ER Wait Times in Milwaukee County Hospitals

Average wait times at hospital in Milwaukee 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.

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Total Wait Times
Ascension St Francis Hospital
Milwaukee 2h 5m
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital
Milwaukee 2h 22m
Ascension Columbia St Mary's Hospital Milwaukee
Milwaukee 2h 55m
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center
Milwaukee 3h 2m
West Allis Memorial Hospital
West Allis 3h 34m
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Milwaukee 4h 19m
Milwaukee Va Medical Center
Milwaukee N/A
Childrens Hospital Of Wisconsin
Milwaukee N/A
Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division
Milwaukee N/A
Granite Hills Hospital
Milwaukee 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 134 minute wait difference between the fastest ER in Milwaukee and the slowest.


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Mar 14, 2026, 6:12 AM
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital: "MAYO HOSPITAL EAU CLAIRE IS ABSOLUTLY TERRIBLE HOSPITAL!!! AFTER THEY THREW ALL THERE PATIENTS IN THE REARS OF NEW PATIENTS THAT HOSPITAL HAS GONE IN REVERSE!!! I CANNOT GET A REGULAR 1 YEAR CHECK UP WITH MY DOCTOR AT ALL SO NOW I AM GOING WITHOUT PILLS AND MAN THIS HOSPITAL IS A FUCKING JOKE I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A HERNIA OPERATION FOR OVER A YEAR WHAT THE FUCK WHAT A FUCKEN JOKE!!! THAT HOSPITAL IS FULL OF REPUBLICANS THAT CARE NOTHING FOR PEOPLE!! FUCKING MONEY PIT IS ALL MAYO IS!!" - Jerry

Sep 06, 2023, 5:01 PM
Waukesha Memorial Hospital: "Dude I have been waiting for 5hours when there are lots of people sitting in the waiting room..I understand that people need help but so do I right now" - Richard

Nov 07, 2022, 8:38 PM
Aspirus Wausau Hospital: "We have been waiting since 430pm 3 hours still no word on when we might see a doctor very depressing " -

Nov 07, 2022, 8:37 PM
Aspirus Wausau Hospital: "We have been waiting since 430pm 3 hours still no word on when we might see a doctor very depressing " -

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