Is the University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority ER faster than average?

It is faster than 13% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 34mmedian time
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University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority ER wait time

Emergency room · Madison, WI

Faster than 13% of US ERs · #3,548 of 4,081

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1h 06m slower than the US median

This ERWI 2h 16mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year107,674

600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792

(608) 263-6400

Patients sent home from the emergency room at University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority in Madison, Wisconsin spend a median of 3 hours 34 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 6 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Wisconsin median of 2 hours 16 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 34 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 13% 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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