Is the North Shore Medical Center - ER faster than average?

It is faster than 3% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

4h 31mmedian time
in this ER

North Shore Medical Center - ER wait time

Emergency room · Salem, MA

Faster than 3% of US ERs · #3,973 of 4,081

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2h 03m slower than the US median

This ERMA 3h 34mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen7%

ER visits a year78,429

81 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA 01970

(978) 741-1215

Patients sent home from the emergency room at North Shore Medical Center - in Salem, Massachusetts spend a median of 4 hours 31 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours 3 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Massachusetts median of 3 hours 34 minutes. 7% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Salem

Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · 2.8 miFaster than 24% of US ERs3h 10min the ER Melrosewakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · 11 miFaster than 24% of US ERs3h 10min the ER Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · 15 miFaster than 2% of US ERs4h 48min the ER Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · 15 miFaster than 8% of US ERs3h 53min the ER Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -Boston, MA · 15 miFaster than 32% of US ERs2h 54min the ER Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · 16 miFaster than 15% of US ERs3h 28min the ER Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · 17 miFaster than 47% of US ERs2h 33min the ER Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · 17 miFaster than 9% of US ERs3h 47min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the North Shore Medical Center - ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 31 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 3% 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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