Is the Lincolnhealth ER faster than average?

It is faster than 53% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 24mmedian time
in this ER

Lincolnhealth ER wait time

Emergency room · Damariscotta, ME

Faster than 53% of US ERs · #1,906 of 4,081

Directions Call ME ranking

4m faster than the US median

This ERME 2h 38mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year14,620

35 Miles Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543

(207) 563-1234

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Lincolnhealth in Damariscotta, Maine spend a median of 2 hours 24 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 4 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Maine median of 2 hours 38 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Damariscotta

Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · 21 miFaster than 43% of US ERs2h 38min the ER Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · 26 miFaster than 21% of US ERs3h 16min the ER Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME · 26 miFaster than 26% of US ERs3h 07min the ER St Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ME · 34 miFaster than 60% of US ERs2h 15min the ER Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston, ME · 34 miFaster than 5% of US ERs4h 13min the ER Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast, ME · 38 miFaster than 47% of US ERs2h 32min the ER Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · 46 miFaster than 15% of US ERs3h 28min the ER Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · 48 miFaster than 16% of US ERs3h 27min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Lincolnhealth ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 24 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 53% 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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