Is the The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 61% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 14mmedian time
in this ER

The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Aurora, CO

Faster than 61% of US ERs · #1,586 of 4,081

Directions Call CO ranking

14m faster than the US median

This ERCO 2h 14mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year72,768

1501 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO 80012

(303) 873-5511

Patients sent home from the emergency room at The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital in Aurora, Colorado spend a median of 2 hours 14 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 14 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Colorado median of 2 hours 14 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 14 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 61% 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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