Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Shelbyville,
TN
Faster than 69% of US ERs · #1,246 of 4,081
23m faster than the US median
This ERTN 2h 42mUS 2h 28m
2835 Hwy 231 North, Shelbyville, TN 37160
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital in Shelbyville, Tennessee spend a median of 2 hours 5 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 23 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Tennessee median of 2 hours 42 minutes. 0% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 5 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 69% 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.