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Florida ER wait times by hospital

In an emergency, call 911. These are yearly medians, not live wait times. Don't pick an ER from this list when someone needs help now.

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, the median emergency room visit in Florida for patients treated and sent home lasts 2 hr 29 min, about the same as the US median of 2 hr 28 min, across 179 reporting hospitals. Florida ranks #25 of 50 states in the HospitalsInEachState.com State ER Wait Rankings, where #1 has the shortest visits. The shortest is at Lake Butler Hospital in Lake Butler (1 hr 32 min) and the longest at Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health (4 hr 30 min). 26 of 179 come in under two hours and 2 take four hours or more; 89 (50%) are faster than the US median.

CMS data published July 2026179 hospitals12-month medians
Florida median 2 hr 29 min +1 min vs US US median is 2 hr 28 min
Shortest 1 hr 32 min Lake Butler Hospital, Lake Butler
Longest 4 hr 30 min Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health, Fort Myers
Under 2 hours 26 ERs 2 take 4 hours or more
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Report: Maryland has the longest ER visits: 4 hr 1 min at the typical hospital (Oct 25, 2026)

Fastest to slowest ER wait times in Florida, by hospital

Times are for patients treated and sent home, not admitted. The bar shows each ER against the slowest in the state; the tick marks the Florida median.

How to read this list

Each time is the median for a full year, so half of visits were shorter and half longer. Busy hospitals treat sicker patients, so a longer time is not by itself a mark against a hospital. "Left before seen" is the share of patients who walked out before a clinician saw them. How this measure works.

Showing the 25 shortest of 179 hospitals

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ER wait times in Florida's largest cities

Median visit time across the hospitals listed in each city. Open a city's page, or filter the list above.

CityERsMedianShortest in the city
Bradenton 3 2 hr 12 min Blake Medical Center · 2 hr 7 min
Gainesville 3 2 hr 26 min North Florida Regional Medical Center · 1 hr 39 min
St Petersburg 4 2 hr 27 min Bayfront Medical Center · 2 hr 10 min
Tampa 6 2 hr 35 min Memorial Hospital of Tampa · 1 hr 39 min
Fort Lauderdale 3 2 hr 39 min Imperial Point Medical Center · 2 hr 22 min
Jacksonville 7 2 hr 42 min HCA Florida Memorial Hospital · 1 hr 52 min
Orlando 4 2 hr 48 min UCF Lake Nona Hospital · 2 hr 18 min
Miami 6 3 hr 12 min Kendall Regional Medical Center · 2 hr 6 min

Questions about Florida ER wait times

Which Florida ER has the shortest wait?

Lake Butler Hospital in Lake Butler, with a median visit of 1 hr 32 min. Orange Park Medical Center in Orange Park is next at 1 hr 35 min.

Which Florida ER has the longest wait?

Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health, at 4 hr 30 min. The busiest emergency departments tend to have the longest visits because they treat more patients and more complex cases.

How long is the average ER visit in Florida?

The median is 2 hr 29 min, 1 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 26 of 179 Florida ERs come in under two hours and 2 take four hours or more.

Are these live wait times?

No. They are 12-month medians for patients who were treated and sent home, published by CMS. They show what is typical, not what is happening tonight. In an emergency, call 911.

Why are big hospitals slower?

Low-volume Florida ERs have a median visit of 2 hr 17 min. High and very-high-volume ERs come in at 2 hr 40 min. Large hospitals see more patients and sicker ones, and many are trauma centers.

ER wait times in neighboring states

Alabama 2 hr 28 min Georgia 2 hr 44 min All states

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Figures as of the July 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/er-wait-times/florida/

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Source: CMS Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting, measure OP-18b (median time from ED arrival to departure for discharged patients), published July 2026. Updated when CMS publishes new data.

Hospitals with too few cases to report are not listed; they still have a page in the Florida hospital directory. Campuses that CMS reports under one facility number appear once. Not affiliated with CMS.