University of Kansas Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Kansas City,
KSFaster than 1% of US ERs · #4,041 of 4,081
2h 39m slower than the US median
This ERKS 1h 57mUS 2h 28m
4000 Cambridge Street, Kansas City, KS 66160
Patients sent home from the emergency room at University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas spend a median of 5 hours 7 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours 39 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Kansas median of 1 hour 57 minutes. 4% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the University of Kansas Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 5 hours 7 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 1% 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.
