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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



Apr 12, 2024, 9:38 PM
: "My mother has been in the ER lobby of Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa Ok, for 5 hours. She has stage four metastatic bone cancer. I brought her here to hopefully get her pain under control, or at least a little relief. She’s in extreme pain, but she hasn’t seen a doctor yet. " - Vanessa

Apr 09, 2024, 12:10 PM
: "Stay away from Melbourne regional hospital. Went in there with a dog bite injury. I had the series of rabies vaccine since I was starting vet school. The doctor stated you need to do these shots per CDC. I refused themsince I had just recently had them. He said are you refusing treatment. I said I’m refusing the shots. They refused to clean the wounds that were still bleeding. He refused to do stitches and they refuse to dress(cover) the wounds. The nurse stated if you refuse the shots we cannot do anything for you. The doctor came out and stated you will die with out the shots. I said you go look again at CDC. Well the next morning the health department calls me. Dr sent them Faldo information. I told her what happen and she stated that I didn’t need them but even if I refused the shot they still should have attended to the wounds" - Monique

Apr 03, 2024, 9:26 PM
: "Umass Memorial Health worcester 4.5 hours and still waiting. As a cardiac patient with symptoms!" - John

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

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