Rhode Island Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Providence,
RI
Faster than 4% of US ERs · #3,917 of 4,081
1h 50m slower than the US median
This ERRI 3h 45mUS 2h 28m
593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02902
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island spend a median of 4 hours 18 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 50 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Rhode Island median of 3 hours 45 minutes. 6% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Rhode Island Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 18 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 4% 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.