Michigan ER wait times by hospital
How long a typical emergency room visit lasts at 118 Michigan 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.
Michigan median
2 hr 38 min
+10 min vs US US median is 2 hr 28 min
Under 2 hours
26 ERs
9 take 4 hours or more
Michigan 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 Michigan 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 118 hospitals
| # | Hospital | Median visit | Left before seen | ER volume | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheridan Community HospitalSheridan 0% left before seen Low volume | 55 min 1 hr 43 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 2 | Caro Community HospitalCaro 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 12 min 1 hr 26 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 3 | Borgess-Lee Memorial HospitalDowagiac 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 14 min 1 hr 24 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 4 | Trinity Health Grand Haven HospitalGrand Haven 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 16 min 1 hr 22 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 5 | Deckerville Community HospitalDeckerville 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 25 min 1 hr 13 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 6 | Carson City HospitalCarson City 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 31 min 1 hr 7 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 7 | Hills & Dales General HospitalCass City 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 31 min 1 hr 7 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 8 | Allegan General HospitalAllegan 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 34 min 1 hr 4 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 9 | Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and ClinicsLaurium | 1 hr 36 min 1 hr 2 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 10 | Corewell Health Watervliet HospitalWatervliet 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 39 min 59 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 11 | Harbor Beach Community HospitalHarbor Beach | 1 hr 40 min 58 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 12 | Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 40 min 58 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 13 | Scheurer HospitalPigeon 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 41 min 57 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 14 | McLaren OaklandPontiac 0% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 1 hr 43 min 55 min faster | 0% | High | |
| 15 | Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusShelby 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 43 min 55 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 16 | Munising Memorial HospitalMunising 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 46 min 52 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 17 | Marlette Regional HospitalMarlette 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 46 min 52 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 18 | Spectrum Health - Reed City CampusReed City 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 47 min 51 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 19 | Paul Oliver Memorial HospitalFrankfort 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 48 min 50 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 20 | Kalkaska Memorial Health CenterKalkaska 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 48 min 50 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 21 | Helen Newberry Joy HospitalNewberry 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 52 min 46 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 22 | Aspirus Iron River Hospital & ClinicsIron River | 1 hr 53 min 45 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 23 | Tawas St Joseph HospitalTawas City ★ 3/5 CMS | 1 hr 53 min 45 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 24 | Garden City HospitalGarden City 0% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 1 hr 54 min 44 min faster | 0% | High | |
| 25 | Eaton Rapids Medical CenterEaton Rapids 2% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 56 min 42 min faster | 2% | Low | Not rated |
| 26 | McLaren Thumb RegionBad Axe 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 1 hr 59 min 39 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 27 | Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace 1% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 2 min 36 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 28 | St John River District HospitalEast China ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 2 min 36 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 29 | Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 5 min 33 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 30 | Central Michigan Community HospitalMt Pleasant 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 6 min 32 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 31 | Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Sainte Marie 3% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 8 min 30 min faster | 3% | Low | |
| 32 | OSF St Francis Hospital and Medical GroupEscanaba 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 9 min 29 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 33 | Baraga County Memorial HospitalL'anse | 2 hr 10 min 28 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 34 | Bell Memorial HospitalIshpeming 2% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 10 min 28 min faster | 2% | Low | Not rated |
| 35 | Corewell Health Pennock HospitalHastings 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 12 min 26 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 36 | McKenzie Memorial HospitalSandusky 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 13 min 25 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 37 | Charlevoix Area HospitalCharlevoix 1% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 13 min 25 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 38 | Midmichigan Medical Center-GladwinGladwin 1% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 13 min 25 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 39 | Aspirus Grand View HospitalIronwood | 2 hr 14 min 24 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 40 | Saint Mary's Health CareGrand Rapids 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 16 min 22 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 41 | South Haven Community HospitalSouth Haven 1% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 16 min 22 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 42 | Spectrum Health United Memorial - United CampusGreenville 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 17 min 21 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 43 | Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 18 min 20 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 44 | Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health CenterDetroit 2% left before seen High volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 19 min 19 min faster | 2% | High | |
| 45 | Portage Health HospitalHancock 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 20 min 18 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 46 | Zeeland Community HospitalZeeland 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 23 min 15 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 47 | Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit 4% left before seen Very high volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 23 min 15 min faster | 4% | Very high | |
| 48 | Corewell Health Gerber HospitalFremont 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 25 min 13 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 49 | Three Rivers HealthThree Rivers 4% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 26 min 12 min faster | 4% | Low | |
| 50 | Corewell Health Wayne HospitalWayne 3% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 28 min 10 min faster | 3% | High | |
| 51 | Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 28 min 10 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 52 | Insight Hospital and Medical Center ColdwaterColdwater 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 30 min 8 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 53 | Midmichigan Medical Center-ClareClare 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 32 min 6 min faster | 3% | Medium | |
| 54 | Lakeland Hospital, St JosephSt Joseph 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 33 min 5 min faster | 2% | Very high | |
| 55 | Midmichigan Medical Center-MidlandMidland 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 33 min 5 min faster | 2% | Very high | |
| 56 | Bronson Lakeview HospitalPaw Paw 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 33 min 5 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 57 | Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Twp 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 35 min 3 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 58 | Mercy Hospital - CadillacCadillac 4% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 36 min 2 min faster | 4% | Medium | |
| 59 | Northern Michigan Regional HospitalPetoskey 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 37 min 1 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 60 | Ionia County Memorial HospitalIonia 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 38 min At state median | 1% | Low | |
| 61 | Oaklawn HospitalMarshall 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 39 min 1 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 62 | Holland Community HospitalHolland 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 40 min 2 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 63 | Harper University HospitalDetroit 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 42 min 4 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 64 | Beaumont Hospital, Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 42 min 4 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 65 | Saint Joseph Mercy Livingston HospitalHowell 1% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 43 min 5 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 66 | Schoolcraft Memorial HospitalManistique 2% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 44 min 6 min slower | 2% | Low | Not rated |
| 67 | Mymichigan Medical Center SaginawSaginaw ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 45 min 7 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 68 | St Joseph Mercy Port HuronPort Huron 4% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 48 min 10 min slower | 4% | Low | |
| 69 | University of Michigan Health - Sparrow EatonCharlotte 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 48 min 10 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 70 | Bay Regional Medical CenterBay City 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 49 min 11 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 71 | Henry Ford Wyandotte HospitalWyandotte 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 49 min 11 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 72 | Spectrum Health - Butterworth CampusGrand Rapids 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 50 min 12 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 73 | St John Hospital and Medical CenterDetroit ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 50 min 12 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 74 | Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hls 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 50 min 12 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 75 | McLaren MacombMt Clemens 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 52 min 14 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 76 | Promedica Monroe Regional HospitalMonroe 2% left before seen High volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 52 min 14 min slower | 2% | High | |
| 77 | Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman HospitalAdrian 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 52 min 14 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 78 | Dickinson County Memorial HospitalIron Mountain 3% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 54 min 16 min slower | 3% | Low | |
| 79 | Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord 4% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 57 min 19 min slower | 4% | Medium | |
| 80 | McLaren Regional Medical CenterFlint 2% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 58 min 20 min slower | 2% | High | |
| 81 | Mercy Hospital - GraylingGrayling 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 22 min slower | 2% | Low | |
| 82 | Hillsdale Community Health CenterHillsdale 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 22 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 83 | Memorial HealthcareOwosso 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 1 min 23 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 84 | Clinton Memorial HospitalSt Johns 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 2 min 24 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 85 | Lapeer Regional Medical CenterLapeer 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 6 min 28 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 86 | Beaumont Hospital - TaylorTaylor 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 7 min 29 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 87 | Ascension Providence Rochester HospitalRochester ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 7 min 29 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 88 | University of Michigan Health - WestWyoming 3% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 8 min 30 min slower | 3% | High | |
| 89 | Marquette General HospitalMarquette 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 8 min 30 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 90 | Hurley Medical CenterFlint 9% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 10 min 32 min slower | 9% | Very high | |
| 91 | Battle Creek Health SystemBattle Creek 3% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 11 min 33 min slower | 3% | High | |
| 92 | West Branch Regional Medical CenterWest Branch 3% left before seen Low volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 13 min 35 min slower | 3% | Low | |
| 93 | Providence Hospital and Medical CentersSouthfield ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 16 min 38 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 94 | Chelsea Community HospitalChelsea 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 16 min 38 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 95 | Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw 7% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 18 min 40 min slower | 7% | Very high | |
| 96 | Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton 0% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 18 min 40 min slower | 0% | Medium | |
| 97 | Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma 4% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 20 min 42 min slower | 4% | Low | |
| 98 | St Joseph Mercy OaklandPontiac 1% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 20 min 42 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 99 | Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn 0% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 22 min 44 min slower | 0% | Very high | |
| 100 | Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren ★ 1/5 CMS | 3 hr 23 min 45 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 101 | William Beaumont Hospital-TroyTroy 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 23 min 45 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 102 | Henry Ford HospitalDetroit 5% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 28 min 50 min slower | 5% | Very high | |
| 103 | Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 32 min 54 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 104 | Allegiance HealthJackson 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 33 min 55 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 105 | Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 40 min 1 hr 2 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 106 | Alpena Regional Medical CenterAlpena 5% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 49 min 1 hr 11 min slower | 5% | Medium | |
| 107 | Port Huron HospitalPort Huron 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 51 min 1 hr 13 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 108 | Genesys Regional Medical Center - Health ParkGrand Blanc ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 51 min 1 hr 13 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 109 | Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo 8% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 55 min 1 hr 17 min slower | 8% | Very high | |
| 110 | St Mary Mercy HospitalLivonia 3% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 4 hr 1 min 1 hr 23 min slower | 3% | High | |
| 111 | Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 4 hr 1 min 1 hr 23 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 112 | Henry Ford West Bloomfield HospitalWest Bloomfield Twp 5% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 2 min 1 hr 24 min slower | 5% | High | |
| 113 | Munson Medical CenterTraverse City 3% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 4 hr 19 min 1 hr 41 min slower | 3% | High | |
| 114 | McLaren Greater LansingLansing 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 21 min 1 hr 43 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 115 | William Beaumont HospitalRoyal Oak 4% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 26 min 1 hr 48 min slower | 4% | Very high | |
| 116 | Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 59 min 2 hr 21 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 117 | Henry Ford Macomb HospitalClinton Twp 5% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 5 hr 6 min 2 hr 28 min slower | 5% | Very high | |
| 118 | University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 5 hr 45 min 3 hr 7 min slower | 3% | Very high |
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ER wait times in Michigan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 hr 32 min | McLaren Oakland · 1 hr 43 min | |
| 2 | 2 hr 33 min | Saint Mary's Health Care · 2 hr 16 min | |
| 5 | 2 hr 42 min | Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Health Center · 2 hr 19 min | |
| 2 | 3 hr 4 min | McLaren Regional Medical Center · 2 hr 58 min | |
| 2 | 3 hr 20 min | St Joseph Mercy Port Huron · 2 hr 48 min | |
| 2 | 3 hr 44 min | Borgess Medical Center · 3 hr 32 min | |
| 2 | 4 hr 40 min | McLaren Greater Lansing · 4 hr 21 min | |
| 2 | 4 hr 53 min | Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital · 4 hr 1 min |
Questions about Michigan ER wait times
Which Michigan ER has the shortest wait?
Sheridan Community Hospital in Sheridan, with a median visit of 55 min. Caro Community Hospital in Caro is next at 1 hr 12 min.
Which Michigan ER has the longest wait?
University of Michigan Health System, at 5 hr 45 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 Michigan?
The median is 2 hr 38 min, 10 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 26 of 118 Michigan ERs come in under two hours and 9 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 Michigan ERs have a median visit of 2 hr 6 min. High and very-high-volume ERs come in at 3 hr 10 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 Michigan hospital directory. Campuses that CMS reports under one facility number appear once. Not affiliated with CMS.