3h 19mmedian time
in this ER
Valley Medical Center ER wait time
Emergency room · Renton,
WA
Faster than 20% of US ERs · #3,281 of 4,081
51m slower than the US median
This ERWA 2h 47mUS 2h 28m
400 S 43Rd St, Renton, WA 98055
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington spend a median of 3 hours 19 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 51 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Washington median of 2 hours 47 minutes. 5% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Valley Medical Center ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 19 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 20% 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.