Is the Presbyterian Hospital ER faster than average?

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

4h 40mmedian time
in this ER

Presbyterian Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Albuquerque, NM

Faster than 2% of US ERs · #4,000 of 4,081

Directions Call NM ranking

2h 12m slower than the US median

This ERNM 2h 48mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen8%

ER visits a year138,120

1100 Central Avenue Se, Albuquerque, NM 87106

(505) 724-8386

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico spend a median of 4 hours 40 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours 12 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the New Mexico median of 2 hours 48 minutes. 8% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Albuquerque

UNM HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · 0.4 miFaster than 2% of US ERs4h 33min the ER Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque, NM · 5.4 miFaster than 14% of US ERs3h 32min the ER Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · 9.9 miFaster than 16% of US ERs3h 25min the ER Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · 14 miFaster than 42% of US ERs2h 39min the ER Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM · 51 miFaster than 10% of US ERs3h 45min the ER Los Alamos Medical CenterLos Alamos, NM · 55 miFaster than 36% of US ERs2h 48min the ER Christus St Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe, NM · 59 miFaster than 33% of US ERs2h 53min the ER Presbyterian Espanola HospitalEspanola, NM · 73 miFaster than 36% of US ERs2h 48min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Presbyterian Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 40 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 2% 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.

Not medical advice. If you're having a medical emergency, call 911.

Made by Eurekafor independent doctors

Start a practice

Under 2h2 to 4h4h+Median time in the ER, walk-in to walk-out