3h 00mmedian time
in this ER
Samaritan Albany General Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Albany,
OR
Faster than 29% of US ERs · #2,888 of 4,081
32m slower than the US median
This EROR 2h 37mUS 2h 28m
1046 6Th Avenue Sw, Albany, OR 97321
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Samaritan Albany General Hospital in Albany, Oregon spend a median of 3 hours there, from arrival to leaving. That's 32 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Oregon median of 2 hours 37 minutes. 6% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Samaritan Albany General Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 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 29% 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.