Is the The McDowell Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 53% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 24mmedian time
in this ER

The McDowell Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Marion, NC

Faster than 53% of US ERs · #1,925 of 4,081

Directions Call NC ranking

4m faster than the US median

This ERNC 3h 07mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year25,221

430 Rankin Drive P O Box 730, Marion, NC 28752

(828) 659-5000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at The McDowell Hospital in Marion, North Carolina spend a median of 2 hours 24 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 4 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the North Carolina median of 3 hours 7 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the The McDowell Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 24 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 53% 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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