Is the MUSC Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 16% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 25mmedian time
in this ER

MUSC Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Charleston, SC

Faster than 16% of US ERs · #3,407 of 4,081

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57m slower than the US median

This ERSC 2h 40mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen4%

ER visits a year153,177

169 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425

(843) 792-2300

Patients sent home from the emergency room at MUSC Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina spend a median of 3 hours 25 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 57 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the South Carolina median of 2 hours 40 minutes. 4% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Charleston

Roper HospitalCharleston, SC · 1.1 miFaster than 92% of US ERs1h 36min the ER Novant Health East Cooper Medical CenterMount Pleasant, SC · 5.8 miFaster than 54% of US ERs2h 23min the ER Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier HospitalCharleston, SC · 9.9 miFaster than 47% of US ERs2h 33min the ER Mount Pleasant HospitalMount Pleasant, SC · 11 miFaster than 63% of US ERs2h 12min the ER Trident Medical CenterCharleston, SC · 12 miFaster than 68% of US ERs2h 06min the ER Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley IncSummerville, SC · 25 miFaster than 56% of US ERs2h 20min the ER Colleton Medical CenterWalterboro, SC · 43 miFaster than 70% of US ERs2h 04min the ER Beaufort County Memorial HospitalBeaufort, SC · 54 miFaster than 11% of US ERs3h 41min the ER

Questions

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

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 25 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 16% 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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