Montana emergency room wait times
ER wait times › Montana
Across 56 Montana hospitals that report the measure, the median emergency department visit lasts 1 hr 55 min — 35 min shorter than the national median of 2 hr 30 min. The shortest is McCone County Health Center at 1 hr 10 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 | McCone County Health Center | Circle | 1 hr 10 min | 0% | low | — |
| 2 | Billings Clinic Broadwater | Townsend | 1 hr 16 min | 1% | low | — |
| 3 | Northern Rockies Medical Center | Cut Bank | 1 hr 17 min | — | — | — |
| 4 | Big Sandy Medical Center | Big Sandy | 1 hr 17 min | 0% | low | — |
| 5 | Phillips County Medical Center | Malta | 1 hr 18 min | — | — | — |
| 6 | Prairie Community Hospital | Terry | 1 hr 24 min | 1% | low | — |
| 7 | Mineral Community Hospital | Superior | 1 hr 24 min | 0% | low | — |
| 8 | Pioneer Medical Center | Big Timber | 1 hr 28 min | — | — | — |
| 9 | Poplar Community Hospital | Poplar | 1 hr 29 min | — | — | — |
| 10 | Pondera Medical Center | Conrad | 1 hr 29 min | 4% | low | — |
| 11 | Teton Medical Center | Choteau | 1 hr 34 min | 0% | low | — |
| 12 | Community Hospital of Anaconda | Anaconda | 1 hr 37 min | 0% | low | 5/5 |
| 13 | Rosebud Health Care Center | Forsyth | 1 hr 37 min | — | — | — |
| 14 | Roosevelt Medical Center | Culbertson | 1 hr 40 min | — | — | — |
| 15 | Roundup Memorial Healthcare | Roundup | 1 hr 41 min | — | — | — |
| 16 | Mountainview Medical Center | White Sulphur Springs | 1 hr 42 min | 1% | low | — |
| 17 | Central Montana Medical Center | Lewistown | 1 hr 42 min | 0% | low | — |
| 18 | Wheatland Memorial Hospital | Harlowton | 1 hr 42 min | — | — | — |
| 19 | Fallon Medical Complex Hospital | Baker | 1 hr 42 min | 0% | low | — |
| 20 | Marias Medical Center | Shelby | 1 hr 44 min | 5% | low | — |
| 21 | Beartooth Billings Clinic | Red Lodge | 1 hr 44 min | 0% | low | — |
| 22 | Daniels Memorial Hospital | Scobey | 1 hr 46 min | — | — | — |
| 23 | Missouri River Medical Center | Fort Benton | 1 hr 46 min | — | — | — |
| 24 | Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center | Big Sky | 1 hr 47 min | 0% | low | — |
| 25 | St Luke Community Hospital | Ronan | 1 hr 49 min | 0% | low | — |
| 26 | Garfield County Health Center | Jordan | 1 hr 52 min | 0% | low | — |
| 27 | Stillwater Community Hospital | Columbus | 1 hr 53 min | 0% | low | — |
| 28 | Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital | Glasgow | 1 hr 54 min | — | — | — |
| 29 | Trinity Hospital | Wolf Point | 1 hr 56 min | — | — | — |
| 30 | St Joseph Medical Center | Polson | 1 hr 57 min | 1% | low | — |
| 31 | Livingston Healthcare | Livingston | 1 hr 57 min | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 32 | St John's Lutheran Hospital | Libby | 2 hr 2 min | 0% | low | 2/5 |
| 33 | Glendive Medical Center | Glendive | 2 hr 2 min | 1% | low | 1/5 |
| 34 | Deer Lodge Medical Center | Deer Lodge | 2 hr 2 min | 0% | low | — |
| 35 | Northern Montana Hospital | Havre | 2 hr 9 min | — | — | — |
| 36 | Dahl Memorial Healthcare Assoc | Ekalaka | 2 hr 9 min | — | — | — |
| 37 | Holy Rosary Hospital | Miles City | 2 hr 10 min | 1% | low | 5/5 |
| 38 | Liberty County Hospital | Chester | 2 hr 14 min | — | — | — |
| 39 | North Valley Hospital | Whitefish | 2 hr 15 min | 2% | low | 3/5 |
| 40 | Madison Valley Medical Center | Ennis | 2 hr 16 min | — | — | — |
| 41 | Community Medical Center INC | Missoula | 2 hr 18 min | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 42 | Big Horn Co Memorial Hospital | Hardin | 2 hr 20 min | 5% | low | — |
| 43 | Great Falls Clinic Medical Center | Great Falls | 2 hr 20 min | 1% | low | 2/5 |
| 44 | Bozeman Deaconess Hospital | Bozeman | 2 hr 22 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 45 | Barrett Memorial Hospital | Dillon | 2 hr 25 min | 1% | low | 2/5 |
| 46 | Clark Fork Valley Hospital | Plains | 2 hr 28 min | 1% | low | — |
| 47 | Sidney Health Center | Sidney | 2 hr 32 min | 2% | low | 3/5 |
| 48 | St James Healthcare | Butte | 2 hr 33 min | 2% | low | 2/5 |
| 49 | Sheridan Memorial Hosptial | Plentywood | 2 hr 37 min | 1% | low | — |
| 50 | St Vincent Healthcare | Billings | 2 hr 38 min | 2% | high | 4/5 |
| 51 | Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital - CAH | Hamilton | 2 hr 40 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 52 | St Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center | Missoula | 2 hr 43 min | 2% | medium | 5/5 |
| 53 | Billings Clinic Hospital | Billings | 2 hr 56 min | 2% | high | 4/5 |
| 54 | St Peter's Hospital | Helena | 2 hr 59 min | 3% | medium | 3/5 |
| 55 | Benefis Hospitals INC | Great Falls | 3 hr 6 min | 1% | medium | 2/5 |
| 56 | Kalispell Regional Medical Center | Kalispell | 3 hr 34 min | 2% | medium | 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 Montana directory. Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.