ER Wait Times in Merrimack County Hospitals
Average wait times at hospital in Merrimack 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | 2h 59m | ||
| Franklin | 3h 15m | ||
| New London | 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 16 minute wait difference between the fastest ER in Merrimack and the slowest.
Stories
Nov 26, 2023, 1:06 PM
: "Came into the hell on earth 4 hrs ago. Came in at 10am and it is now 2pm. There have been only 8 patients sitting here waiting the entire time" - Darren
Nov 09, 2023, 8:37 PM
: "Hinsdale Hospital - November 9, 2023. Wife arrives at 3 pm called from wait room at 7:10 pm. At 6:30 pm, they inform her they have a few critical cases and cannot estimate how much longer. People have left that arrived during this time. I (her husband) came back at 7 pm and witnessed three ambulances (private service) arrive at the same time.
Busiest we’ve ever seen inside Hinsdale ER.
Learned Elmhurst publishes their wait time. Was 31 minutes at 6:30 and dropped to 25 minutes at 7:15 pm.
Never again at Hinsdale Hospital unless I dont have a choice because of the ambulance driver!" - Alan
Oct 21, 2023, 10:55 AM
: "Waited at the Vanderbilt ER after being laced with Cocaine and was never seen. I was freaking out because obviously I’ve never done Coke and the side effects were scary and unexpected. I was genuinely panicking in the waiting room and almost passed out from hyperventilating. I ended up waiting so long that I made it through the whole high, eventually calmed down on my own, and drove myself home. Apparently a coke high doesn’t last that long (thank God) but is really scary and intense…especially when you aren’t expecting it. Emotionally scarred forever." - DW
Oct 16, 2023, 9:31 AM
: "I waited 11 hours with chest pain. I went to Shands ER with chest pain and shortness of breath. I waited from 1300 Hrs Thursday Oct 12, until about 0100 Hrs Friday Oct 13 before I saw a Doctor. They drew blood and performed a chest x-ray in-between. They told me nothing, and shamed me when I complained. " - Shannon
Oct 13, 2023, 2:11 AM
: "Arrived at Bayview at 20:30. Several things have been done: blood pressure, etc., blood samples taken but not analyzed in time for valid results. Still waiting in a hallway at 02:11…." - David
Oct 06, 2023, 10:43 PM
: "My wife and I have sat here for 12 hrs now with no word of what’s going on. She had hr test done 11 hrs ago. This is a complete shit show. I remember when this was the best hospital to come to, not anymore. Now the nurses are rude and there appears to be an overall attitude amongst the staff." - Anton
Oct 06, 2023, 10:25 PM
: "My wife and I have sat here for 12 hrs now with no word of what’s going on. She had hr test done 11 hrs ago. This is a complete shit show. I remember when this was the best hospital to come to, not anymore. Now the nurses are rude and there appears to be an overall attitude amongst the staff." - Anton
Oct 06, 2023, 4:02 AM
: "We came to uchealth Highlands Ranch. We got here at 10 pm. We were taken to a room and I was given mild medicine to help with my back pain. It is 2 am picked up my script at the hospital pharmacy and are on our way home before 2 am.
Uchealth Highlands Ranch is awesome" - Scott
Oct 02, 2023, 11:59 PM
: "Wife diagnosed with heart failure a few weeks ago. Developed bad cough. Primary doctor said it was an upper respiratory infection. Put on meds. Didn't help. Went to patient 1st 4 days later. Xray revealed pneumonia. Sent to hospital (ucmc) sitting there almost 7hrs currently. Haven't seen a doctor yet. I requested a breathing treatment from the nurse / tech. He got it and she is feeling a bit better. When is enough? This is TOTALLY RIDICULOUS " - Pat
Sep 29, 2023, 5:44 PM
: "On August 8, 2023, I took my partner to Georgetown Hospital. She was there for 10 hours. 18 days later she died." - Marc
