Ohio ER wait times by hospital
How long a typical emergency room visit lasts at 140 Ohio 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.
Ohio median
2 hr 36 min
+8 min vs US US median is 2 hr 28 min
Under 2 hours
20 ERs
8 take 4 hours or more
Ohio 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 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 140 hospitals
| # | Hospital | Median visit | Left before seen | ER volume | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulding County HospitalPaulding | 1 hr 14 min 1 hr 22 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 2 | Harrison Community HospitalCadiz | 1 hr 22 min 1 hr 14 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 3 | Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersMontpelier 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 31 min 1 hr 5 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 4 | Pike Community HospitalWaverly 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 32 min 1 hr 4 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 5 | Mercy Hospital of WillardWillard 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 39 min 57 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 6 | 88th Medical Group (Wright-Patterson AFB)Wright-Patterson AFB 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 41 min 55 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 7 | Allen Community HospitalOberlin 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 1 hr 43 min 53 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 8 | Henry County HospitalNapoleon 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 1 hr 44 min 52 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 9 | Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical HospitalNew Albany 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 46 min 50 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 10 | Kettering Medical Center - SycamoreMiamisburg 1% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 48 min 48 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 11 | Greene Memorial HospitalXenia 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 1 hr 49 min 47 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 12 | Greenfield Area Medical CenterGreenfield 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 49 min 47 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 13 | Diley Ridge Medical CenterCanal Winchester 1% left before seen Medium volume | 1 hr 49 min 47 min faster | 1% | Medium | Not rated |
| 14 | Mercy Memorial HospitalUrbana 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 50 min 46 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 15 | Selby General HospitalMarietta 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 53 min 43 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 16 | Highland District HospitalHillsboro 3% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 1 hr 55 min 41 min faster | 3% | Low | |
| 17 | Barnesville Hospital AssociationBarnesville | 1 hr 55 min 41 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 18 | Mercer County Joint Township Community HospitalColdwater 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 1 hr 55 min 41 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 19 | Bucyrus Community HospitalBucyrus 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 58 min 38 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 20 | Aultman Orrville HospitalOrrville 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 59 min 37 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 21 | Madison County HospitalLondon 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 2 min 34 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 22 | Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial HospitalHamilton 0% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 2 min 34 min faster | 0% | Medium | |
| 23 | Fisher Titus Memorial HospitalNorwalk 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 4 min 32 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 24 | Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersBryan 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 4 min 32 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 25 | East Ohio Regional HospitalMartins Ferry 4% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 4 min 32 min faster | 4% | Low | |
| 26 | Mount Carmel DublinDublin | 2 hr 5 min 31 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | Not rated |
| 27 | Bellevue HospitalBellevue 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 7 min 29 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 28 | Mercy Hospital of DefianceDefiance 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 7 min 29 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 29 | Kettering Health DaytonDayton 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 7 min 29 min faster | 3% | Very high | |
| 30 | Kettering Health TroyTroy 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 7 min 29 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 31 | Bluffton HospitalBluffton 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 8 min 28 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 32 | Soin Medical CenterBeaver Creek 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 8 min 28 min faster | 2% | Very high | |
| 33 | Mercy Tiffin HospitalTiffin 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 8 min 28 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 34 | Memorial HospitalFremont 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 8 min 28 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 35 | Ohiohealth Mansfield HospitalMansfield 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 10 min 26 min faster | 2% | Very high | |
| 36 | Fayette County Memorial HospitalMt Sterling 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 10 min 26 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 37 | University Hospitals Conneaut Medical CenterConneaut 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 11 min 25 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 38 | Galion Community HospitalGalion 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 11 min 25 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 39 | Bay Park Community HospitalOregon 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 11 min 25 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 40 | McCullough-Hyde Memorial HospitalOxford 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 12 min 24 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 41 | East Liverpool City HospitalEast Liverpool 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 12 min 24 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 42 | Wyandot Memorial HospitalUpper Sandusky 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 12 min 24 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 43 | Mercy Health Kings Mills HospitalMason 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 14 min 22 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 44 | Wayne HospitalGreenville 2% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 16 min 20 min faster | 2% | Low | Not rated |
| 45 | Holzer Medical Center JacksonJackson 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 17 min 19 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 46 | Fulton County Health CenterWauseon ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 17 min 19 min faster | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 47 | Holzer Medical CenterGallipolis 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 19 min 17 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 48 | Lodi Community HospitalLodi 0% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 20 min 16 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 49 | Jewish HospitalCincinnati 1% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 20 min 16 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 50 | Samaritan Hospital - Peoples HospitalAshland 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 22 min 14 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 51 | Mercy Franciscan Hospital - Mt AiryCincinnati 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 22 min 14 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 52 | Mercy Hospital ClermontBatavia 1% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 24 min 12 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 53 | Kettering Medical CenterKettering 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 24 min 12 min faster | 2% | Very high | |
| 54 | Fairfield Medical CenterLancaster 1% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 25 min 11 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 55 | Springfield Regional Medical CenterSpringfield 2% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 26 min 10 min faster | 2% | High | |
| 56 | Lutheran HospitalCleveland 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 26 min 10 min faster | 3% | Medium | |
| 57 | Kings Daughters Medical Center OhioPortsmouth 1% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 26 min 10 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 58 | Mount Carmel HealthColumbus 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 27 min 9 min faster | 2% | Very high | |
| 59 | Avita OntarioOntario 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 28 min 8 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 60 | Coshocton County Memorial HospitalCoshocton 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 29 min 7 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 61 | Grand Lake Health SystemSt Marys 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 29 min 7 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 62 | Marietta Memorial HospitalMarietta 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 29 min 7 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 63 | Memorial Hospital of Union CountyMarysville 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 29 min 7 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 64 | H B Magruder Memorial HospitalPort Clinton 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 30 min 6 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 65 | Van Wert County HospitalVan Wert 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 33 min 3 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 66 | Euclid HospitalEuclid 3% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 33 min 3 min faster | 3% | High | |
| 67 | Grady Memorial HospitalDelaware 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 34 min 2 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 68 | Bethesda North HospitalCincinnati 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 35 min 1 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 69 | Mercy Regional Medical CenterLorain 1% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 35 min 1 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 70 | Trihealth Clinton Regional HospitalWilmington 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 35 min 1 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 71 | Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 36 min At state median | 1% | Very high | |
| 72 | Metrohealth SystemCleveland 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 36 min At state median | 2% | Very high | |
| 73 | Upper Valley Medical CenterTroy 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 37 min 1 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 74 | Good Samaritan HospitalCincinnati 2% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 37 min 1 min slower | 2% | High | |
| 75 | Grant Medical CenterColumbus 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 38 min 2 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 76 | Wood County HospitalBowling Green 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 38 min 2 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 77 | Miami Valley HospitalDayton 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 39 min 3 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 78 | St Rita's Medical CenterLima 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 39 min 3 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 79 | Mercy Hospital AndersonCincinnati 0% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 39 min 3 min slower | 0% | Medium | |
| 80 | Summa Western Reserve HospitalCuyahoga Falls 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 40 min 4 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 81 | Mercy Hospital FairfieldFairfield 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 42 min 6 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 82 | Wilson Memorial HospitalSidney 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 42 min 6 min slower | 2% | Low | |
| 83 | Atrium Medical CenterFranklin 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 43 min 7 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 84 | Lima Memorial Health SystemLima 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 44 min 8 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 85 | Wooster Community HospitalWooster 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 46 min 10 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 86 | Cleveland Clinic - Akron GeneralAkron 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 46 min 10 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 87 | South Pointe HospitalWarrensville Heights 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 46 min 10 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 88 | Mount Carmel St Ann's HospitalWesterville 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 47 min 11 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 89 | Lake HealthPainesville 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 48 min 12 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 90 | Mary Rutan HospitalBellefontaine 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 49 min 13 min slower | 2% | Low | |
| 91 | Alliance Community HospitalAlliance 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 51 min 15 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 92 | University of Toledo Medical CenterToledo 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 51 min 15 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 93 | Christ HospitalCincinnati 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 52 min 16 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 94 | Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical CenterCleveland 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 53 min 17 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 95 | Firelands Regional Medical CenterSandusky 3% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 57 min 21 min slower | 3% | High | |
| 96 | Doctors HospitalColumbus 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 58 min 22 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 97 | Joel Pomerene Memorial HospitalMillersburg 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 58 min 22 min slower | 2% | Low | |
| 98 | The Toledo HospitalToledo 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 24 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 99 | Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical CenterCambridge 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 4 min 28 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 100 | Licking Memorial HospitalNewark 4% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 5 min 29 min slower | 4% | High | |
| 101 | Medina HospitalMedina 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 6 min 30 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 102 | Summa Health System - Akron CampusAkron 4% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 6 min 30 min slower | 4% | Very high | |
| 103 | Marion General HospitalMarion 3% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 7 min 31 min slower | 3% | High | |
| 104 | Blanchard Valley HospitalFindlay 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 7 min 31 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 105 | UH Regional HospitalsRichmond Heights 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 7 min 31 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 106 | University Hospitals - Elyria Medical CenterElyria 1% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 7 min 31 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 107 | St Joseph Health CenterWarren 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 7 min 31 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 108 | Uhhs Memorial Hospital of GenevaGeneva 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 8 min 32 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 109 | Trumbull Memorial HospitalWarren 5% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 9 min 33 min slower | 5% | Medium | |
| 110 | Adams County Regional Medical CenterSeaman ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 9 min 33 min slower | Not reported | Not reported | |
| 111 | Cleveland Clinic - Main CampusCleveland 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 9 min 33 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 112 | Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights 3% left before seen High volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 12 min 36 min slower | 3% | High | |
| 113 | Ashtabula County Medical CenterAshtabula 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 14 min 38 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 114 | Knox Community HospitalMt Vernon 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 18 min 42 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 115 | Southwest General Health CenterMiddleburg Heights 5% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 19 min 43 min slower | 5% | Medium | |
| 116 | Adena Regional Medical CenterChillicothe 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 19 min 43 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 117 | Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 20 min 44 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 118 | Berger HospitalCircleville 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 21 min 45 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 119 | O'bleness Memorial HospitalAthens 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 22 min 46 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 120 | St Elizabeth Health CenterYoungstown 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 25 min 49 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 121 | Salem Community HospitalSalem 4% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 27 min 51 min slower | 4% | Medium | |
| 122 | Parma Community General HospitalParma 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 28 min 52 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 123 | Genesis Healthcare SystemZanesville 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 30 min 54 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 124 | Trinity Medical Ctr East&Trinity Medical Ctr WestSteubenville 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 32 min 56 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 125 | Union HospitalDover 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 36 min 1 hr slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 126 | University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterRavenna 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 38 min 1 hr 2 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 127 | West Chester Medical CenterWest Chester 0% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 39 min 1 hr 3 min slower | 0% | Medium | |
| 128 | Aultman HospitalCanton 3% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 40 min 1 hr 4 min slower | 3% | High | |
| 129 | Southern Ohio Medical CenterPortsmouth 4% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 46 min 1 hr 10 min slower | 4% | Medium | |
| 130 | Dublin Methodist HospitalDublin 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 49 min 1 hr 13 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 131 | Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 50 min 1 hr 14 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 132 | St John Medical CenterWestlake 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 51 min 1 hr 15 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 133 | University Hospitals of ClevelandCleveland 5% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 1 min 1 hr 25 min slower | 5% | Very high | |
| 134 | Fairview HospitalCleveland 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 4 hr 2 min 1 hr 26 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 135 | University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterBeachwood 2% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 4 min 1 hr 28 min slower | 2% | High | |
| 136 | Cleveland Clinic Avon HospitalAvon 3% left before seen High volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 4 hr 7 min 1 hr 31 min slower | 3% | High | |
| 137 | University HospitalCincinnati 0% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 10 min 1 hr 34 min slower | 0% | High | |
| 138 | Mercy Medical CenterCanton 4% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 25 min 1 hr 49 min slower | 4% | High | |
| 139 | St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterYoungstown 1% left before seen High volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 4 hr 34 min 1 hr 58 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 140 | Ohio State University HospitalsColumbus 6% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 5 hr 17 min 2 hr 41 min slower | 6% | Very high |
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ER wait times in Ohio'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 hr 23 min | Kettering Health Dayton · 2 hr 7 min | |
| 7 | 2 hr 37 min | Jewish Hospital · 2 hr 20 min | |
| 3 | 2 hr 51 min | Mercy St Vincent Medical Center · 2 hr 36 min | |
| 2 | 2 hr 56 min | Cleveland Clinic - Akron General · 2 hr 46 min | |
| 2 | 2 hr 57 min | Mount Carmel Dublin · 2 hr 5 min | |
| 5 | 2 hr 58 min | Mount Carmel Health · 2 hr 27 min | |
| 6 | 3 hr 1 min | Lutheran Hospital · 2 hr 26 min | |
| 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 140 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
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.