ER wait times › Michigan
Across 129 Michigan hospitals that report the measure, the median emergency department visit lasts 2 hr 38 min — 8 min longer than the national median of 2 hr 30 min. The shortest is Sheridan Community Hospital at 55 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 | Sheridan Community Hospital | Sheridan | 55 min | 0% | low | — |
| 2 | Caro Community Hospital | Caro | 1 hr 12 min | 0% | low | — |
| 3 | Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital | Dowagiac | 1 hr 14 min | 0% | low | — |
| 4 | North Ottawa Community Hospital | Grand Haven | 1 hr 16 min | 2% | low | 4/5 |
| 5 | Deckerville Community Hospital | Deckerville | 1 hr 25 min | 0% | low | — |
| 6 | Hills & Dales General Hospital | Cass City | 1 hr 31 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 7 | Carson City Hospital | Carson City | 1 hr 31 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 8 | Allegan General Hospital | Allegan | 1 hr 34 min | 0% | low | — |
| 9 | Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics | Laurium | 1 hr 36 min | — | — | — |
| 10 | Community Hospital | Watervliet | 1 hr 39 min | 1% | low | — |
| 11 | Community Hospital | Watervliet | 1 hr 39 min | 1% | low | — |
| 12 | Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital | Standish | 1 hr 40 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 13 | Harbor Beach Community Hospital | Harbor Beach | 1 hr 40 min | — | — | — |
| 14 | Scheurer Hospital | Pigeon | 1 hr 41 min | 0% | low | — |
| 15 | Poh Medical Center | Pontiac | 1 hr 43 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 16 | Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus | Shelby | 1 hr 43 min | 1% | low | — |
| 17 | Marlette Regional Hospital | Marlette | 1 hr 46 min | 1% | low | — |
| 18 | Munising Memorial Hospital | Munising | 1 hr 46 min | 0% | low | — |
| 19 | Spectrum Health - Reed City Campus | Reed City | 1 hr 47 min | 1% | low | — |
| 20 | Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital | Frankfort | 1 hr 48 min | 0% | low | — |
| 21 | Kalkaska Memorial Health Center | Kalkaska | 1 hr 48 min | 1% | low | — |
| 22 | Helen Newberry Joy Hospital | Newberry | 1 hr 52 min | 0% | low | — |
| 23 | Tawas St Joseph Hospital | Tawas City | 1 hr 53 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 24 | Northstar Health System | Iron River | 1 hr 53 min | — | — | — |
| 25 | St Joseph Health System | Tawas City | 1 hr 53 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 26 | Garden City Hospital | Garden City | 1 hr 54 min | 0% | high | 2/5 |
| 27 | Eaton Rapids Medical Center | Eaton Rapids | 1 hr 56 min | 2% | low | — |
| 28 | McLaren Thumb Region | Bad Axe | 1 hr 59 min | 1% | low | 5/5 |
| 29 | St John River District Hospital | East China | 2 hr 2 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 30 | Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center | Saint Ignace | 2 hr 2 min | 1% | low | — |
| 31 | Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital | Manistee | 2 hr 5 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 32 | Central Michigan Community Hospital | Mt Pleasant | 2 hr 6 min | 1% | low | 3/5 |
| 33 | Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital | Sault Sainte Marie | 2 hr 8 min | 3% | low | 2/5 |
| 34 | OSF St Francis Hospital and Medical Group | Escanaba | 2 hr 9 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 35 | Baraga County Memorial Hospital | L'anse | 2 hr 10 min | — | — | — |
| 36 | Bell Memorial Hospital | Ishpeming | 2 hr 10 min | 2% | low | — |
| 37 | Corewell Health Pennock Hospital | Hastings | 2 hr 12 min | 1% | low | 3/5 |
| 38 | McKenzie Memorial Hospital | Sandusky | 2 hr 13 min | 0% | low | — |
| 39 | Midmichigan Medical Center-Gladwin | Gladwin | 2 hr 13 min | 1% | low | — |
| 40 | Charlevoix Area Hospital | Charlevoix | 2 hr 13 min | 1% | low | — |
| 41 | Aspirus Grand View Hospital | Ironwood | 2 hr 14 min | — | — | — |
| 42 | South Haven Community Hospital | South Haven | 2 hr 16 min | 1% | low | — |
| 43 | Saint Mary's Health Care | Grand Rapids | 2 hr 16 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 44 | Spectrum Health United Memorial - United Campus | Greenville | 2 hr 17 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 45 | Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan | Ludington | 2 hr 18 min | 2% | medium | 4/5 |
| 46 | Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center | Detroit | 2 hr 19 min | 2% | high | 1/5 |
| 47 | Portage Health Hospital | Hancock | 2 hr 20 min | 2% | low | 5/5 |
| 48 | Zeeland Community Hospital | Zeeland | 2 hr 23 min | 1% | medium | 5/5 |
| 49 | Sinai-Grace Hospital | Detroit | 2 hr 23 min | 4% | very high | 1/5 |
| 50 | Zeeland Community Hospital | Zeeland | 2 hr 23 min | 1% | medium | 5/5 |
| 51 | Corewell Health Gerber Hospital | Fremont | 2 hr 25 min | 2% | medium | 5/5 |
| 52 | Three Rivers Health | Three Rivers | 2 hr 26 min | 4% | low | 2/5 |
| 53 | Three Rivers Area Hospital | Three Rivers | 2 hr 26 min | 4% | low | 2/5 |
| 54 | Oakwood Annapolis Hospital | Wayne | 2 hr 28 min | 3% | high | 2/5 |
| 55 | Mecosta County Medical Center | Big Rapids | 2 hr 28 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 56 | Mecosta County Gen Hospital | Big Rapids | 2 hr 28 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 57 | Community Health Center of Branch County | Coldwater | 2 hr 30 min | 1% | low | 2/5 |
| 58 | Midmichigan Medical Center-Clare | Clare | 2 hr 32 min | 3% | medium | 2/5 |
| 59 | Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph | St Joseph | 2 hr 33 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 60 | Bronson Lakeview Hospital | Paw Paw | 2 hr 33 min | 2% | medium | 5/5 |
| 61 | Midmichigan Medical Center-Midland | Midland | 2 hr 33 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 62 | Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital | Commerce Twp | 2 hr 35 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 63 | Mercy Hospital - Cadillac | Cadillac | 2 hr 36 min | 4% | medium | 4/5 |
| 64 | Northern Michigan Regional Hospital | Petoskey | 2 hr 37 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 65 | Ionia County Memorial Hospital | Ionia | 2 hr 38 min | 1% | low | 2/5 |
| 66 | Oaklawn Hospital | Marshall | 2 hr 39 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 67 | Holland Community Hospital | Holland | 2 hr 40 min | 2% | medium | 5/5 |
| 68 | Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe | Grosse Pointe | 2 hr 42 min | 3% | very high | 4/5 |
| 69 | Harper University Hospital | Detroit | 2 hr 42 min | 2% | medium | 1/5 |
| 70 | Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital | Howell | 2 hr 43 min | 1% | high | 4/5 |
| 71 | Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital | Manistique | 2 hr 44 min | 2% | low | — |
| 72 | St Mary's of Michigan Medical Center | Saginaw | 2 hr 45 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 73 | St Joseph Mercy Port Huron | Port Huron | 2 hr 48 min | 4% | low | 4/5 |
| 74 | Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital | Charlotte | 2 hr 48 min | 1% | low | 1/5 |
| 75 | Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital | Wyandotte | 2 hr 49 min | 2% | very high | 2/5 |
| 76 | Bay Regional Medical Center | Bay City | 2 hr 49 min | 1% | medium | 1/5 |
| 77 | Spectrum Health - Butterworth Campus | Grand Rapids | 2 hr 50 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 78 | Botsford Hospital | Farmington Hls | 2 hr 50 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 79 | St John Hospital and Medical Center | Detroit | 2 hr 50 min | — | — | 1/5 |
| 80 | Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center | Mt Clemens | 2 hr 52 min | 1% | medium | 1/5 |
| 81 | Mercy Memorial Hospital System | Monroe | 2 hr 52 min | 2% | high | 1/5 |
| 82 | Emma L Bixby Medical Center | Adrian | 2 hr 52 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 83 | Mercy Memorial Hospital | Monroe | 2 hr 52 min | 2% | high | 1/5 |
| 84 | Dickinson County Memorial Hospital | Iron Mountain | 2 hr 54 min | 3% | low | 2/5 |
| 85 | Otsego Memorial Hospital | Gaylord | 2 hr 57 min | 4% | medium | 4/5 |
| 86 | McLaren Regional Medical Center | Flint | 2 hr 58 min | 2% | high | 2/5 |
| 87 | Hillsdale Community Health Center | Hillsdale | 3 hr | 1% | low | 3/5 |
| 88 | Mercy Hospital - Grayling | Grayling | 3 hr | 2% | low | 3/5 |
| 89 | Memorial Healthcare | Owosso | 3 hr 1 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 90 | Clinton Memorial Hospital | St Johns | 3 hr 2 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 91 | Lapeer Regional Medical Center | Lapeer | 3 hr 6 min | 2% | medium | 2/5 |
| 92 | Oakwood Heritage Hospital | Taylor | 3 hr 7 min | 1% | medium | 2/5 |
| 93 | Crittenton Hospital Medical Center | Rochester | 3 hr 7 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 94 | Metro Health Hospital | Wyoming | 3 hr 8 min | 3% | high | 4/5 |
| 95 | Marquette General Hospital | Marquette | 3 hr 8 min | 3% | medium | 3/5 |
| 96 | Marquette General Hlth System | Marquette | 3 hr 8 min | 3% | medium | 3/5 |
| 97 | Metropolitan Hospital | Grand Rapids | 3 hr 8 min | 3% | high | 4/5 |
| 98 | Hurley Medical Center | Flint | 3 hr 10 min | 9% | very high | 2/5 |
| 99 | Battle Creek Health System | Battle Creek | 3 hr 11 min | 3% | high | 3/5 |
| 100 | West Branch Regional Medical Center | West Branch | 3 hr 13 min | 3% | low | 5/5 |
| 101 | Providence Hospital and Medical Centers | Southfield | 3 hr 16 min | — | — | 4/5 |
| 102 | Chelsea Community Hospital | Chelsea | 3 hr 16 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 103 | Oakwood Southshore Medical Center | Trenton | 3 hr 18 min | 0% | medium | 3/5 |
| 104 | Covenant Medical Center, INC | Saginaw | 3 hr 18 min | 7% | very high | 2/5 |
| 105 | St Joseph Mercy Oakland | Pontiac | 3 hr 20 min | 1% | high | 2/5 |
| 106 | Gratiot Medical Center | Alma | 3 hr 20 min | 4% | low | 4/5 |
| 107 | Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center | Dearborn | 3 hr 22 min | 0% | very high | 2/5 |
| 108 | St John Macomb-Oakland Hospital-Macomb Center | Warren | 3 hr 23 min | — | — | 1/5 |
| 109 | William Beaumont Hospital-Troy | Troy | 3 hr 23 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 110 | Henry Ford Hospital | Detroit | 3 hr 28 min | 5% | very high | 3/5 |
| 111 | Borgess Medical Center | Kalamazoo | 3 hr 32 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 112 | Allegiance Health | Jackson | 3 hr 33 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 113 | Mercy Health Partners, Hackley Campus | Muskegon | 3 hr 40 min | 3% | very high | 3/5 |
| 114 | Alpena Regional Medical Center | Alpena | 3 hr 49 min | 5% | medium | 3/5 |
| 115 | Port Huron Hospital | Port Huron | 3 hr 51 min | 1% | medium | 2/5 |
| 116 | Genesys Regional Medical Center - Health Park | Grand Blanc | 3 hr 51 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 117 | Bronson Methodist Hospital | Kalamazoo | 3 hr 55 min | 8% | very high | 4/5 |
| 118 | Bronson Methodist Hospital | Kalamazoo | 3 hr 55 min | 8% | very high | 4/5 |
| 119 | St Mary Mercy Hospital | Livonia | 4 hr 1 min | 3% | high | 2/5 |
| 120 | St Joseph Mercy Hospital | Ann Arbor | 4 hr 1 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 121 | Saint Joseph Mercy Hlth Syst | Ypsilanti | 4 hr 1 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 122 | Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | West Bloomfield Twp | 4 hr 2 min | 5% | high | 3/5 |
| 123 | Munson Medical Center | Traverse City | 4 hr 19 min | 3% | high | 4/5 |
| 124 | Ingham Regional Medical Center | Lansing | 4 hr 21 min | 3% | medium | 3/5 |
| 125 | William Beaumont Hospital | Royal Oak | 4 hr 26 min | 4% | very high | 3/5 |
| 126 | Edward W Sparrow Hospital | Lansing | 4 hr 59 min | 3% | very high | 3/5 |
| 127 | Henry Ford Macomb Hospital | Clinton Twp | 5 hr 6 min | 5% | very high | 3/5 |
| 128 | University of Michigan Health System | Ann Arbor | 5 hr 45 min | 3% | very high | 4/5 |
| 129 | Univ of Michigan Hospitals | Ann Arbor | 5 hr 45 min | 3% | very high | 4/5 |
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 Michigan directory. Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.