Is the Essentia Health ER faster than average?

It is faster than 84% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

1h 48mmedian time
in this ER

Essentia Health ER wait time

Emergency room · Fargo, ND

Faster than 84% of US ERs · #630 of 4,081

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40m faster than the US median

This ERND 1h 45mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year34,655

3000 32Nd Ave South, Fargo, ND 58104

(701) 364-8000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Essentia Health in Fargo, North Dakota spend a median of 1 hour 48 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 40 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the North Dakota median of 1 hour 45 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Fargo

Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND · 7.3 miFaster than 29% of US ERs3h 01min the ER St Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge, MN · 38 miFaster than 82% of US ERs1h 50min the ER Essentia Health AdaAda, MN · 42 miFaster than 90% of US ERs1h 39min the ER Sanford HillsboroHillsboro, ND · 42 miFaster than 99% of US ERs1h 12min the ER Lisbon Area Health ServicesLisbon, ND · 47 miFaster than 82% of US ERs1h 50min the ER Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · 48 miFaster than 56% of US ERs2h 20min the ER Sanford MayvilleMayville, ND · 53 miFaster than 90% of US ERs1h 39min the ER CHI Mercy HealthValley City, ND · 56 miFaster than 90% of US ERs1h 40min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Essentia Health ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 1 hour 48 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 84% 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.

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