ER wait times › Ohio
Across 151 Ohio hospitals that report the measure, the median emergency department visit lasts 2 hr 37 min — 7 min longer than the national median of 2 hr 30 min. The shortest is Paulding County Hospital at 1 hr 14 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 | Paulding County Hospital | Paulding | 1 hr 14 min | — | — | — |
| 2 | Harrison Community Hospital | Cadiz | 1 hr 22 min | — | — | — |
| 3 | Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers | Montpelier | 1 hr 31 min | 0% | low | — |
| 4 | Pike Community Hospital | Waverly | 1 hr 32 min | 1% | low | — |
| 5 | Mercy Hospital of Willard | Willard | 1 hr 39 min | 0% | low | — |
| 6 | 88th Medical Group (Wright-Patterson AFB) | Wright-Patterson AFB | 1 hr 41 min | 0% | low | — |
| 7 | Allen Community Hospital | Oberlin | 1 hr 43 min | 0% | low | 5/5 |
| 8 | Henry County Hospital, INC | Napoleon | 1 hr 44 min | 1% | low | 2/5 |
| 9 | Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital | New Albany | 1 hr 46 min | 0% | low | — |
| 10 | Kettering Medical Center - Sycamore | Miamisburg | 1 hr 48 min | 1% | high | 4/5 |
| 11 | Greene Memorial Hospital | Xenia | 1 hr 49 min | 2% | low | 5/5 |
| 12 | Greenfield Area Medical Center | Greenfield | 1 hr 49 min | 1% | low | — |
| 13 | Diley Ridge Medical Center | Canal Winchester | 1 hr 49 min | 1% | medium | — |
| 14 | Mercy Memorial Hospital | Urbana | 1 hr 50 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 15 | Selby General Hospital | Marietta | 1 hr 53 min | 1% | low | — |
| 16 | Highland District Hospital | Hillsboro | 1 hr 55 min | 3% | low | 3/5 |
| 17 | Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital | Coldwater | 1 hr 55 min | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 18 | Barnesville Hospital Association, INC | Barnesville | 1 hr 55 min | — | — | — |
| 19 | Bucyrus Community Hospital | Bucyrus | 1 hr 58 min | 0% | low | — |
| 20 | Dunlap Memorial Hospital | Orrville | 1 hr 59 min | 1% | low | — |
| 21 | Madison County Hospital INC | London | 2 hr 2 min | 1% | low | 3/5 |
| 22 | Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital | Hamilton | 2 hr 2 min | 0% | medium | 3/5 |
| 23 | Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital | Norwalk | 2 hr 4 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 24 | East Ohio Regional Hospital | Martins Ferry | 2 hr 4 min | 4% | low | 2/5 |
| 25 | Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers | Bryan | 2 hr 4 min | 0% | low | 3/5 |
| 26 | Mount Carmel Dublin | Dublin | 2 hr 5 min | — | — | — |
| 27 | Mercy Hospital of Defiance | Defiance | 2 hr 7 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 28 | Grandview Hospital & Medical Center | Dayton | 2 hr 7 min | 3% | very high | 4/5 |
| 29 | Bellevue Hospital | Bellevue | 2 hr 7 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 30 | Bellevue Hospital | Bellevue | 2 hr 7 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 31 | Kettering Health Troy | Troy | 2 hr 7 min | 2% | medium | 5/5 |
| 32 | Mercy Tiffin Hospital | Tiffin | 2 hr 8 min | 2% | low | 3/5 |
| 33 | Memorial Hospital | Fremont | 2 hr 8 min | 2% | medium | 4/5 |
| 34 | Bluffton Hospital | Bluffton | 2 hr 8 min | 0% | low | — |
| 35 | Mercy Hospital of Tiffin | Tiffin | 2 hr 8 min | 2% | low | 3/5 |
| 36 | Soin Medical Center | Beaver Creek | 2 hr 8 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 37 | Fayette County Memorial Hospital | Mt Sterling | 2 hr 10 min | 1% | low | 3/5 |
| 38 | Medcentral Health System | Mansfield | 2 hr 10 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 39 | Bay Park Community Hospital | Oregon | 2 hr 11 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 40 | Galion Community Hospital | Galion | 2 hr 11 min | 1% | low | 3/5 |
| 41 | University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center | Conneaut | 2 hr 11 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 42 | Wyandot Memorial Hospital | Upper Sandusky | 2 hr 12 min | 1% | low | 5/5 |
| 43 | McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital | Oxford | 2 hr 12 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 44 | East Liverpool City Hospital | East Liverpool | 2 hr 12 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 45 | Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC | Mason | 2 hr 14 min | 0% | low | — |
| 46 | Wayne Hospital | Greenville | 2 hr 16 min | 2% | low | — |
| 47 | Fulton County Health Center | Wauseon | 2 hr 17 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 48 | Holzer Medical Center Jackson | Jackson | 2 hr 17 min | 1% | low | 3/5 |
| 49 | Holzer Medical Center | Gallipolis | 2 hr 19 min | 2% | medium | 4/5 |
| 50 | Lodi Community Hospital | Lodi | 2 hr 20 min | 0% | low | — |
| 51 | Jewish Hospital, LLC | Cincinnati | 2 hr 20 min | 1% | high | 4/5 |
| 52 | Mercy Franciscan Hospital - Mt Airy | Cincinnati | 2 hr 22 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 53 | Samaritan Hospital - Peoples Hospital | Ashland | 2 hr 22 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 54 | Kettering Medical Center | Kettering | 2 hr 24 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 55 | Mercy Hospital Clermont | Batavia | 2 hr 24 min | 1% | high | 4/5 |
| 56 | Fairfield Medical Center | Lancaster | 2 hr 25 min | 1% | high | 2/5 |
| 57 | Springfield Regional Medical Center | Springfield | 2 hr 26 min | 2% | high | 4/5 |
| 58 | Lutheran Hospital | Cleveland | 2 hr 26 min | 3% | medium | 3/5 |
| 59 | Mercy Medical Center | Springfield | 2 hr 26 min | 2% | high | 4/5 |
| 60 | Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio | Portsmouth | 2 hr 26 min | 1% | low | — |
| 61 | Mount Carmel Health | Columbus | 2 hr 27 min | 2% | very high | 2/5 |
| 62 | Avita Ontario | Ontario | 2 hr 28 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 63 | Joint Township District Memorial Hospital | St Marys | 2 hr 29 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 64 | Memorial Hospital of Union County | Marysville | 2 hr 29 min | 2% | low | 5/5 |
| 65 | Marietta Memorial Hospital | Marietta | 2 hr 29 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 66 | Coshocton County Memorial Hospital | Coshocton | 2 hr 29 min | 0% | low | 4/5 |
| 67 | H B Magruder Memorial Hospital | Port Clinton | 2 hr 30 min | 1% | low | 3/5 |
| 68 | Van Wert County Hospital | Van Wert | 2 hr 33 min | 1% | low | 5/5 |
| 69 | Euclid Hospital | Euclid | 2 hr 33 min | 3% | high | 4/5 |
| 70 | Grady Memorial Hospital | Delaware | 2 hr 34 min | 2% | medium | 4/5 |
| 71 | Cmh Regional Health System | Wilmington | 2 hr 35 min | 2% | low | 2/5 |
| 72 | Community Regional Medical Center | Lorain | 2 hr 35 min | 1% | high | 2/5 |
| 73 | Bethesda North Hospital | Cincinnati | 2 hr 35 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 74 | Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | Toledo | 2 hr 36 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 75 | Metro Health Medical Center | Cleveland | 2 hr 36 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 76 | Upper Valley Medical Center | Troy | 2 hr 37 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 77 | Good Samaritan Hospital | Cincinnati | 2 hr 37 min | 2% | high | 4/5 |
| 78 | Upper Valley Medical Center | Troy | 2 hr 37 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 79 | Grant Medical Center | Columbus | 2 hr 38 min | 3% | very high | 2/5 |
| 80 | Wood County Hospital | Bowling Green | 2 hr 38 min | 2% | medium | 4/5 |
| 81 | St Rita's Medical Center | Lima | 2 hr 39 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 82 | Miami Valley Hospital | Dayton | 2 hr 39 min | 2% | very high | 3/5 |
| 83 | Mercy Hospital Anderson | Cincinnati | 2 hr 39 min | 0% | medium | 4/5 |
| 84 | Summa Western Reserve Hospital | Cuyahoga Falls | 2 hr 40 min | 3% | medium | 3/5 |
| 85 | Wilson Memorial Hospital | Sidney | 2 hr 42 min | 2% | low | 2/5 |
| 86 | Mercy Hospital Fairfield | Fairfield | 2 hr 42 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 87 | Atrium Medical Center | Franklin | 2 hr 43 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 88 | Middletown Regional Hospital | Middletown | 2 hr 43 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 89 | Lima Memorial Health System | Lima | 2 hr 44 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 90 | Wooster Community Hospital | Wooster | 2 hr 46 min | 2% | medium | 4/5 |
| 91 | South Pointe Hospital | Warrensville Heights | 2 hr 46 min | 3% | medium | 5/5 |
| 92 | Cleveland Clinic - Akron General | Akron | 2 hr 46 min | 1% | very high | 5/5 |
| 93 | South Pointe Hospital | Warrensville Heights | 2 hr 46 min | 3% | medium | 5/5 |
| 94 | Mount Carmel St Ann's Hospital | Westerville | 2 hr 47 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 95 | Lake Health | Painesville | 2 hr 48 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 96 | Lake Hospital System | Painesville | 2 hr 48 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 97 | Mary Rutan Hospital | Bellefontaine | 2 hr 49 min | 2% | low | 4/5 |
| 98 | University of Toledo Medical Center | Toledo | 2 hr 51 min | 3% | medium | 3/5 |
| 99 | Alliance Community Hospital | Alliance | 2 hr 51 min | 3% | medium | 4/5 |
| 100 | Alliance Community Hospital | Alliance | 2 hr 51 min | 3% | medium | 4/5 |
| 101 | Christ Hospital | Cincinnati | 2 hr 52 min | 3% | very high | 5/5 |
| 102 | Firelands Regional Medical Center | Sandusky | 2 hr 57 min | 3% | high | 4/5 |
| 103 | Firelands Community Hospital | Sandusky | 2 hr 57 min | 3% | high | 4/5 |
| 104 | Joel Pomerene Memorial Hospital | Millersburg | 2 hr 58 min | 2% | low | 3/5 |
| 105 | Doctors Hospital | Columbus | 2 hr 58 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 106 | Doctors Hospital | Columbus | 2 hr 58 min | 2% | very high | 4/5 |
| 107 | Toledo Hospital the | Toledo | 3 hr | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 108 | Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center | Cambridge | 3 hr 4 min | 2% | medium | 4/5 |
| 109 | Licking Memorial Hospital | Newark | 3 hr 5 min | 4% | high | 2/5 |
| 110 | Medina Hospital | Medina | 3 hr 6 min | 1% | medium | 5/5 |
| 111 | Summa Health System - Akron Campus | Akron | 3 hr 6 min | 4% | very high | 3/5 |
| 112 | St Joseph Health Center | Warren | 3 hr 7 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 113 | Uhhs Richmond Heights Hospital | Richmond Heights | 3 hr 7 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 114 | Marion General Hospital | Marion | 3 hr 7 min | 3% | high | 4/5 |
| 115 | Blanchard Valley Hospital | Findlay | 3 hr 7 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 116 | Emh Regional Medical Center | Elyria | 3 hr 7 min | 1% | high | 4/5 |
| 117 | Blanchard Valley Health Assn | Findlay | 3 hr 7 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 118 | Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva | Geneva | 3 hr 8 min | 1% | low | 4/5 |
| 119 | Trumbull Memorial Hospital | Warren | 3 hr 9 min | 5% | medium | 2/5 |
| 120 | Adams County Regional Medical Center | Seaman | 3 hr 9 min | — | — | 3/5 |
| 121 | Cleveland Clinic - Main Campus | Cleveland | 3 hr 9 min | 3% | very high | 4/5 |
| 122 | Marymount Hospital | Garfield Heights | 3 hr 12 min | 3% | high | 5/5 |
| 123 | Ashtabula County Medical Center | Ashtabula | 3 hr 14 min | 3% | medium | 3/5 |
| 124 | Knox Community Hospital | Mt Vernon | 3 hr 18 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 125 | Southwest General Health Center | Middleburg Heights | 3 hr 19 min | 5% | medium | 4/5 |
| 126 | Adena Regional Medical Center | Chillicothe | 3 hr 19 min | 1% | high | 3/5 |
| 127 | Hillcrest Hospital | Mayfield Heights | 3 hr 20 min | 2% | very high | 5/5 |
| 128 | Hillcrest Hospital | Cleveland | 3 hr 20 min | 2% | very high | 5/5 |
| 129 | Berger Hospital | Circleville | 3 hr 21 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 130 | O'bleness Memorial Hospital | Athens | 3 hr 22 min | 1% | medium | 3/5 |
| 131 | St Elizabeth Health Center | Youngstown | 3 hr 25 min | 1% | very high | 3/5 |
| 132 | Salem Community Hospital | Salem | 3 hr 27 min | 4% | medium | 3/5 |
| 133 | Parma Community General Hospital | Parma | 3 hr 28 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 134 | Genesis Healthcare System | Zanesville | 3 hr 30 min | 2% | very high | 5/5 |
| 135 | Trinity Medical Ctr East&Trinity Medical Ctr West | Steubenville | 3 hr 32 min | 2% | medium | 2/5 |
| 136 | Union Hospital | Dover | 3 hr 36 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 137 | Robinson Memorial Hospital | Ravenna | 3 hr 38 min | 2% | medium | 3/5 |
| 138 | West Chester Medical Center | West Chester | 3 hr 39 min | 0% | medium | 3/5 |
| 139 | Aultman Hospital | Canton | 3 hr 40 min | 3% | high | 4/5 |
| 140 | Southern Ohio Medical Center | Portsmouth | 3 hr 46 min | 4% | medium | 4/5 |
| 141 | Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin | 3 hr 49 min | 3% | medium | 4/5 |
| 142 | Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus | 3 hr 50 min | 1% | very high | 4/5 |
| 143 | St John Medical Center | Westlake | 3 hr 51 min | 1% | medium | 4/5 |
| 144 | University Hospitals of Cleveland | Cleveland | 4 hr 1 min | 5% | very high | 3/5 |
| 145 | Fairview Hospital | Cleveland | 4 hr 2 min | 3% | very high | 5/5 |
| 146 | University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | Beachwood | 4 hr 4 min | 2% | high | 3/5 |
| 147 | Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital | Avon | 4 hr 7 min | 3% | high | 5/5 |
| 148 | University Hospital, INC | Cincinnati | 4 hr 10 min | 0% | high | 3/5 |
| 149 | Mercy Medical Center | Canton | 4 hr 25 min | 4% | high | 3/5 |
| 150 | St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center | Youngstown | 4 hr 34 min | 1% | high | 2/5 |
| 151 | Ohio State University Hospitals | Columbus | 5 hr 17 min | 6% | very high | 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 Ohio directory. Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.