Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Murrells Inlet,
SC
Faster than 30% of US ERs · #2,845 of 4,081
30m slower than the US median
This ERSC 2h 40mUS 2h 28m
4070 Hwy 17, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina spend a median of 2 hours 58 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 30 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the South Carolina median of 2 hours 40 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 58 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 longer than the US median of 2 hours 28 minutes. It's faster than 30% 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.