Is the Emory University Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 1% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

5h 16mmedian time
in this ER

Emory University Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Atlanta, GA

Faster than 1% of US ERs · #4,049 of 4,081

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2h 48m slower than the US median

This ERGA 2h 42mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen2%

ER visits a year47,926

1364 Clifton Road, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30322

(404) 686-8500

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia spend a median of 5 hours 16 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours 48 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Georgia median of 2 hours 42 minutes. 2% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Atlanta

Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · 2.7 miFaster than 11% of US ERs3h 42min the ER Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · 3.4 miFaster than 2% of US ERs4h 49min the ER Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · 3.5 miFaster than 4% of US ERs4h 14min the ER Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · 4.7 miFaster than 0% of US ERs5h 57min the ER Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · 6.8 miFaster than 9% of US ERs3h 48min the ER Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · 7.0 miFaster than 3% of US ERs4h 23min the ER Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia, GA · 13 miFaster than 16% of US ERs3h 25min the ER Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · 15 miFaster than 3% of US ERs4h 22min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Emory University Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 5 hours 16 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.

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