Is the Northern Light a R Gould Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 19% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 20mmedian time
in this ER

Northern Light a R Gould Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Presque Isle, ME

Faster than 19% of US ERs · #3,295 of 4,081

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52m slower than the US median

This ERME 2h 38mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen5%

ER visits a year13,413

Po Box 151, Presque Isle, ME 04769

(207) 768-4000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Northern Light a R Gould Hospital in Presque Isle, Maine spend a median of 3 hours 20 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 52 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Maine median of 2 hours 38 minutes. 5% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Presque Isle

Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · 15 miFaster than 55% of US ERs2h 21min the ER Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton, ME · 35 miFaster than 22% of US ERs3h 14min the ER Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · 48 miFaster than 56% of US ERs2h 20min the ER Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln, ME · 90 miFaster than 67% of US ERs2h 07min the ER Northern Light C a Dean HospitalGreenville, ME · 93 miFaster than 96% of US ERs1h 26min the ER Calais Community HospitalCalais, ME · 113 miFaster than 46% of US ERs2h 34min the ER Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft, ME · 118 miFaster than 53% of US ERs2h 24min the ER Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · 133 miFaster than 12% of US ERs3h 39min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Northern Light a R Gould Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 20 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 19% 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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