Is the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 0% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

5h 30mmedian time
in this ER

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Albany, GA

Faster than 0% of US ERs · #4,062 of 4,081

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3h 02m slower than the US median

This ERGA 2h 42mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year64,505

417 Third Avenue, Albany, GA 31703

(229) 312-4068

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia spend a median of 5 hours 30 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 3 hours 2 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Georgia median of 2 hours 42 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Albany

Phoebe Worth Medical CenterSylvester, GA · 16 miFaster than 87% of US ERs1h 44min the ER Archbold MitchellCamilla, GA · 26 miFaster than 83% of US ERs1h 49min the ER Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · 32 miFaster than 33% of US ERs2h 53min the ER Crisp Regional HospitalCordele, GA · 34 miFaster than 22% of US ERs3h 14min the ER Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus, GA · 37 miFaster than 12% of US ERs3h 36min the ER Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA · 42 miFaster than 4% of US ERs4h 15min the ER Miller County HospitalColquitt, GA · 42 miFaster than 96% of US ERs1h 25min the ER Lifebrite Community Hospital of EarlyBlakely, GA · 50 miFaster than 90% of US ERs1h 40min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 5 hours 30 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 0% 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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