Wilkes-Barre General Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Wilkes-Barre,
PAFaster than 15% of US ERs · #3,475 of 4,081
1h 01m slower than the US median
This ERPA 3h 08mUS 2h 28m
575 North River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania spend a median of 3 hours 29 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 1 minute more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Pennsylvania median of 3 hours 8 minutes. 2% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 29 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 15% 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.
