Queens Hospital Center ER wait time
Emergency room · Jamaica,
NY
Faster than 6% of US ERs · #3,850 of 4,081
1h 37m slower than the US median
This ERNY 3h 24mUS 2h 28m
82-68 164Th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica, New York spend a median of 4 hours 5 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 37 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the New York median of 3 hours 24 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Queens Hospital Center ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 5 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 6% 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.