Is the Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 66% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 08mmedian time
in this ER

Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Sault Ste Marie, MI

Faster than 66% of US ERs · #1,340 of 4,081

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20m faster than the US median

This ERMI 2h 38mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen3%

ER visits a year16,652

500 Osborn Blvd, Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783

(906) 635-4460

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan spend a median of 2 hours 8 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 20 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Michigan median of 2 hours 38 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 8 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 shorter than the US median of 2 hours 28 minutes. It's faster than 66% 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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