Is the Modoc Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 93% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

1h 34mmedian time
in this ER

Modoc Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Alturas, CA

Faster than 93% of US ERs · #286 of 4,081

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54m faster than the US median

This ERCA 2h 54mUS 2h 28m

1111 N Nagle Street, Alturas, CA 96101

(530) 233-5131

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Modoc Medical Center in Alturas, California spend a median of 1 hour 34 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 54 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the California median of 2 hours 54 minutes.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Modoc Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 1 hour 34 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 93% 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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