Is the Lakes Regional Healthcare ER faster than average?

It is faster than 69% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 05mmedian time
in this ER

Lakes Regional Healthcare ER wait time

Emergency room · Spirit Lake, IA

Faster than 69% of US ERs · #1,236 of 4,081

Directions Call IA ranking

23m faster than the US median

This ERIA 2h 00mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year8,445

2301 Highway 71, Spirit Lake, IA 51360

(712) 336-1230

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa spend a median of 2 hours 5 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 23 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Iowa median of 2 hours. 1% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Spirit Lake

Sanford Jackson Medical CenterJackson, MN · 14 miFaster than 70% of US ERs2h 04min the ER Avera Holy Family HospitalEstherville, IA · 14 miFaster than 82% of US ERs1h 50min the ER Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · 20 miFaster than 66% of US ERs2h 08min the ER Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · 28 miFaster than 78% of US ERs1h 55min the ER Palo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg, IA · 29 miFaster than 88% of US ERs1h 43min the ER Windom Area HealthWindom, MN · 31 miFaster than 90% of US ERs1h 39min the ER Osceola Community HospitalSibley, IA · 32 miFaster than 78% of US ERs1h 55min the ER Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · 34 miFaster than 90% of US ERs1h 39min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Lakes Regional Healthcare ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 5 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 69% 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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