Is the Ochsner American Legion Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 87% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

1h 44mmedian time
in this ER

Ochsner American Legion Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Jennings, LA

Faster than 87% of US ERs · #526 of 4,081

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44m faster than the US median

This ERLA 2h 06mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen2%

ER visits a year14,999

1634 Elton Road, Jennings, LA 70546

(337) 616-7000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Ochsner American Legion Hospital in Jennings, Louisiana spend a median of 1 hour 44 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 44 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Louisiana median of 2 hours 6 minutes. 2% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Jennings

Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · 18 miFaster than 83% of US ERs1h 49min the ER Acadian Medical CenterEunice, LA · 21 miFaster than 77% of US ERs1h 56min the ER Allen Parish HospitalKinder, LA · 21 miFaster than 86% of US ERs1h 45min the ER Savoy Medical CenterMamou, LA · 27 miFaster than 84% of US ERs1h 48min the ER Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · 32 miFaster than 14% of US ERs3h 30min the ER Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · 32 miFaster than 54% of US ERs2h 22min the ER Ochsner University Hospital and ClinicsLafayette, LA · 36 miFaster than 54% of US ERs2h 23min the ER Abrom Kaplan Memorial HospitalKaplan, LA · 36 miFaster than 95% of US ERs1h 30min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Ochsner American Legion Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 1 hour 44 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 87% 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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