5h 17mmedian time
in this ER
Duke University Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Durham,
NCFaster than 1% of US ERs · #4,051 of 4,081
2h 49m slower than the US median
This ERNC 3h 07mUS 2h 28m
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina spend a median of 5 hours 17 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours 49 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the North Carolina median of 3 hours 7 minutes. 5% of patients left before being seen.
ERs near Durham
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · 5.6 miFaster than 3% of US ERs4h 28min the ERDuke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · 8.6 miFaster than 4% of US ERs4h 15min the ERRex HospitalRaleigh, NC · 20 miFaster than 18% of US ERs3h 22min the ERWakemed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · 23 miFaster than 21% of US ERs3h 16min the ERPerson Memorial HospitalRoxboro, NC · 26 miFaster than 23% of US ERs3h 12min the ERAlamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · 30 miFaster than 9% of US ERs3h 48min the ERGranville Health SystemsOxford, NC · 30 miFaster than 23% of US ERs3h 11min the ERWakemed, Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC · 31 miFaster than 17% of US ERs3h 24min the ER
Questions
How long is the wait at the Duke University Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 5 hours 17 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 1% 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.
