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Indiana 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 Indiana for patients treated and sent home lasts 2 hr 20 min, 8 min shorter than the US median of 2 hr 28 min, across 108 reporting hospitals. Indiana ranks #21 of 50 states in the HospitalsInEachState.com State ER Wait Rankings, where #1 has the shortest visits. The shortest is at St Mary's Warrick Hospital in Boonville (1 hr 32 min) and the longest at Ball Memorial Hospital (4 hr 14 min). 20 of 108 come in under two hours and 2 take four hours or more; 57 (53%) are faster than the US median.

CMS data published July 2026108 hospitals12-month medians
Indiana median 2 hr 20 min −8 min vs US US median is 2 hr 28 min
Shortest 1 hr 32 min St Mary's Warrick Hospital, Boonville
Longest 4 hr 14 min Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie
Under 2 hours 20 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 Indiana, 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 Indiana 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 108 hospitals

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ER wait times in Indiana'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
Fort Wayne 4 2 hr 18 min St Joseph Hospital · 2 hr 1 min
Crown Point 2 2 hr 36 min UChicago Medicine Northwest Indiana · 2 hr 6 min
Kokomo 2 2 hr 41 min Howard Regional Health System · 2 hr 30 min
Bloomington 2 2 hr 46 min Monroe Hospital · 1 hr 48 min
Evansville 2 2 hr 56 min St Mary's Medical Center of Evansville · 2 hr 46 min
Anderson 2 3 hr 4 min Community Hospital of Anderson and Madison County · 2 hr 34 min
Carmel 2 3 hr 9 min St Vincent Carmel Hospital · 3 hr 1 min
Indianapolis 9 3 hr 16 min St Vincent Hospital & Health Services · 2 hr 5 min

Questions about Indiana ER wait times

Which Indiana ER has the shortest wait?

St Mary's Warrick Hospital in Boonville, with a median visit of 1 hr 32 min. Franciscan Health Rensselaer in Rensselaer is next at 1 hr 34 min.

Which Indiana ER has the longest wait?

Ball Memorial Hospital, at 4 hr 14 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 Indiana?

The median is 2 hr 20 min, 8 min shorter than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 20 of 108 Indiana 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 Indiana ERs have a median visit of 2 hr 2 min. High and very-high-volume ERs come in at 3 hr 4 min. Large hospitals see more patients and sicker ones, and many are trauma centers.

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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/indiana/

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