Is the CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs ER faster than average?

It is faster than 35% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 51mmedian time
in this ER

CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs ER wait time

Emergency room · Council Bluffs, IA

Faster than 35% of US ERs · #2,659 of 4,081

Directions Call IA ranking

23m slower than the US median

This ERIA 2h 00mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen2%

ER visits a year23,777

800 Mercy Drive, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

(712) 328-5000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs in Council Bluffs, Iowa spend a median of 2 hours 51 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 23 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Iowa median of 2 hours. 2% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Council Bluffs

Methodist Jennie EdmundsonCouncil Bluffs, IA · 0.3 miFaster than 48% of US ERs2h 30min the ER The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · 8.5 miFaster than 4% of US ERs4h 16min the ER Bellevue Medical CenterBellevue, NE · 12 miFaster than 53% of US ERs2h 24min the ER CHI Health Bergan MercyOmaha, NE · 14 miFaster than 44% of US ERs2h 36min the ER The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha, NE · 14 miFaster than 44% of US ERs2h 36min the ER CHI Health MidlandsPapillion, NE · 16 miFaster than 59% of US ERs2h 17min the ER CHI Health ImmanuelOmaha, NE · 17 miFaster than 66% of US ERs2h 08min the ER Nebraska Orthopaedic HospitalOmaha, NE · 18 miFaster than 88% of US ERs1h 43min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 51 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 35% 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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