Georgia ER Wait Times 2026: Shortest & Longest of 124 Hospitals

Georgia median 2 hr 44 min +16 min vs US US median is 2 hr 28 min

Shortest 1 hr 6 min Optim Medical Center - Tattnall, Reidsville

Longest 5 hr 57 min Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta

Under 2 hours 27 ERs 14 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 Georgia, 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 Georgia 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 124 hospitals

Georgia hospitals ranked by median emergency department visit time, CMS measure OP-18b, July 2026
#	Hospital	Median visit	Left before seen	ER volume	CMS rating
1	Optim Medical Center - TattnallReidsville	1 hr 6 min 1 hr 38 min faster	Not reported	Not reported	Not rated
2	Brooks County HospitalQuitman 0% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 14 min 1 hr 30 min faster	0%	Low	Not rated
3	Warm Springs Medical CenterWarm Springs	1 hr 15 min 1 hr 29 min faster	Not reported	Not reported	Not rated
4	Jasper Memorial HospitalMonticello 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 24 min 1 hr 20 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
5	Sgmc Health LanierLakeland 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 24 min 1 hr 20 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
6	Miller County HospitalColquitt 0% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 25 min 1 hr 19 min faster	0%	Low	Not rated
7	Sgmc Berrien CampusNashville 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 32 min 1 hr 12 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
8	Optim Medical Center - ScrevenSylvania 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 33 min 1 hr 11 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
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9	Clinch Memorial HospitalHomerville 0% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 34 min 1 hr 10 min faster	0%	Low	Not rated
10	Polk Medical CenterCedartown 0% left before seen Medium volume	1 hr 36 min 1 hr 8 min faster	0%	Medium	Not rated
11	Jenkins County Medical CenterMillen 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 38 min 1 hr 6 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
12	Jefferson HospitalLouisville 0% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 39 min 1 hr 5 min faster	0%	Low	Not rated
13	Pioneer Community Hospital of EarlyBlakely 2% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 40 min 1 hr 4 min faster	2%	Low	Not rated
14	Morgan Medical CenterMadison 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 43 min 1 hr 1 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
15	Phoebe Worth Medical CenterSylvester	1 hr 44 min 1 hr faster	Not reported	Not reported	Not rated
16	Cobb Memorial HospitalRoyston 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS	1 hr 44 min 1 hr faster	1%	Medium
17	Wills Memorial HospitalWashington 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 45 min 59 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
18	Sylvan Grove HospitalJackson 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 45 min 59 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
19	Appling HospitalBaxley 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 46 min 58 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
20	Dwight Eisenhower AMC (Ft Gordon)Fort Gordon 1% left before seen Medium volume	1 hr 46 min 58 min faster	1%	Medium	Not rated
21	Jeff Davis HospitalHazlehurst 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 48 min 56 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
22	Mitchell County HospitalCamilla	1 hr 49 min 55 min faster	Not reported	Not reported	Not rated
23	Mountain Lakes Medical CenterClayton 0% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 49 min 55 min faster	0%	Low	Not rated
24	Candler County HospitalMetter 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 50 min 54 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
25	Washington County Regional Medical CenterSandersville 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 58 min 46 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
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26	Elbert Memorial HospitalElberton 1% left before seen Low volume	1 hr 58 min 46 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
27	Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaRinggold 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS	1 hr 58 min 46 min faster	2%	Low
28	Burke Medical CenterWaynesboro 1% left before seen Low volume	2 hr 44 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
29	St Marys Good Samaritan HospitalGreensboro 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS	2 hr 2 min 42 min faster	1%	Medium
30	Putnam General HospitalEatonton 2% left before seen Low volume	2 hr 3 min 41 min faster	2%	Low	Not rated
31	Higgins General HospitalBremen 3% left before seen Low volume	2 hr 6 min 38 min faster	3%	Low	Not rated
32	Satilla Regional Medical CenterWaycross 0% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS	2 hr 7 min 37 min faster	0%	High
33	Bleckley Memorial HospitalCochran	2 hr 7 min 37 min faster	Not reported	Not reported	Not rated
34	Stephens County HospitalToccoa 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS	2 hr 10 min 34 min faster	1%	Low
35	East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS	2 hr 10 min 34 min faster	1%	High
36	St Mary's HospitalAthens 1% left before seen High volume ★ 1/5 CMS	2 hr 10 min 34 min faster	1%	High
37	Barrow Regional Medical CenterWinder 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS	2 hr 14 min 30 min faster	1%	Medium
38	Meadows Regional Medical CenterVidalia 0% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS	2 hr 14 min 30 min faster	0%	Medium
39	Effingham County HospitalSpringfield 2% left before seen Medium volume	2 hr 14 min 30 min faster	2%	Medium	Not rated
40	Evans Memorial HospitalClaxton 1% left before seen Low volume	2 hr 16 min 28 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
41	Fairview Park HospitalDublin 0% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS	2 hr 18 min 26 min faster	0%	High
42	McDuffie Regional Medical CenterThomson 2% left before seen Low volume	2 hr 21 min 23 min faster	2%	Low	Not rated
43	Walton Regional Medical CenterMonroe 0% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS	2 hr 22 min 22 min faster	0%	High
44	Martin Ach (Ft Benning)Fort Benning 2% left before seen Medium volume	2 hr 23 min 21 min faster	2%	Medium	Not rated
45	Murray Medical CenterChatsworth 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS	2 hr 24 min 20 min faster	2%	Medium
46	Grady General HospitalCairo 4% left before seen Low volume	2 hr 24 min 20 min faster	4%	Low	Not rated
47	Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS	2 hr 26 min 18 min faster	1%	High
48	Floyd Medical CenterRome 0% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS	2 hr 26 min 18 min faster	0%	Very high
49	Monroe County HospitalForsyth 2% left before seen Low volume	2 hr 29 min 15 min faster	2%	Low	Not rated
50	Bacon County HospitalAlma 4% left before seen Low volume	2 hr 30 min 14 min faster	4%	Low	Not rated
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51	West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange 0% left before seen High volume ★ 5/5 CMS	2 hr 31 min 13 min faster	0%	High
52	Habersham County Medical CenterDemorest 0% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS	2 hr 31 min 13 min faster	0%	Medium
53	Winn Ach (Ft Stewart)Fort Stewart 5% left before seen Medium volume	2 hr 32 min 12 min faster	5%	Medium	Not rated
54	Piedmont Mountainside HospitalJasper 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS	2 hr 33 min 11 min faster	1%	Medium
55	Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden CampusSt Marys 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS	2 hr 36 min 8 min faster	2%	Medium
56	Chatuge Regional HospitalHiawassee 1% left before seen Low volume	2 hr 36 min 8 min faster	1%	Low	Not rated
57	Dorminy Medical CenterFitzgerald 4% left before seen Low volume	2 hr 37 min 7 min faster	4%	Low	Not rated
58	Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus 4% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS	2 hr 37 min 7 min faster	4%	Very high
59	Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS	2 hr 37 min 7 min faster	1%	Medium
60	Dodge County HospitalEastman 2% left before seen Low volume	2 hr 40 min 4 min faster	2%	Low	Not rated
61	Memorial Health University Med CenSavannah 0% left before seen Very high volume ★ 1/5 CMS	2 hr 42 min 2 min faster	0%	Very high
62	Memorial Hospital and ManorBainbridge 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 1/5 CMS	2 hr 42 min 2 min faster	2%	Low
63	Union General HospitalBlairsville 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS	2 hr 45 min 1 min slower	1%	Medium
64	Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro 3% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS	2 hr 49 min 5 min slower	3%	Low
65	Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS	2 hr 49 min 5 min slower	1%	High
66	Redmond Regional Medical CenterRome 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS	2 hr 50 min 6 min slower	1%	Medium
67	Northside Hospital ForsythCumming 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS	2 hr 50 min 6 min slower	1%	Very high
68	Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS	2 hr 53 min 9 min slower	3%	Medium
69	Liberty Regional Medical CenterHinesville	2 hr 53 min 9 min slower	Not reported	Not reported	Not rated
70	Peach Regional Medical CenterFort Valley 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 1/5 CMS	2 hr 53 min 9 min slower	2%	Medium
71	Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 1/5 CMS	2 hr 54 min 10 min slower	1%	Medium
72	Doctors HospitalAugusta 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS	2 hr 54 min 10 min slower	1%	Very high
73	Gordon HospitalCalhoun 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS	2 hr 55 min 11 min slower	1%	Medium
74	North Fulton Regional HospitalRoswell 0% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS	2 hr 56 min 12 min slower	0%	High
75	Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton 2% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 16 min slower	2%	High
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76	Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 16 min slower	2%	Very high
77	Hamilton Medical CenterDalton 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 1 min 17 min slower	1%	High
78	Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon 1% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 2 min 18 min slower	1%	High
79	Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS	3 hr 3 min 19 min slower	2%	Very high
80	Emory Eastside Medical CenterSnellville 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 4 min 20 min slower	2%	Very high
81	Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 8 min 24 min slower	Not reported	Not reported
82	Donalsonville HospitalDonalsonville 1% left before seen Low volume	3 hr 8 min 24 min slower	1%	Low	Not rated
83	Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS	3 hr 12 min 28 min slower	3%	Medium
84	Spalding Regional Medical CenterGriffin 1% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 12 min 28 min slower	1%	High
85	Wellstar Douglas HospitalDouglasville 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 12 min 28 min slower	2%	Very high
86	Crisp Regional HospitalCordele 4% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 14 min 30 min slower	4%	Medium
87	Candler HospitalSavannah 6% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 16 min 32 min slower	6%	High
88	Wellstar Paulding HospitalDallas 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS	3 hr 20 min 36 min slower	1%	Very high
89	Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus 2% left before seen High volume ★ 5/5 CMS	3 hr 20 min 36 min slower	2%	High
90	St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah 6% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 23 min 39 min slower	6%	High
91	Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 23 min 39 min slower	2%	Medium
92	Sgmc HealthValdosta 4% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 24 min 40 min slower	4%	High
93	Piedmont Newnan HospitalNewnan 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS	3 hr 24 min 40 min slower	1%	Very high
94	Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 24 min 40 min slower	2%	Very high
95	Dekalb Medical Center at HillandaleLithonia 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 1/5 CMS	3 hr 25 min 41 min slower	2%	Very high
96	Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth 1% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS	3 hr 27 min 43 min slower	1%	High
97	Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS	3 hr 28 min 44 min slower	1%	Very high
98	Decatur (Atlanta) VA Medical CenterDecatur 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 28 min 44 min slower	1%	Medium
99	Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek 1% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS	3 hr 30 min 46 min slower	1%	High
100	Coffee Regional Medical CenterDouglas 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 35 min 51 min slower	3%	Medium
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101	Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus 5% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 36 min 52 min slower	5%	Medium
102	Newton Medical CenterCovington 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 37 min 53 min slower	1%	High
103	Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur 4% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 42 min 58 min slower	4%	Very high
104	Rockdale Medical CenterConyers 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 42 min 58 min slower	1%	High
105	St Francis HospitalColumbus 3% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 46 min 1 hr 2 min slower	3%	High
106	Northside HospitalAtlanta 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 48 min 1 hr 4 min slower	1%	Very high
107	Coliseum Medical CenterMacon 2% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 52 min 1 hr 8 min slower	2%	High
108	Northeast Georgia Medical CenterGainesville 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS	3 hr 52 min 1 hr 8 min slower	1%	Very high
109	John D Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 53 min 1 hr 9 min slower	1%	Medium
110	Henry Medical CenterStockbridge 4% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS	3 hr 59 min 1 hr 15 min slower	4%	Very high
111	Houston Medical CenterWarner Robins 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS	4 hr 1 hr 16 min slower	1%	Medium
112	Wellstar MCG Health Medical CenterAugusta 4% left before seen Very high volume ★ 1/5 CMS	4 hr 11 min 1 hr 27 min slower	4%	Very high
113	Piedmont HospitalAtlanta 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS	4 hr 14 min 1 hr 30 min slower	1%	Very high
114	Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton 2% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS	4 hr 15 min 1 hr 31 min slower	2%	High
115	Wellstar Kennestone HospitalMarietta 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS	4 hr 22 min 1 hr 38 min slower	1%	Very high
116	Wellstar Cobb HospitalAustell 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS	4 hr 22 min 1 hr 38 min slower	1%	Very high
117	Saint Joseph's Hospital of AtlantaAtlanta 3% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS	4 hr 23 min 1 hr 39 min slower	3%	High
118	Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale 9% left before seen High volume ★ 1/5 CMS	4 hr 25 min 1 hr 41 min slower	9%	High
119	Gwinnett Medical CenterLawrenceville 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS	4 hr 32 min 1 hr 48 min slower	3%	Very high
120	Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville 5% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS	4 hr 46 min 2 hr 2 min slower	5%	Very high
121	Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta 6% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS	4 hr 49 min 2 hr 5 min slower	6%	Very high
122	Emory University HospitalAtlanta 2% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS	5 hr 16 min 2 hr 32 min slower	2%	High
123	Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS	5 hr 30 min 2 hr 46 min slower	1%	Very high
124	Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS	5 hr 57 min 3 hr 13 min slower	2%	Very high

ER wait times in Georgia's largest cities

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

City	ERs	Median	Shortest in the city
Athens	2	2 hr 36 min	St Mary's Hospital · 2 hr 10 min
Rome	2	2 hr 38 min	Floyd Medical Center · 2 hr 26 min
Macon	3	3 hr 12 min	Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center · 3 hr 2 min
Savannah	3	3 hr 16 min	Memorial Health University Med Cen · 2 hr 42 min
Columbus	3	3 hr 20 min	Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown · 2 hr 37 min
Augusta	3	3 hr 24 min	Doctors Hospital · 2 hr 54 min
Decatur	2	3 hr 35 min	Decatur (Atlanta) VA Medical Center · 3 hr 28 min
Atlanta	6	4 hr 36 min	Northside Hospital · 3 hr 48 min

Questions about Georgia ER wait times

Which Georgia ER has the shortest wait?

Optim Medical Center - Tattnall in Reidsville, with a median visit of 1 hr 6 min. Brooks County Hospital in Quitman is next at 1 hr 14 min.

Which Georgia ER has the longest wait?

Grady Memorial Hospital, at 5 hr 57 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 Georgia?

The median is 2 hr 44 min, 16 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 27 of 124 Georgia ERs come in under two hours and 14 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 Georgia ERs have a median visit of 1 hr 58 min. High and very-high-volume ERs come in at 3 hr 24 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 Florida 2 hr 29 min North Carolina 3 hr 7 min South Carolina 2 hr 36 min Tennessee 2 hr 41 min All states

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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 Georgia hospital directory. Campuses that CMS reports under one facility number appear once. Not affiliated with CMS.