Is the Cambridge Health Alliance ER faster than average?

It is faster than 47% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 33mmedian time
in this ER

Cambridge Health Alliance ER wait time

Emergency room · Cambridge, MA

Faster than 47% of US ERs · #2,161 of 4,081

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5m slower than the US median

This ERMA 3h 34mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen2%

ER visits a year97,432

1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 665-1000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Massachusetts spend a median of 2 hours 33 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 5 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Massachusetts median of 3 hours 34 minutes. 2% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Cambridge

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · 1.0 miFaster than 0% of US ERs5h 36min the ER Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA · 1.6 miFaster than 1% of US ERs5h 00min the ER Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -Boston, MA · 1.8 miFaster than 32% of US ERs2h 54min the ER Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · 2.0 miFaster than 2% of US ERs4h 48min the ER Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · 2.1 miFaster than 16% of US ERs3h 25min the ER Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · 2.3 miFaster than 15% of US ERs3h 28min the ER Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · 2.4 miFaster than 9% of US ERs3h 47min the ER Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · 2.8 miFaster than 51% of US ERs2h 26min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Cambridge Health Alliance ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 33 minutes in the ER, from arrival to departure (CMS, Oct 2024 to Sep 2025). Half of patients spend longer.

Is that a long wait?

It's longer than the US median of 2 hours 28 minutes. It's faster than 47% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number.

Where does this data come from?

From CMS Care Compare, measure OP-18b. How this works.

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