ER Wait Times in Rowan County Hospitals
Average wait times at hospital in Rowan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead | 2h 34m |
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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 0 minute wait difference between the fastest ER in Rowan and the slowest.
Stories
Aug 14, 2022, 9:31 PM
: "80% of the ER patients in SD are undocumented and no insurance....I must have been the only person to whip out a Insurance Card and CC.. Soon it will be 3 and 4 day waiting list... People will die waiting..." - Jon
Aug 12, 2022, 2:04 AM
: "So Margaret waited for over ten hours four days in a row? You can't make this stuff up!! " - MIKE
Aug 07, 2022, 7:38 PM
: "I went to the Asheville ER for a visit on Aug4th. We waited for 3 hours and left there were still 19 people in front of me. The staff were so rude. I understand there short handed but when you have hospital staff that have time to make fun of people and have time to sit and cut up with each other you have time to do your job. The new company that took over our hospital system sucks and so do there new employees " - Kimberly
Aug 05, 2022, 4:44 PM
: "Waited 10.5 hours at mercy south before leaving in my own regard " - Theresa
Aug 05, 2022, 10:37 AM
: "I spent 5 1/2 hours in Kenmore Mercy last Sept. I spent the last 2 1/2 hours crying I was in so much pain. People waiting to be checked out for COVID ended up walking out after 3+ hours. " - Deeanna
Aug 03, 2022, 5:00 PM
: "I have been at parkwest for 7 hours others have been here 18 plus hours. No hope in sight " - Shulynn
Jul 31, 2022, 11:57 PM
: "Still waiting with chest pains (heart). It’s been over TEN HOURS so far. " - James
Jul 31, 2022, 9:49 AM
: "I have been waiting as a cardiac patient for over 8 hours to be seen after triage at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. Absolutely ridiculous. " - Margaret
Jul 30, 2022, 5:53 PM
: "I have been waiting as a cardiac patient for over 8 hours to be seen after triage at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. Absolutely ridiculous. " - Margaret
Jul 29, 2022, 10:53 PM
: "I have been waiting as a cardiac patient for over 8 hours to be seen after triage at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. Absolutely ridiculous. " - Margaret
