ER wait times › Florida
Across 202 Florida hospitals that report the measure, the median emergency department visit lasts 2 hr 29 min — 1 min shorter than the national median of 2 hr 30 min. The shortest is Lake Butler Hospital at 1 hr 32 min.
Medians over a full year, for patients treated and discharged rather than admitted. Busy hospitals treat sicker patients, so a longer wait is not by itself a mark against a hospital. How this measure works.
| # | Hospital | City | Median wait | Left before seen | ER volume | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Butler Hospital | Lake Butler | 1 hr 32 min | 1% | low | — |
| 2 | Orange Park Medical Center | Orange Park | 1 hr 35 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 3 | 96th Medical Group (Eglin AFB) | Eglin AFB | 1 hr 37 min | 0% | medium | — |
| 4 | Memorial Hospital of Tampa | Tampa | 1 hr 39 min | 0% | high | 5/5 |
| 5 | North Florida Regional Medical Center | Gainesville | 1 hr 39 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 6 | Oviedo Medical Center | Oviedo | 1 hr 39 min | 0% | medium | 3/5 |
| 7 | Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf | Port St Joe | 1 hr 45 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 8 | Doctors Hospital of Sarasota | Sarasota | 1 hr 48 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 9 | St Lucie Medical Center | Port St Lucie | 1 hr 48 min | 0% | very high | 1/5 |
| 10 | Largo Medical Center | Largo | 1 hr 50 min | 1% | high | 2/5 |
| 11 | Good Samaritan Medical Center | West Palm Beach | 1 hr 51 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 12 | Memorial Hospital Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 1 hr 52 min | 1% | very high | 2/5 |
| 13 | North Okaloosa Medical Center | Crestview | 1 hr 52 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 14 | Fawcett Memorial Hospital | Port Charlotte | 1 hr 53 min | 1% | high | 1/5 |
| 15 | Doctors Memorial Hospital INC | Perry | 1 hr 53 min | 1% | low | — |
| 16 | Florida Hospital Wauchula | Wauchula | 1 hr 54 min | 0% | low | — |
| 17 | Ocala Regional Medical Center | Ocala | 1 hr 54 min | 1% | very high | 1/5 |
| 18 | Twin Cities Hospital | Niceville | 1 hr 54 min | 1% | medium | 5/5 |
| 19 | Lake City Medical Center | Lake City | 1 hr 54 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 20 | Brandon Regional Hospital | Brandon | 1 hr 54 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 21 | Lake City Medical Center | Lake City | 1 hr 54 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 22 | HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital | Kissimmee | 1 hr 54 min | 1% | very high | 2/5 |
| 23 | Osceola Regional Medical Center | Kissimmee | 1 hr 55 min | 0% | very high | 2/5 |
| 24 | West Florida Hospital | Pensacola | 1 hr 57 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 25 | Fishermen's Community Hospital | Marathon | 1 hr 58 min | 0% | low | — |
| 26 | Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County | St. Johns | 1 hr 58 min | — | — | 4/5 |
| 27 | Mariners Hospital | Tavernier | 1 hr 58 min | 0% | low | 5/5 |
| 28 | Raulerson Hospital | Okeechobee | 2 hr | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 29 | Central Florida Regional Hospital | Sanford | 2 hr 1 min | 1% | high | 2/5 |
| 30 | Westside Regional Medical Center | Plantation | 2 hr 1 min | 0% | very high | 2/5 |
| 31 | Doctors Memorial Hospital | Bonifay | 2 hr 1 min | 0% | low | 2/5 |
| 32 | Santa Rosa Medical Center | Milton | 2 hr 2 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 33 | Santa Rosa Medical Center | Milton | 2 hr 2 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 34 | Calhoun-Liberty Hospital | Blountstown | 2 hr 2 min | 1% | low | — |
| 35 | Capital Regional Medical Center | Tallahassee | 2 hr 3 min | 2% | very high | 2/5 |
| 36 | Community Hospital | New Port Richey | 2 hr 5 min | 0% | very high | 2/5 |
| 37 | Palms West Hospital | Loxahatchee | 2 hr 5 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 38 | Putnam Community Medical Center | Palatka | 2 hr 6 min | 2% | medium | 2/5 |
| 39 | Kendall Regional Medical Center | Miami | 2 hr 6 min | 0% | very high | 4/5 |
| 40 | Lake Wales Medical Center | Lake Wales | 2 hr 6 min | 1% | medium | 2/5 |
| 41 | St Luke's Hospital | Jacksonville | 2 hr 6 min | — | — | 4/5 |
| 42 | Putnam Community Medical Ctr | Palatka | 2 hr 6 min | 2% | medium | 2/5 |
| 43 | Larkin Community Hospital | South Miami | 2 hr 7 min | 0% | low | 1/5 |
| 44 | Coral Gables Hospital | Coral Gables | 2 hr 7 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 45 | Blake Medical Center | Bradenton | 2 hr 7 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 46 | Nh Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 2 hr 7 min | 2% | medium | — |
| 47 | Lower Keys Medical Center | Key West | 2 hr 8 min | 2% | medium | 4/5 |
| 48 | Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute | Fort Pierce | 2 hr 8 min | 0% | very high | 1/5 |
| 49 | Bartow Regional Medical Center | Bartow | 2 hr 8 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 50 | Wuesthoff Medical Center - Melbourne | Melbourne | 2 hr 9 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 51 | HCA Florida University Hospital | Davie | 2 hr 9 min | 0% | medium | 3/5 |
| 52 | Highlands Regional Medical Center | Sebring | 2 hr 10 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 53 | Bayfront Medical Center INC | St Petersburg | 2 hr 10 min | 0% | very high | 2/5 |
| 54 | Memorial Hospital Pembroke | Pembroke Pines | 2 hr 10 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 55 | Hialeah Hospital | Hialeah | 2 hr 10 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 56 | Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center | Davenport | 2 hr 10 min | 0% | very high | 3/5 |
| 57 | Heart of Florida Reg Med Ctr | Davenport | 2 hr 10 min | 0% | very high | 3/5 |
| 58 | Memorial Hospital Pembroke | Hollywood | 2 hr 10 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 59 | Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital | Tarpon Springs | 2 hr 12 min | 0% | medium | 4/5 |
| 60 | St Petersburg General Hospital | St Petersburg | 2 hr 12 min | 0% | medium | 2/5 |
| 61 | Peace River Regional Medical Center | Port Charlotte | 2 hr 12 min | 1% | medium | 1/5 |
| 62 | Lakewood Ranch Medical Center | Bradenton | 2 hr 12 min | 1% | high | 4/5 |
| 63 | University Hospital & Medical Center | Tamarac | 2 hr 13 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 64 | Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center | Crystal River | 2 hr 13 min | 1% | high | 2/5 |
| 65 | Plantation General Hospital | Plantation | 2 hr 14 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 66 | Gulf Coast Medical Center | Panama City | 2 hr 14 min | 1% | very high | 2/5 |
| 67 | Aventura Hospital and Medical Center | Aventura | 2 hr 15 min | 0% | very high | 3/5 |
| 68 | Aventura Hospital & Med Center | Miami | 2 hr 15 min | 0% | very high | 3/5 |
| 69 | Lehigh Regional Medical Center | Lehigh Acres | 2 hr 16 min | 2% | medium | 2/5 |
| 70 | Manatee Memorial Hospital | Bradenton | 2 hr 16 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 71 | Desoto Memorial Hospital | Arcadia | 2 hr 16 min | 3% | low | 2/5 |
| 72 | Desoto Memorial Hospital | Arcadia | 2 hr 16 min | 3% | low | 2/5 |
| 73 | Jay Hospital | Jay | 2 hr 17 min | 1% | low | — |
| 74 | Pasco Regional Medical Center | Dade City | 2 hr 17 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 75 | South Lake Hospital | Clermont | 2 hr 17 min | 0% | very high | 3/5 |
| 76 | South Lake Hospital | Clermont | 2 hr 17 min | 0% | very high | 3/5 |
| 77 | West Boca Medical Center | Boca Raton | 2 hr 17 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 78 | Madison County Memorial Hospital | Madison | 2 hr 17 min | 2% | low | — |
| 79 | Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center | Palm Beach Gardens | 2 hr 18 min | 1% | medium | 2/5 |
| 80 | Ucf Lake Nona Hospital | Orlando | 2 hr 18 min | 1% | low | 3/5 |
| 81 | University Community Hospital at Carrollwood | Tampa | 2 hr 19 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 82 | Fort Walton Beach Medical Center | Fort Walton Beach | 2 hr 19 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 83 | Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center of Delton | Deltona | 2 hr 19 min | 1% | low | — |
| 84 | Jfk Medical Center | Atlantis | 2 hr 20 min | 1% | very high | 2/5 |
| 85 | Bert Fish Medical Center | New Smyrna Beach | 2 hr 21 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 86 | Hendry Regional Medical Center | Clewiston | 2 hr 21 min | 1% | low | — |
| 87 | Lakeside Medical Center | Belle Glade | 2 hr 21 min | 2% | medium | — |
| 88 | Glades General Hospital | Belle Glade | 2 hr 21 min | 2% | medium | — |
| 89 | Imperial Point Medical Center | Fort Lauderdale | 2 hr 22 min | 0% | medium | 3/5 |
| 90 | Florida Hospital Fish Memorial | Orange City | 2 hr 23 min | 1% | very high | 5/5 |
| 91 | Delray Medical Center | Delray Beach | 2 hr 24 min | 0% | high | 1/5 |
| 92 | University Community Hospital | Tampa | 2 hr 25 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 93 | Sacred Heart Hospital | Pensacola | 2 hr 25 min | — | — | 4/5 |
| 94 | South Bay Hospital | Greater Sun Center | 2 hr 26 min | 0% | medium | 2/5 |
| 95 | South Bay Hospital | Greater Sun Center | 2 hr 26 min | 0% | medium | 2/5 |
| 96 | Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center | Sebring | 2 hr 27 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 97 | Jackson Hospital | Marianna | 2 hr 27 min | 2% | medium | 1/5 |
| 98 | Florida Hospital Heartland | Sebring | 2 hr 27 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 99 | Health Central | Ocoee | 2 hr 29 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 100 | Northwest Medical Center | Margate | 2 hr 29 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 101 | Mease Hospital Dunedin | Dunedin | 2 hr 29 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 102 | Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center | Daytona Beach | 2 hr 29 min | 1% | very high | 5/5 |
| 103 | Floridal Hospital - Oceanside | Ormond Beach | 2 hr 29 min | 1% | very high | 5/5 |
| 104 | Northwest Medical Center | Pompano Beach | 2 hr 29 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 105 | Florida Hospital Zephyrhills | Zephyrhills | 2 hr 30 min | 1% | high | 4/5 |
| 106 | Munroe Regional Medical Center | Ocala | 2 hr 30 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 107 | Munroe Regional Medical Center | Ocala | 2 hr 30 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 108 | St Cloud Regional Medical Center | St Cloud | 2 hr 33 min | 0% | medium | 2/5 |
| 109 | Baycare Hospital Wesley Chapel | Wesley Chapel | 2 hr 33 min | 1% | medium | — |
| 110 | St Mary's Medical Center | West Palm Beach | 2 hr 35 min | 1% | very high | 1/5 |
| 111 | Lakeland Regional Medical Center | Lakeland | 2 hr 35 min | 1% | very high | 1/5 |
| 112 | Englewood Community Hospital | Englewood | 2 hr 36 min | 0% | medium | 3/5 |
| 113 | Baker Comm Hosp & Health Ctr | Macclenny | 2 hr 36 min | 2% | low | 1/5 |
| 114 | Memorial Regional Hospital | Hollywood | 2 hr 37 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 115 | Baptist Medical Center - Nassau | Fernandina Beach | 2 hr 38 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 116 | Doctors Hospital INC | Coral Gables | 2 hr 38 min | 0% | medium | 5/5 |
| 117 | Holy Cross Hospital INC | Fort Lauderdale | 2 hr 39 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 118 | Florida Hospital Deland | Deland | 2 hr 39 min | 1% | high | 4/5 |
| 119 | Adventhealth Wesley Chapel | Wesley Chapel | 2 hr 39 min | 0% | high | 5/5 |
| 120 | Villages Regional Hospital the | Lady Lake | 2 hr 40 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 121 | Florida Hospital Flagler | Palm Coast | 2 hr 40 min | 0% | medium | 5/5 |
| 122 | Florida Hospital | Orlando | 2 hr 40 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 123 | Floridal Hospital - Flagler | Bunnell | 2 hr 40 min | 0% | medium | 5/5 |
| 124 | Northside Hospital | St Petersburg | 2 hr 42 min | 0% | medium | 1/5 |
| 125 | St Vincent's Medical Center | Jacksonville | 2 hr 42 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 126 | Citrus Memorial Hospital | Inverness | 2 hr 42 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 127 | St Vincent's Medical Center | Jacksonville | 2 hr 42 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 128 | Oak Hill Hospital | Brooksville | 2 hr 43 min | 0% | very high | 1/5 |
| 129 | Sebastian River Medical Center | Sebastian | 2 hr 44 min | 3% | low | 4/5 |
| 130 | Brooksville Regional Hospital | Brooksville | 2 hr 44 min | 1% | high | 1/5 |
| 131 | Brooksville Regional Hospital | Brooksville | 2 hr 44 min | 1% | high | 1/5 |
| 132 | Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway | Palm Coast | 2 hr 44 min | 0% | medium | 4/5 |
| 133 | Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | Naples | 2 hr 45 min | 1% | high | 2/5 |
| 134 | Halifax Health Medical Center | Daytona Beach | 2 hr 45 min | 2% | very high | 2/5 |
| 135 | Flagler Hospital | St Augustine | 2 hr 46 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 136 | Leesburg Regional Medical Center | Leesburg | 2 hr 46 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 137 | Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point | Hudson | 2 hr 46 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 138 | Baptist Medical Center | Jacksonville | 2 hr 49 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 139 | Memorial Hospital Miramar | Miramar | 2 hr 50 min | 1% | very high | 5/5 |
| 140 | Cape Canaveral Hospital | Cocoa Beach | 2 hr 50 min | 0% | medium | 3/5 |
| 141 | Naples Community Hospital | Naples | 2 hr 51 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 142 | Mount Sinai Medical Center | Miami Beach | 2 hr 54 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 143 | Gulf Breeze Hospital | Gulf Breeze | 2 hr 54 min | 2% | low | 4/5 |
| 144 | Wellington Regional Medical Center | Wellington | 2 hr 55 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 145 | Bay Medical Center | Panama City | 2 hr 56 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 146 | Orlando Regional Healthcare | Orlando | 2 hr 57 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 147 | Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast | Miramar Beach | 2 hr 57 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 148 | West Kendall Baptist Hospital | Miami | 2 hr 59 min | 1% | very high | 5/5 |
| 149 | North Shore Medical Center | Miami | 3 hr | 2% | high | 1/5 |
| 150 | Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton | 3 hr | 2% | high | 2/5 |
| 151 | Shands Jacksonville Medical Center | Jacksonville | 3 hr 1 min | 4% | very high | 4/5 |
| 152 | Morton Plant Hospital | Clearwater | 3 hr 1 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 153 | Morton Plant Hospital | Clearwater | 3 hr 1 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 154 | Adventhealth Riverview | Riverview | 3 hr 1 min | — | — | — |
| 155 | Martin Memorial Medical Center | Stuart | 3 hr 3 min | 0% | very high | 3/5 |
| 156 | Broward General Medical Center | Fort Lauderdale | 3 hr 3 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 157 | Martin Memorial Health Systems | Stuart | 3 hr 3 min | 0% | very high | 3/5 |
| 158 | Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter | 3 hr 6 min | 0% | high | 4/5 |
| 159 | St Joseph's Hospital | Tampa | 3 hr 7 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 160 | North Broward Medical Center | Pompano Beach | 3 hr 7 min | 0% | high | 3/5 |
| 161 | North Broward Medical Center | Pompano Beach | 3 hr 7 min | 0% | high | 3/5 |
| 162 | St Joseph's Hospital | Tampa | 3 hr 7 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 163 | Coral Springs Medical Center | Coral Springs | 3 hr 8 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 164 | Bethesda Memorial Hospital | Boynton Beach | 3 hr 8 min | 1% | very high | 2/5 |
| 165 | Coral Springs Medical Center | Pompano Beach | 3 hr 8 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 166 | Ascension St Vincent's Clay County | Middleburg | 3 hr 8 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 167 | Baptist Medical Center Beaches | Jacksonville Beach | 3 hr 12 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 168 | Winter Haven Hospital | Winter Haven | 3 hr 13 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 169 | Viera Hospital | Melbourne | 3 hr 14 min | 1% | medium | 5/5 |
| 170 | South Miami Hospital, INC | South Miami | 3 hr 16 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 171 | South Miami Hospital | Miami | 3 hr 16 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 172 | Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota | 3 hr 18 min | 1% | very high | 5/5 |
| 173 | Palm Springs General Hospital | Hialeah | 3 hr 18 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 174 | Memorial Hospital West | Pembroke Pines | 3 hr 20 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 175 | Memorial Hospital West | Hollywood | 3 hr 20 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 176 | Baptist Hospital | Pensacola | 3 hr 21 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 177 | St Anthony's Hospital | St Petersburg | 3 hr 22 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 178 | Palm Bay Hospital | Palm Bay | 3 hr 22 min | 2% | high | 3/5 |
| 179 | South Florida Baptist Hospital | Plant City | 3 hr 23 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 180 | Morton Plant North Bay Hospital | New Port Richey | 3 hr 23 min | 2% | high | 3/5 |
| 181 | Palmetto General Hospital | Hialeah | 3 hr 23 min | 2% | medium | 2/5 |
| 182 | South Florida Baptist Hospital | Plant City | 3 hr 23 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 183 | Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | Tallahassee | 3 hr 24 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 184 | Parrish Medical Center | Titusville | 3 hr 25 min | 2% | medium | 2/5 |
| 185 | Mease Countryside Hospital | Safety Harbor | 3 hr 25 min | 0% | very high | 4/5 |
| 186 | Jackson Health System | Miami | 3 hr 25 min | 1% | very high | 1/5 |
| 187 | Florida Hospital Waterman | Tavares | 3 hr 26 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 188 | Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville | 3 hr 26 min | 1% | high | 5/5 |
| 189 | Florida Hospital Waterman | Eustis | 3 hr 26 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 190 | Westchester General Hospital | Miami | 3 hr 30 min | 0% | low | 2/5 |
| 191 | Holmes Regional Medical Center | Melbourne | 3 hr 34 min | 3% | very high | 4/5 |
| 192 | Indian River Medical Center | Vero Beach | 3 hr 36 min | 2% | high | 4/5 |
| 193 | Cleveland Clinic Hospital | Weston | 3 hr 39 min | 0% | high | 5/5 |
| 194 | Cape Coral Hospital | Cape Coral | 3 hr 41 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 195 | Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers | 3 hr 42 min | 1% | very high | 5/5 |
| 196 | Homestead Hospital | Homestead | 3 hr 48 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 197 | Homestead Hospital | Homestead | 3 hr 48 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 198 | Tampa General Hospital | Tampa | 3 hr 54 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 199 | Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | North Venice | 3 hr 55 min | 1% | high | 5/5 |
| 200 | Baptist Hospital of Miami INC | Miami | 3 hr 56 min | 0% | very high | 5/5 |
| 201 | Shands Hospital at the University of Florida | Gainesville | 4 hr 8 min | 4% | very high | 5/5 |
| 202 | Southwest Florida Reg Med Ctr | Fort Myers | 4 hr 30 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
Source: CMS measure OP_18b, published July 2026. Hospitals with too few cases to report are not listed here; they still have a page in the Florida directory. Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.