Saint Joseph East ER wait time
Emergency room · Lexington,
KYFaster than 64% of US ERs · #1,466 of 4,081
17m faster than the US median
This ERKY 2h 21mUS 2h 28m
150 North Eagle Creek Drive, Lexington, KY 40509
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Saint Joseph East in Lexington, Kentucky spend a median of 2 hours 11 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 17 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Kentucky median of 2 hours 21 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Saint Joseph East ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 11 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 shorter than the US median of 2 hours 28 minutes. It's faster than 64% 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.
