North Dakota emergency room wait times
ER wait times › North Dakota
Across 45 North Dakota hospitals that report the measure, the median emergency department visit lasts 1 hr 47 min — 43 min shorter than the national median of 2 hr 30 min. The shortest is Towner County Medical Center at 1 hr 8 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 | Towner County Medical Center | Cando | 1 hr 8 min | 0% | low | — |
| 2 | Hillsboro Medical Center - CAH | Hillsboro | 1 hr 12 min | 0% | low | — |
| 3 | St Aloisius Medical Center | Harvey | 1 hr 16 min | 0% | low | 1/5 |
| 4 | Pembina County Memorial Hospital | Cavalier | 1 hr 19 min | 0% | low | — |
| 5 | Tioga Medical Center | Tioga | 1 hr 22 min | 0% | low | — |
| 6 | Mountrail County Medical Center | Stanley | 1 hr 23 min | 0% | low | — |
| 7 | Northwood Deaconess Health Center | Northwood | 1 hr 26 min | 0% | low | — |
| 8 | St Luke's Hospital | Crosby | 1 hr 26 min | 0% | low | — |
| 9 | Ashley Medical Center | Ashley | 1 hr 26 min | 0% | low | — |
| 10 | Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Association | Langdon | 1 hr 30 min | 0% | low | — |
| 11 | Nelson County Health System | McVille | 1 hr 31 min | 0% | low | — |
| 12 | Standing Rock Service Unit | Fort Yates | 1 hr 33 min | 3% | low | — |
| 13 | Wishek Community Hospital | Wishek | 1 hr 38 min | 0% | low | — |
| 14 | Sanford Mayville | Mayville | 1 hr 39 min | 0% | low | — |
| 15 | CHI Mercy Health | Valley City | 1 hr 40 min | 0% | low | 5/5 |
| 16 | Presentation Medical Center | Rolla | 1 hr 41 min | 4% | low | — |
| 17 | Garrison Memorial Hospital | Garrison | 1 hr 42 min | 0% | low | — |
| 18 | Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital | Kenmare | 1 hr 42 min | 0% | low | — |
| 19 | Heart of America Medical Center | Rugby | 1 hr 44 min | 0% | low | 2/5 |
| 20 | Carrington Health Center | Carrington | 1 hr 44 min | 0% | low | — |
| 21 | CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake | Turtle Lake | 1 hr 44 min | 0% | low | — |
| 22 | St Andrews Health Center - CAH | Bottineau | 1 hr 45 min | 0% | low | — |
| 23 | CHI Oakes Hospital | Oakes | 1 hr 47 min | 0% | low | — |
| 24 | Linton Hospital - CAH | Linton | 1 hr 48 min | 0% | low | — |
| 25 | Essentia Health-Fargo | Fargo | 1 hr 48 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 26 | Jamestown Hospital | Jamestown | 1 hr 49 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 27 | Lisbon Area Health Services | Lisbon | 1 hr 50 min | 0% | low | — |
| 28 | Jacobson Memorial Hospital & Care Center | Elgin | 1 hr 51 min | 0% | low | — |
| 29 | First Care Health Center | Park River | 1 hr 51 min | 0% | low | — |
| 30 | Sakakawea Medical Center - CAH | Hazen | 1 hr 52 min | 0% | low | — |
| 31 | Southwest Healthcare Services | Bowman | 1 hr 58 min | 0% | low | — |
| 32 | Cooperstown Medical Center | Cooperstown | 2 hr 1 min | 1% | low | — |
| 33 | West River Regional Medical Center-CAH | Hettinger | 2 hr 2 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 34 | Unity Medical Center | Grafton | 2 hr 6 min | 0% | low | — |
| 35 | McKenzie County Healthcare Systems | Watford City | 2 hr 10 min | 0% | low | — |
| 36 | CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake | Devils Lake | 2 hr 13 min | 2% | low | 2/5 |
| 37 | Mercy Medical Center | Williston | 2 hr 36 min | 3% | low | 3/5 |
| 38 | St Joseph's Hospital & Health Center | Dickinson | 2 hr 54 min | 1% | low | 2/5 |
| 39 | St Alexius Medical Center | Bismarck | 2 hr 56 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 40 | Altru Hospital | Grand Forks | 2 hr 57 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 41 | Altru Health System | Grand Forks | 2 hr 57 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 42 | Medcenter One | Bismarck | 3 hr | 6% | medium | 4/5 |
| 43 | Sanford Medical Center Fargo | Fargo | 3 hr 1 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 44 | Meritcare Health System | Fargo | 3 hr 1 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 45 | Trinity Hospitals | Minot | 4 hr 7 min | 8% | 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 North Dakota directory. Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.