Massachusetts emergency room wait times
ER wait times › Massachusetts
Across 63 Massachusetts hospitals that report the measure, the median emergency department visit lasts 3 hr 29 min — 59 min longer than the national median of 2 hr 30 min. The shortest is Fairview Hospital at 1 hr 53 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 | Fairview Hospital | Great Barrington | 1 hr 53 min | 1% | low | 5/5 |
| 2 | Nantucket Cottage Hospital | Nantucket | 2 hr | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 3 | St Elizabeth's Medical Center, a Caritas Family Ho | Brighton | 2 hr 26 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 4 | Cambridge Health Alliance | Cambridge | 2 hr 33 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 5 | North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation | North Adams | 2 hr 34 min | — | — | — |
| 6 | Martha's Vineyard Hospital INC | Vineyard Haven | 2 hr 37 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 7 | Falmouth Hospital | Falmouth | 2 hr 40 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 8 | Falmouth Hospital | Falmouth | 2 hr 40 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 9 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Boston | 2 hr 54 min | 3% | medium | — |
| 10 | Athol Memorial Hospital | Athol | 2 hr 54 min | 2% | low | 2/5 |
| 11 | Anna Jaques Hospital | Newburyport | 3 hr 8 min | 23% | low | 3/5 |
| 12 | Hallmark Health System | Melrose | 3 hr 10 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 13 | Southcoast Hospital Group, INC | Fall River | 3 hr 10 min | 4% | very high | 4/5 |
| 14 | Beverly Hospital Corporation | Beverly | 3 hr 10 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 15 | Heywood Hospital | Gardner | 3 hr 12 min | 3% | low | 2/5 |
| 16 | Baystate Franklin Medical Center | Greenfield | 3 hr 14 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 17 | Saint Anne's Hospital, a Caritas Family Hospital | Fall River | 3 hr 14 min | 5% | high | 3/5 |
| 18 | Sturdy Memorial Hospital | Attleboro | 3 hr 14 min | 3% | high | 3/5 |
| 19 | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham | Needham | 3 hr 16 min | 1% | medium | 5/5 |
| 20 | Cape Cod Hospital | Hyannis | 3 hr 21 min | 2% | very high | 2/5 |
| 21 | Cape Cod Hospital | Hyannis | 3 hr 21 min | 2% | very high | 2/5 |
| 22 | Metrowest Medical Center | Framingham | 3 hr 25 min | 3% | medium | 1/5 |
| 23 | Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | 3 hr 25 min | 2% | medium | 4/5 |
| 24 | St Vincent Hospital | Worcester | 3 hr 26 min | 4% | high | 2/5 |
| 25 | Emerson Hospital | Concord | 3 hr 28 min | 2% | medium | 5/5 |
| 26 | Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital | Randolph | 3 hr 28 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 27 | Tufts Medical Center | Boston | 3 hr 28 min | 4% | high | 2/5 |
| 28 | Brockton Hospital | Brockton | 3 hr 28 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 29 | Emerson Hospital | Concord | 3 hr 28 min | 2% | medium | 5/5 |
| 30 | New England Medical Center | Boston | 3 hr 28 min | 4% | high | 2/5 |
| 31 | Morton Hospital & Medical Center | Taunton | 3 hr 29 min | 7% | high | 1/5 |
| 32 | Harrington Memorial Hospital | Southbridge | 3 hr 29 min | 3% | high | 3/5 |
| 33 | Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Center | Palmer | 3 hr 34 min | 3% | medium | 4/5 |
| 34 | Noble Hospital | Westfield | 3 hr 35 min | 6% | medium | 2/5 |
| 35 | Milton Hospital INC | Milton | 3 hr 38 min | 4% | medium | 4/5 |
| 36 | Milton Hospital | Milton | 3 hr 38 min | 4% | medium | 4/5 |
| 37 | Marlborough Hospital | Marlborough | 3 hr 46 min | 5% | medium | 2/5 |
| 38 | Lahey Clinic Hospital | Burlington | 3 hr 46 min | 5% | very high | 4/5 |
| 39 | Lahey Clinic Hospital | Burlington | 3 hr 46 min | 5% | very high | 4/5 |
| 40 | Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston | 3 hr 47 min | 7% | very high | 3/5 |
| 41 | Winchester Hospital | Winchester | 3 hr 53 min | 3% | high | 3/5 |
| 42 | South Shore Hospital | South Weymouth | 3 hr 53 min | 2% | very high | 2/5 |
| 43 | Jordan Hospital INC | Plymouth | 3 hr 57 min | 2% | high | 4/5 |
| 44 | Holy Family Hospital, a Caritas Family Hospital | Methuen | 3 hr 58 min | 5% | high | 2/5 |
| 45 | Lawrence General Hospital | Lawrence | 4 hr 1 min | 5% | very high | 2/5 |
| 46 | Healthalliance Hospitals, INC | Leominster | 4 hr 13 min | 6% | high | 3/5 |
| 47 | Holyoke Medical Center | Holyoke | 4 hr 13 min | 3% | high | 4/5 |
| 48 | Berkshire Medical Center INC | Pittsfield | 4 hr 14 min | 5% | high | 4/5 |
| 49 | Faulkner Hospital | Boston | 4 hr 16 min | 3% | medium | 5/5 |
| 50 | Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,The | Northampton | 4 hr 21 min | 4% | medium | 2/5 |
| 51 | Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Caritas Family Ho | Brockton | 4 hr 24 min | 6% | high | 2/5 |
| 52 | Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Newton | 4 hr 25 min | 3% | very high | 5/5 |
| 53 | Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Newton Lower Falls | 4 hr 25 min | 3% | very high | 5/5 |
| 54 | Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | 4 hr 27 min | 9% | very high | 2/5 |
| 55 | North Shore Medical Center | Salem | 4 hr 31 min | 7% | very high | 5/5 |
| 56 | Union Hospital | Lynn | 4 hr 31 min | 7% | very high | 5/5 |
| 57 | Milford Regional Medical Center | Milford | 4 hr 34 min | 3% | high | 4/5 |
| 58 | Mercy Medical Center | Springfield | 4 hr 35 min | 8% | high | 2/5 |
| 59 | Baystate Medical Center | Springfield | 4 hr 46 min | 4% | very high | 2/5 |
| 60 | Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | 4 hr 48 min | 4% | very high | 5/5 |
| 61 | Umass Memorial Medical Center INC | Worcester | 4 hr 51 min | 8% | very high | 3/5 |
| 62 | Brigham and Women's Hosptial | Boston | 5 hr | 5% | very high | 5/5 |
| 63 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | 5 hr 36 min | 2% | high | 3/5 |
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 Massachusetts directory. Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.