Is the Lincoln County Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 51% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 26mmedian time
in this ER

Lincoln County Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Ruidoso, NM

Faster than 51% of US ERs · #1,972 of 4,081

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2m faster than the US median

This ERNM 2h 48mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen2%

ER visits a year17,423

211 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345

(575) 257-2800

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Lincoln County Medical Center in Ruidoso, New Mexico spend a median of 2 hours 26 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the New Mexico median of 2 hours 48 minutes. 2% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Lincoln County Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 26 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 51% 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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