Is the Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital ER faster than average?

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

4h 14mmedian time
in this ER

Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Muncie, IN

Faster than 4% of US ERs · #3,897 of 4,081

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1h 46m slower than the US median

This ERIN 2h 20mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen5%

ER visits a year60,103

2401 University Ave, Muncie, IN 47303

(765) 747-3111

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana spend a median of 4 hours 14 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 46 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Indiana median of 2 hours 20 minutes. 5% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 14 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 4% 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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