Kansas ER wait times by hospital
How long a typical emergency room visit lasts at 117 Kansas hospitals, from arrival to going home, ranked shortest to longest.
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.
Kansas median
1 hr 57 min
−31 min vs US US median is 2 hr 28 min
Under 2 hours
64 ERs
1 take 4 hours or more
Kansas emergency rooms ranked by median visit time
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 Kansas 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 117 hospitals
| # | Hospital | Median visit | Left before seen | ER volume | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiowa District HospitalKiowa 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 12 min 45 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 2 | Russell Regional HospitalRussell ★ 3/5 CMS | 1 hr 14 min 43 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 3 | Sedan City HospitalSedan | 1 hr 16 min 41 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 4 | Medicine Lodge Memorial HospitalMedicine Lodge 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 20 min 37 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 5 | Bob Wilson Memorial HospitalUlysses 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 23 min 34 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 6 | Jewell County HospitalMankato | 1 hr 26 min 31 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 7 | Stormont Vail Health Flint HillsJunction City 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 26 min 31 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 8 | Edwards County HospitalKinsley 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 26 min 31 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 9 | Mercy Hospital ColumbusColumbus 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 27 min 30 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 10 | Coffey County HospitalBurlington 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 27 min 30 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 11 | Anderson County HospitalGarnett 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 28 min 29 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 12 | Gove County Medical CenterQuinter 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 28 min 29 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 13 | Comanche County HospitalColdwater 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 28 min 29 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 14 | Lane County HospitalDighton | 1 hr 30 min 27 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 15 | Hiawatha Community HospitalHiawatha 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 1 hr 30 min 27 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 16 | Susan B Allen Memorial HospitalEl Dorado 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 31 min 26 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 17 | Pawnee Valley Community HospitalLarned 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 33 min 24 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 18 | Hanover HospitalHanover | 1 hr 34 min 23 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 19 | Rooks County Health CenterPlainville | 1 hr 35 min 22 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 20 | Kingman Community HospitalKingman 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 37 min 20 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 21 | Community Memorial HealthcareMarysville 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 38 min 19 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 22 | Washington County HospitalWashington | 1 hr 39 min 18 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 23 | Hamilton County HospitalSyracuse | 1 hr 39 min 18 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 24 | Pratt Regional Medical CenterPratt 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 40 min 17 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 25 | Hospital District #6 Patterson Health CenterAnthony 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 40 min 17 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 26 | Hospital District #1 of Rice CountyLyons 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 40 min 17 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 27 | Ness County Hospital District #2Ness City 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 40 min 17 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 28 | Wilson Medical CenterNeodesha 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 40 min 17 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 29 | Adventhealth OttawaOttawa 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 1 hr 43 min 14 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 30 | Rock Regional HospitalDerby 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 44 min 13 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 31 | Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & LtcuSatanta 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 45 min 12 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 32 | Hillsboro Community HospitalHillsboro 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 46 min 11 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 33 | Great Bend Regional HospitalGreat Bend 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 47 min 10 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 34 | Smith County Memorial HospitalSmith Center 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 47 min 10 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 35 | Coffeyville Regional Medical CenterCoffeyville 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 48 min 9 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 36 | Grisell Memorial Hospital District #1Ransom 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 48 min 9 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 37 | McPherson HospitalMcPherson 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 1 hr 49 min 8 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 38 | Cloud County Health CenterConcordia 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 49 min 8 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 39 | Republic County HospitalBelleville 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 1 hr 49 min 8 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 40 | Lindsborg Community HospitalLindsborg 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 49 min 8 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 41 | Saint Luke's South HospitalOverland Park 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 50 min 7 min faster | 2% | Very high | |
| 42 | Cheyenne County HospitalSt Francis | 1 hr 50 min 7 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 43 | Wamego City HospitalWamego | 1 hr 50 min 7 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 44 | Logan County HospitalOakley 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 51 min 6 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 45 | Scott County HospitalScott City 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 1 hr 51 min 6 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 46 | Nemaha Valley Community HospitalSeneca 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 52 min 5 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 47 | Hays Medical CenterHays 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 1 hr 52 min 5 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 48 | Osborne County Memorial HospitalOsborne | 1 hr 52 min 5 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 49 | Atchison HospitalAtchison 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 52 min 5 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 50 | Hodgeman County Health CenterJetmore 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 53 min 4 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 51 | Allen County HospitalIola 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 54 min 3 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 52 | Ottawa County Health CenterMinneapolis 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 54 min 3 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 53 | Centura St. Catherine-Dodge CityDodge City 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 1 hr 54 min 3 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 54 | Kiowa County Memorial HospitalGreensburg 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 54 min 3 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 55 | Ellsworth County Medical CenterEllsworth 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 1 hr 55 min 2 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 56 | Stafford County HospitalStafford 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 55 min 2 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 57 | Phillips County HospitalPhillipsburg 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 56 min 1 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 58 | Decatur HealthOberlin 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 56 min 1 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 59 | Norton County HospitalNorton | 1 hr 57 min At state median | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 60 | Wesley Medical CenterWichita 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 57 min At state median | 2% | Very high | |
| 61 | Morris County HospitalCouncil Grove ★ 3/5 CMS | 1 hr 58 min 1 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 62 | Ashland Health CenterAshland 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 58 min 1 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 63 | Adventhealth South Overland ParkOverland Park 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 58 min 1 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 64 | Neosho Memorial Regional Medical CenterChanute 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 1 hr 59 min 2 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 65 | Labette HealthParsons 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 3 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 66 | Goodland Regional Medical CenterGoodland 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 3 min slower | 0% | Low | |
| 67 | Girard Medical CenterGirard 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 3 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 68 | St Luke Hospital & Living CenterMarion 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 3 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 69 | Sheridan County HospitalHoxie 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 3 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 70 | Trego County Lemke Memorial HospitalWakeeney 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 1 min 4 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 71 | Memorial HospitalAbilene 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 2 min 5 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 72 | Providence Medical CenterKansas City 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 2 min 5 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 73 | Greenwood County HospitalEureka 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 3 min 6 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 74 | Wichita County Health CenterLeoti 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 4 min 7 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 75 | Caldwell Regional Medical CenterCaldwell 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 5 min 8 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 76 | Saint John HospitalLeavenworth 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 6 min 9 min slower | 0% | Low | |
| 77 | Ellinwood District HospitalEllinwood | 2 hr 6 min 9 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 78 | Minneola District HospitalMinneola 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 8 min 11 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 79 | Fredonia Regional HospitalFredonia 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 10 min 13 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 80 | Clay County Medical CenterClay Center 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 10 min 13 min slower | 0% | Low | |
| 81 | St Catherine HospitalGarden City 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 11 min 14 min slower | 0% | Low | |
| 82 | Rawlins County Health CenterAtwood 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 11 min 14 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 83 | Morton County HospitalElkhart 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 12 min 15 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 84 | Kearny County HospitalLakin 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 12 min 15 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 85 | Greeley County Health ServicesTribune | 2 hr 12 min 15 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 86 | Stanton County HospitalJohnson 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 13 min 16 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 87 | Shawnee Mission Medical CenterOverland Park 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 14 min 17 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 88 | Sabetha Community HospitalSabetha 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 15 min 18 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 89 | Community Hospital, Onaga and St Marys CampusOnaga 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 16 min 19 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 90 | Clara Barton HospitalHoisington ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 16 min 19 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 91 | William Newton HospitalWinfield 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 17 min 20 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 92 | Via Christi Hospital PittsburgPittsburg ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 18 min 21 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 93 | Irwin Ach (Ft Riley)Fort Riley 4% left before seen Medium volume | 2 hr 18 min 21 min slower | 4% | Medium | Not rated |
| 94 | Meade District HospitalMeade 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 19 min 22 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 95 | Newman Regional HealthEmporia 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 20 min 23 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 96 | Salina Regional Health CenterSalina 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 20 min 23 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 97 | Via Christi Hospitals WichitaWichita ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 20 min 23 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 98 | NMC HealthNewton 3% left before seen Low volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 21 min 24 min slower | 3% | Low | |
| 99 | Via Christi Hospital Wichita St TeresaWichita ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 22 min 25 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 100 | Ascension Via Christi Hospital ManhattanManhattan ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 22 min 25 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 101 | Southwest Medical CenterLiberal 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 22 min 25 min slower | 2% | Low | |
| 102 | Graham County HospitalHill City 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 24 min 27 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 103 | Overland Park Reg Med CtrOverland Park 0% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 26 min 29 min slower | 0% | High | |
| 104 | Holton Community HospitalHolton 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 27 min 30 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 105 | Mitchell County Hospital Health SystemsBeloit 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 29 min 32 min slower | 0% | Low | |
| 106 | Miami County Medical CenterPaola 2% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 34 min 37 min slower | 2% | Low | Not rated |
| 107 | Menorah Medical CenterOverland Park 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 36 min 39 min slower | 0% | Low | |
| 108 | Kansas Medical CenterAndover 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 42 min 45 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 109 | Stevens County HospitalHugoton ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 43 min 46 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 110 | Citizens Medical CenterColby 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 48 min 51 min slower | 0% | Low | |
| 111 | F W Huston Medical CenterWinchester 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 56 min 59 min slower | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 112 | Promise Regional Medical Center HutchinsonHutchinson 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 1 min 1 hr 4 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 113 | Lawrence Memorial HospitalLawrence 5% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 28 min 1 hr 31 min slower | 5% | Medium | |
| 114 | St Francis Health CenterTopeka 5% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 30 min 1 hr 33 min slower | 5% | Medium | |
| 115 | Stormont-Vail HealthcareTopeka 4% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 41 min 1 hr 44 min slower | 4% | High | |
| 116 | Olathe Medical CenterOlathe 4% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 52 min 1 hr 55 min slower | 4% | High | |
| 117 | University of Kansas HospitalKansas City 4% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 5 hr 7 min 3 hr 10 min slower | 4% | Very high |
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ER wait times in Kansas's largest cities
Median visit time across the hospitals listed in each city. Pick a city to filter the list above.
| City | ERs | Median | Shortest in the city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 hr 14 min | Saint Luke's South Hospital · 1 hr 50 min | |
| 3 | 2 hr 20 min | Wesley Medical Center · 1 hr 57 min | |
| 2 | 3 hr 34 min | Providence Medical Center · 2 hr 2 min | |
| 2 | 3 hr 36 min | St Francis Health Center · 3 hr 30 min |
Questions about Kansas ER wait times
Which Kansas ER has the shortest wait?
Kiowa District Hospital in Kiowa, with a median visit of 1 hr 12 min. Russell Regional Hospital in Russell is next at 1 hr 14 min.
Which Kansas ER has the longest wait?
University of Kansas Hospital, at 5 hr 7 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 Kansas?
The median is 1 hr 57 min, 31 min shorter than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 64 of 117 Kansas ERs come in under two hours and 1 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 Kansas ERs have a median visit of 1 hr 54 min. High and very-high-volume ERs come in at 2 hr 26 min. Large hospitals see more patients and sicker ones, and many are trauma centers.
ER wait times in neighboring states
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 Kansas hospital directory. Campuses that CMS reports under one facility number appear once. Not affiliated with CMS.