New York ER wait times by hospital
How long a typical emergency room visit lasts at 140 New York 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.
New York median
3 hr 24 min
+56 min vs US US median is 2 hr 28 min
Under 2 hours
14 ERs
27 take 4 hours or more
New York 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 New York 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 140 hospitals
| # | Hospital | Median visit | Left before seen | ER volume | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba Memorial HospitalCuba 0% left before seen Low volume | 48 min 2 hr 36 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 2 | Keller Ach (West Point)West Point 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 7 min 2 hr 17 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 3 | Gouverneur HospitalGouverneur 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 13 min 2 hr 11 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 4 | Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsCallicoon 15% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 21 min 2 hr 3 min faster | 15% | Low | Not rated |
| 5 | Ellenville Regional HospitalEllenville 2% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 32 min 1 hr 52 min faster | 2% | Low | Not rated |
| 6 | O'connor HospitalDelhi 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 35 min 1 hr 49 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 7 | Chenango Memorial HospitalNorwich 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 1 hr 48 min 1 hr 36 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 8 | Little Falls HospitalLittle Falls 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 1 hr 49 min 1 hr 35 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 9 | Elizabethtown Community HospitalElizabethtown 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 49 min 1 hr 35 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 10 | Cobleskill Regional HospitalCobleskill 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 51 min 1 hr 33 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 11 | Schuyler HospitalMontour Falls | 1 hr 51 min 1 hr 33 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 12 | Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of YatesPenn Yan 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 53 min 1 hr 31 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 13 | Delaware Valley HospitalWalton 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 1 hr 54 min 1 hr 30 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 14 | Slhs MassenaMassena 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 56 min 1 hr 28 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 15 | Westfield Memorial HospitalWestfield 1% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 1 hr 24 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 16 | Medina Memorial HospitalMedina 1% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 2 min 1 hr 22 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 17 | Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial HospitalOneonta 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 12 min 1 hr 12 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 18 | Adirondack Medical CenterSaranac Lake 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 16 min 1 hr 8 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 19 | Olean General HospitalOlean 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 20 min 1 hr 4 min faster | 3% | Medium | |
| 20 | Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 22 min 1 hr 2 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 21 | Jones Memorial HospitalWellsville 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 24 min 1 hr faster | 2% | Low | |
| 22 | Harlem Hospital CenterNew York 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 24 min 1 hr faster | 3% | Very high | |
| 23 | Glen Cove HospitalGlen Cove 0% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 25 min 59 min faster | 0% | Medium | |
| 24 | Bertrand Chaffee HospitalSpringville 1% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 25 min 59 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 25 | Wyoming CountyWarsaw 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 25 min 59 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 26 | St James Mercy HospitalHornell 4% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 28 min 56 min faster | 4% | Low | |
| 27 | Community Memorial HospitalHamilton 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 35 min 49 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 28 | St Mary's Hospital at AmsterdamAmsterdam 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 35 min 49 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 29 | Brooks Memorial HospitalDunkirk 3% left before seen Low volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 36 min 48 min faster | 3% | Low | |
| 30 | Mount St Mary's Hospital and Health CenterLewiston 1% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 36 min 48 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 31 | The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice HyMalone 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 38 min 46 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 32 | South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 40 min 44 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 33 | Oneida Healthcare CenterOneida 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 40 min 44 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 34 | St Anthony Community HospitalWarwick 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 42 min 42 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 35 | Bon Secours Community HospitalPort Jervis 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 44 min 40 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 36 | Nassau University Medical CenterEast Meadow 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 44 min 40 min faster | 3% | Very high | |
| 37 | University Hospital of Brooklyn ( Downstate )Brooklyn 1% left before seen High volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 44 min 40 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 38 | United Memorial Medical CenterBatavia 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 47 min 37 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 39 | White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains 0% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 47 min 37 min faster | 0% | Very high | |
| 40 | Clifton Springs Hospital and ClinicClifton Springs 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 48 min 36 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 41 | Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 49 min 35 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 42 | Putnam Hospital CenterCarmel 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 50 min 34 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 43 | Metropolitan Hospital CenterNew York ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 51 min 33 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 44 | UPMC Chautauqua at WcaJamestown 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 51 min 33 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 45 | Rome Memorial HospitalRome 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 53 min 31 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 46 | Montefiore New Rochelle HospitalNew Rochelle 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 2 hr 58 min 26 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 47 | Bellevue Hospital CenterNew York 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 1 min 23 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 48 | Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 2 min 22 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 49 | Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 2 min 22 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 50 | Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsHarris 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 3 min 21 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 51 | Lenox Hill HospitalNew York 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 4 min 20 min faster | 2% | Very high | |
| 52 | Bronxcare Hospital CenterBronx 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 3 hr 6 min 18 min faster | 3% | Very high | |
| 53 | Geneva General HospitalGeneva 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 10 min 14 min faster | 3% | Medium | |
| 54 | Montefiore Medical CenterBronx 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 13 min 11 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 55 | New York Community Hospital of BrooklynBrooklyn ★ 1/5 CMS | 3 hr 13 min 11 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 56 | St Luke's Cornwall HospitalNewburgh 1% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 14 min 10 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 57 | Huntington HospitalHuntington 1% left before seen High volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 14 min 10 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 58 | Mount Vernon HospitalMt Vernon 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 15 min 9 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 59 | Northern Westchester HospitalMt Kisco 0% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 16 min 8 min faster | 0% | Medium | |
| 60 | Woodhull Medical and Mental Health CenterBrooklyn 5% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 18 min 6 min faster | 5% | Very high | |
| 61 | Mary Imogene Bassett HospitalCooperstown 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 19 min 5 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 62 | Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown CampusBrooklyn 3% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 20 min 4 min faster | 3% | High | |
| 63 | Richmond University Medical CenterStaten Island 0% left before seen High volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 3 hr 20 min 4 min faster | 0% | High | |
| 64 | St Joseph's Medical CenterYonkers 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 3 hr 21 min 3 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 65 | Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalDansville 5% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 22 min 2 min faster | 5% | Low | |
| 66 | Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor 2% left before seen High volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 22 min 2 min faster | 2% | High | |
| 67 | Phelps Memorial Hospital AssnSleepy Hollow 0% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 22 min 2 min faster | 0% | Medium | |
| 68 | Sisters of Charity HospitalBuffalo 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 23 min 1 min faster | 3% | Very high | |
| 69 | NYU Hospitals CenterNew York 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 23 min 1 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 70 | Oswego HospitalOswego 8% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 24 min At state median | 8% | Medium | |
| 71 | Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 24 min At state median | 3% | Medium | |
| 72 | Newark-Wayne Community HospitalNewark 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 25 min 1 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 73 | St Catherine of Siena HospitalSmithtown 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 26 min 2 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 74 | Maimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 28 min 4 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 75 | Corning HospitalCorning 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 30 min 6 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 76 | Wynn HospitalUtica 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 3 hr 31 min 7 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 77 | Arnot Ogden Medical CenterElmira 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 32 min 8 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 78 | St Joseph HospitalBethpage 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 34 min 10 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 79 | Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernSuffern 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 35 min 11 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 80 | Peconic Bay Medical CenterRiverhead 1% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 38 min 14 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 81 | Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterBrooklyn 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 38 min 14 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 82 | St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 38 min 14 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 83 | Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial HospitalBinghamton 3% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 39 min 15 min slower | 3% | Low | |
| 84 | South Nassau Communities HospitalOceanside 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 39 min 15 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 85 | Jacobi Medical CenterBronx 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 40 min 16 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 86 | Flushing Hospital Medical CenterNew York 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 40 min 16 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 87 | Crouse HospitalSyracuse 0% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 40 min 16 min slower | 0% | Very high | |
| 88 | Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 3 hr 42 min 18 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 89 | United Health Services HospitalsJohnson City 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 42 min 18 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 90 | F F Thompson HospitalCanandaigua 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 42 min 18 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 91 | Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical CtrPlattsburgh 2% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 43 min 19 min slower | 2% | High | |
| 92 | University Hospital ( Stony Brook )Stony Brook 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 43 min 19 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 93 | Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterWest Islip 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 44 min 20 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 94 | St Francis Hospital, RoslynRoslyn 0% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 44 min 20 min slower | 0% | Medium | |
| 95 | Auburn Memorial HospitalAuburn 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 44 min 20 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 96 | New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 44 min 20 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 97 | St Joseph's Hospital Health CenterSyracuse 3% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 46 min 22 min slower | 3% | High | |
| 98 | Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterNew York 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 3 hr 47 min 23 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 99 | St Charles HospitalPort Jefferson 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 48 min 24 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 100 | Samaritan HospitalTroy 4% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 48 min 24 min slower | 4% | High | |
| 101 | Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 3 hr 48 min 24 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 102 | Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterNiagara Falls 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 3 hr 49 min 25 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 103 | Kaleida HealthBuffalo 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 50 min 26 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 104 | Ellis HospitalSchenectady 2% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 52 min 28 min slower | 2% | High | |
| 105 | Rochester General HospitalRochester 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 53 min 29 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 106 | St John's Episcopal Hospital at South ShoreFar Rockaway 2% left before seen High volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 3 hr 53 min 29 min slower | 2% | High | |
| 107 | Lincoln Medical & Mental Health CenterBronx 9% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 54 min 30 min slower | 9% | Medium | |
| 108 | Westchester Medical CenterValhalla 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 55 min 31 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 109 | John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 55 min 31 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 110 | Kenmore Mercy HospitalBuffalo 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 56 min 32 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 111 | Mercy Medical CenterRockville Centre 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 58 min 34 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 112 | Nyack HospitalNyack 3% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 59 min 35 min slower | 3% | High | |
| 113 | Beth Israel Medical CenterNew York 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 59 min 35 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 114 | Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson 4% left before seen Medium volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 4 hr 3 min 39 min slower | 4% | Medium | |
| 115 | Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaIthaca 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 4 min 40 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 116 | Queens Hospital CenterJamaica 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 4 hr 5 min 41 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 117 | Plainview HospitalPlainview 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 4 hr 5 min 41 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 118 | Strong Memorial HospitalRochester 5% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 7 min 43 min slower | 5% | Very high | |
| 119 | Mount Sinai HospitalNew York 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 4 hr 8 min 44 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 120 | Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 4 hr 12 min 48 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 121 | North Shore University HospitalManhasset 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 4 hr 12 min 48 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 122 | Garnet Health Medical CenterGoshen 5% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 4 hr 12 min 48 min slower | 5% | Very high | |
| 123 | Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls 4% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 20 min 56 min slower | 4% | High | |
| 124 | Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown 8% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 4 hr 20 min 56 min slower | 8% | Medium | |
| 125 | Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue 1% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 4 hr 21 min 57 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 126 | Kings County Hospital CenterBrooklyn ★ 1/5 CMS | 4 hr 21 min 57 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 127 | Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany 5% left before seen Very high volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 4 hr 26 min 1 hr 2 min slower | 5% | Very high | |
| 128 | Mount Sinai WestNew York 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 4 hr 32 min 1 hr 8 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 129 | Elmhurst Hospital CenterNew York 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 4 hr 38 min 1 hr 14 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 130 | New York Hospital Medical Center of QueensNew York 6% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 4 hr 40 min 1 hr 16 min slower | 6% | Very high | |
| 131 | Southside HospitalBay Shore 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 44 min 1 hr 20 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 132 | University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse 9% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 51 min 1 hr 27 min slower | 9% | Very high | |
| 133 | Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie 2% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 55 min 1 hr 31 min slower | 2% | High | |
| 134 | Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs 5% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 56 min 1 hr 32 min slower | 5% | High | |
| 135 | Unity Hospital of RochesterRochester 1% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 4 hr 59 min 1 hr 35 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 136 | St Barnabas HospitalBronx 8% left before seen Very high volume ★ 1/5 CMS | 5 hr 1 min 1 hr 37 min slower | 8% | Very high | |
| 137 | Highland HospitalRochester 4% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 5 hr 4 min 1 hr 40 min slower | 4% | High | |
| 138 | Mercy HospitalBuffalo 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 5 hr 7 min 1 hr 43 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 139 | Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo 8% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 5 hr 25 min 2 hr 1 min slower | 8% | Medium | |
| 140 | St Peter's HospitalAlbany 7% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 5 hr 41 min 2 hr 17 min slower | 7% | High |
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ER wait times in New York'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 hr 20 min | South Brooklyn Health · 2 hr 40 min | |
| 5 | 3 hr 40 min | Bronxcare Hospital Center · 3 hr 6 min | |
| 13 | 3 hr 44 min | Harlem Hospital Center · 2 hr 24 min | |
| 3 | 3 hr 46 min | Crouse Hospital · 3 hr 40 min | |
| 2 | 3 hr 52 min | St Charles Hospital · 3 hr 48 min | |
| 5 | 3 hr 56 min | Sisters of Charity Hospital · 3 hr 23 min | |
| 4 | 4 hr 33 min | Rochester General Hospital · 3 hr 53 min | |
| 2 | 5 hr 4 min | Albany Medical Center Hospital · 4 hr 26 min |
Questions about New York ER wait times
Which New York ER has the shortest wait?
Cuba Memorial Hospital in Cuba, with a median visit of 48 min. Keller Ach (West Point) in West Point is next at 1 hr 7 min.
Which New York ER has the longest wait?
St Peter's Hospital, at 5 hr 41 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 New York?
The median is 3 hr 24 min, 56 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 14 of 140 New York ERs come in under two hours and 27 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 New York ERs have a median visit of 2 hr 16 min. High and very-high-volume ERs come in at 3 hr 46 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 New York hospital directory. Campuses that CMS reports under one facility number appear once. Not affiliated with CMS.