Is the Central Carolina Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 34% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 52mmedian time
in this ER

Central Carolina Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Sanford, NC

Faster than 34% of US ERs · #2,676 of 4,081

Directions Call NC ranking

24m slower than the US median

This ERNC 3h 07mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen3%

ER visits a year27,612

1135 Carthage St, Sanford, NC 27330

(919) 774-2100

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, North Carolina spend a median of 2 hours 52 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 24 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the North Carolina median of 3 hours 7 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Sanford

Chatham Hospital IncSiler City, NC · 20 miFaster than 11% of US ERs3h 42min the ER Wakemed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · 27 miFaster than 21% of US ERs3h 16min the ER Firsthealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · 27 miFaster than 19% of US ERs3h 21min the ER Womack Amc (Ft Bragg)Fort Bragg, NC · 28 miFaster than 38% of US ERs2h 46min the ER UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · 32 miFaster than 3% of US ERs4h 28min the ER Cape Fear Valley Hoke HospitalRaeford, NC · 33 miFaster than 16% of US ERs3h 25min the ER Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · 33 miFaster than 18% of US ERs3h 22min the ER Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · 35 miFaster than 12% of US ERs3h 36min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Central Carolina Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 52 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 34% 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.

Not medical advice. If you're having a medical emergency, call 911.

Made by Eurekafor independent doctors

Start a practice

Under 2h2 to 4h4h+Median time in the ER, walk-in to walk-out