Is the Rush University Medical Center 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.

6h 10mmedian time
in this ER

Rush University Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Chicago, IL

Faster than 0% of US ERs · #4,078 of 4,081

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3h 42m slower than the US median

This ERIL 2h 53mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen9%

ER visits a year68,557

1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612

(312) 942-5000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois spend a median of 6 hours 10 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 3 hours 42 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Illinois median of 2 hours 53 minutes. 9% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Rush University Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 6 hours 10 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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