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Hospital comparison: Wiregrass Medical Center
1 hospital Wiregrass Medical Center Geneva, AL ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Geneva, AL
Hospital type Critical Access
Ownership Government - Hospital District Or Authority
Emergency room Yes
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 59 min
Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 59 min

"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.

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