Is the MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown ER faster than average?

It is faster than 61% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 14mmedian time
in this ER

MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown ER wait time

Emergency room · Columbia, SC

Faster than 61% of US ERs · #1,578 of 4,081

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14m faster than the US median

This ERSC 2h 40mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen0%

ER visits a year74,223

2435 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29204

(803) 256-5300

Patients sent home from the emergency room at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown in Columbia, South Carolina spend a median of 2 hours 14 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 14 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the South Carolina median of 2 hours 40 minutes. 0% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Columbia

Prisma Health Richland HospitalColumbia, SC · 5.5 miFaster than 10% of US ERs3h 45min the ER Lexington Medical CenterWest Columbia, SC · 6.0 miFaster than 10% of US ERs3h 43min the ER Prisma Health BaptistColumbia, SC · 12 miFaster than 47% of US ERs2h 33min the ER Prisma Health Baptist ParkridgeColumbia, SC · 12 miFaster than 40% of US ERs2h 42min the ER KershawhealthCamden, SC · 31 miFaster than 42% of US ERs2h 40min the ER Newberry County Memorial HospitalNewberry, SC · 41 miFaster than 82% of US ERs1h 50min the ER Prisma Health Tuomey HospitalSumter, SC · 42 miFaster than 35% of US ERs2h 50min the ER MUSC Health Chester Medical CenterChester, SC · 49 miFaster than 50% of US ERs2h 28min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 14 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 61% 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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