Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Paducah,
KY
Faster than 33% of US ERs · #2,715 of 4,081
25m slower than the US median
This ERKY 2h 21mUS 2h 28m
1530 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY 42003
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky spend a median of 2 hours 53 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 25 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Kentucky median of 2 hours 21 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 53 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 33% 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.