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Ohio ER wait times by hospital

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.

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, the median emergency room visit in Ohio for patients treated and sent home lasts 2 hr 36 min, 8 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min, across 138 reporting hospitals. Ohio ranks #29 of 50 states in the HospitalsInEachState.com State ER Wait Rankings, where #1 has the shortest visits. The shortest is at Paulding County Hospital in Paulding (1 hr 14 min) and the longest at Ohio State University Hospitals (5 hr 17 min). 20 of 138 come in under two hours and 8 take four hours or more; 57 (41%) are faster than the US median.

CMS data published July 2026138 hospitals12-month medians
Ohio median 2 hr 36 min +8 min vs US US median is 2 hr 28 min
Shortest 1 hr 14 min Paulding County Hospital, Paulding
Longest 5 hr 17 min Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus
Under 2 hours 20 ERs 8 take 4 hours or more
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Report: Maryland has the longest ER visits: 4 hr 1 min at the typical hospital (Oct 25, 2026)

Fastest to slowest ER wait times in Ohio, by hospital

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 Ohio 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 138 hospitals

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ER wait times in Ohio's largest cities

Median visit time across the hospitals listed in each city. Open a city's page, or filter the list above.

CityERsMedianShortest in the city
Dayton 2 2 hr 23 min Kettering Health Dayton · 2 hr 7 min
Cincinnati 7 2 hr 37 min Jewish Hospital · 2 hr 20 min
Toledo 3 2 hr 51 min Mercy St Vincent Medical Center · 2 hr 36 min
Akron 2 2 hr 56 min Cleveland Clinic - Akron General · 2 hr 46 min
Dublin 2 2 hr 57 min Mount Carmel Dublin · 2 hr 5 min
Columbus 5 2 hr 58 min Mount Carmel Health · 2 hr 27 min
Cleveland 6 3 hr 1 min Lutheran Hospital · 2 hr 26 min
Canton 2 4 hr 2 min Aultman Hospital · 3 hr 40 min

Questions about Ohio ER wait times

Which Ohio ER has the shortest wait?

Paulding County Hospital in Paulding, with a median visit of 1 hr 14 min. Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz is next at 1 hr 22 min.

Which Ohio ER has the longest wait?

Ohio State University Hospitals, at 5 hr 17 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 Ohio?

The median is 2 hr 36 min, 8 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 20 of 138 Ohio ERs come in under two hours and 8 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 Ohio ERs have a median visit of 2 hr 8 min. High and very-high-volume ERs come in at 2 hr 50 min. Large hospitals see more patients and sicker ones, and many are trauma centers.

ER wait times in neighboring states

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Figures as of the July 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/er-wait-times/ohio/

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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 Ohio hospital directory. Campuses that CMS reports under one facility number appear once. Not affiliated with CMS.