Is the Ozarks Healthcare ER faster than average?

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

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Ozarks Healthcare ER wait time

Emergency room · West Plains, MO

Faster than 28% of US ERs · #2,930 of 4,081

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34m slower than the US median

This ERMO 2h 31mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen2%

ER visits a year15,437

1100 Kentucky Ave, West Plains, MO 65775

(417) 256-9111

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Missouri spend a median of 3 hours 2 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 34 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Missouri median of 2 hours 31 minutes. 2% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near West Plains

Mercy St Francis HospitalMountain View, MO · 22 miFaster than 74% of US ERs2h 00min the ER Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · 38 miFaster than 27% of US ERs3h 04min the ER Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston, MO · 42 miFaster than 71% of US ERs2h 03min the ER Izard Regional Hospital LLCCalico Rock, AR · 43 miFaster than 66% of US ERs2h 09min the ER Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · 58 miFaster than 12% of US ERs3h 38min the ER Stone County Medical CenterMountain View, AR · 61 miFaster than 75% of US ERs1h 58min the ER White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · 64 miFaster than 61% of US ERs2h 14min the ER Salem Memorial District HospitalSalem, MO · 65 miFaster than 62% of US ERs2h 13min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Ozarks Healthcare ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 2 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 28% 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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