Is the Story County Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 88% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

1h 42mmedian time
in this ER

Story County Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Nevada, IA

Faster than 88% of US ERs · #475 of 4,081

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46m faster than the US median

This ERIA 2h 00mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year3,693

640 South 19Th Street, Nevada, IA 50201

(515) 382-2111

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Story County Hospital in Nevada, Iowa spend a median of 1 hour 42 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 46 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Iowa median of 2 hours. 1% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Nevada

Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · 7.4 miFaster than 51% of US ERs2h 26min the ER Boone County HospitalBoone, IA · 21 miFaster than 72% of US ERs2h 02min the ER Unitypoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · 28 miFaster than 40% of US ERs2h 42min the ER Mercyone Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · 30 miFaster than 45% of US ERs2h 35min the ER Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · 31 miFaster than 6% of US ERs4h 04min the ER Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · 31 miFaster than 17% of US ERs3h 24min the ER Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA · 32 miFaster than 28% of US ERs3h 02min the ER Hansen Family HospitalIowa Falls, IA · 34 miFaster than 89% of US ERs1h 41min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Story County Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 1 hour 42 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 88% 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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