude I can’t imagine why you’d even feel comfortable having a career in which you spend your time helping people that NEED help not spoke down to. Then again it IS ANMC, we’ve yet to have a nice experience here" - Ray

May 01, 2023, 5:42 PM
: "I was sent to Regional Er by my Dr for possible appendicitis. I've been waiting in severe pain for 2 hours. Still no one has seen me yet. Big mistake combining the er services." - MEGAN

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