Wilkes Regional Medical Center ER wait time
Emergency room · North Wilkesboro,
NC
Faster than 39% of US ERs · #2,485 of 4,081
16m slower than the US median
This ERNC 3h 07mUS 2h 28m
1370 West D St, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Wilkes Regional Medical Center in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina spend a median of 2 hours 44 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 16 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the North Carolina median of 3 hours 7 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Wilkes Regional Medical Center ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 44 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 39% 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.