Virginia ER wait times by hospital
How long a typical emergency room visit lasts at 80 Virginia 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.
Virginia median
2 hr 43 min
+15 min vs US US median is 2 hr 28 min
Under 2 hours
6 ERs
4 take 4 hours or more
Virginia 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 Virginia 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 80 hospitals
| # | Hospital | Median visit | Left before seen | ER volume | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee County Community HospitalPennington Gap 0% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 49 min 54 min faster | 0% | Low | Not rated |
| 2 | Dickenson Community HospitalClintwood 1% left before seen Low volume | 1 hr 49 min 54 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 3 | Bon Secours - Richmond Community HospitalRichmond 2% left before seen Medium volume | 1 hr 51 min 52 min faster | 2% | Medium | Not rated |
| 4 | Alleghany Regional HospitalJackson River 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 52 min 51 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 5 | Page Memorial HospitalLuray 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 1 hr 53 min 50 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 6 | Southern Virginia Regional Medical CenterEmporia 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 1 hr 59 min 44 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 7 | Spotsylvania Regional Medical CenterFredericksburg 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 43 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 8 | Stonesprings Hospital CenterDulles 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 1 min 42 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 9 | Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 2 min 41 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 10 | Montgomery Regional HospitalBlacksburg 0% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 4 min 39 min faster | 0% | Medium | |
| 11 | Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 5 min 38 min faster | 3% | Very high | |
| 12 | Pulaski Community HospitalPulaski 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 5 min 38 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 13 | Bon Secours - St Francis Medical CenterMidlothian 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 8 min 35 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 14 | Russell County Medical CenterLebanon 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 10 min 33 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 15 | Wellmont Lonesome Pine HospitalBig Stone Gap 0% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 11 min 32 min faster | 0% | Low | |
| 16 | Reston Hospital CenterReston 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 12 min 31 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 17 | John Randolph Medical CenterHopewell 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 12 min 31 min faster | 2% | Very high | |
| 18 | Riverside Walter Reed HospitalGloucester 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 12 min 31 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 19 | Sentara Careplex HospitalHampton 4% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 14 min 29 min faster | 4% | Very high | |
| 20 | Shenandoah Memorial HospitalWoodstock 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 14 min 29 min faster | 2% | Medium | |
| 21 | Rappahannock General HospitalKilmarnock 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 17 min 26 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 22 | Southside Regional Medical CenterPetersburg 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 17 min 26 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 23 | Carilion Giles Memorial HospitalPearisburg 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 18 min 25 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 24 | Carilion Tazewell Community HospitalTazewell 1% left before seen Low volume | 2 hr 19 min 24 min faster | 1% | Low | Not rated |
| 25 | Martha Jefferson HospitalCharlottesville 3% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 20 min 23 min faster | 3% | High | |
| 26 | Smyth County Community HospitalMarion 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 21 min 22 min faster | 1% | Low | |
| 27 | Riverside Shore Memorial HospitalNassawadox 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 21 min 22 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 28 | Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 28 min 15 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 29 | Wythe County Community HospitalWytheville 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 28 min 15 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 30 | Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAlexandria 1% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 30 min 13 min faster | 1% | High | |
| 31 | Southampton Memorial HospitalFranklin 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 32 min 11 min faster | 2% | Low | |
| 32 | Sentara Obici HospitalSuffolk 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 33 min 10 min faster | 2% | Very high | |
| 33 | Bon Secours - St Marys Hospital of RichmondRichmond 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 34 min 9 min faster | 1% | Very high | |
| 34 | Warren Memorial HospitalFront Royal 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 36 min 7 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 35 | Riverside Doctors' Hospital of WilliamsburgWilliamsburg 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 37 min 6 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 36 | Fort Belvoir Community HospitalFort Belvoir 1% left before seen Medium volume | 2 hr 37 min 6 min faster | 1% | Medium | Not rated |
| 37 | Culpeper Regional HospitalCulpeper 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 2 hr 38 min 5 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 38 | Halifax Regional HospitalSouth Boston 4% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 40 min 3 min faster | 4% | Medium | |
| 39 | Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church 0% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 41 min 2 min faster | 0% | Very high | |
| 40 | The Fauquier HospitalWarrenton 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 42 min 1 min faster | 1% | Medium | |
| 41 | Bon Secours - Maryview Medical CenterPortsmouth 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 44 min 1 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 42 | Sentara Bayside HospitalVirginia Beach 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 45 min 2 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 43 | Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical CenterWilliamsburg 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 45 min 2 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 44 | Sentara Northern Virginia Medical CenterWoodbridge 5% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 46 min 3 min slower | 5% | Very high | |
| 45 | Cjw Medical CenterRichmond 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 47 min 4 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 46 | Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 48 min 5 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 47 | Sentara Rmh Medical CenterHarrisonburg 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 52 min 9 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 48 | Inova Fair Oaks HospitalFairfax 1% left before seen High volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 52 min 9 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 49 | Clinch Valley Medical CenterRichlands 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 54 min 11 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 50 | Mary Immaculate HospitalNewport News 2% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 54 min 11 min slower | 2% | Medium | |
| 51 | Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 54 min 11 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 52 | Buchanan General HospitalGrundy 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 55 min 12 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 53 | Mary Washington HospitalFredericksburg 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 2 hr 56 min 13 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 54 | Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 2 hr 56 min 13 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 55 | Stafford Hospital CenterStafford 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 2 hr 59 min 16 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 56 | Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk 4% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 3 min 20 min slower | 4% | Very high | |
| 57 | Southside Community HospitalFarmville 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 4 min 21 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 58 | Richmond VA Medical CenterRichmond 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 5 min 22 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 59 | Community Memorial HealthcenterSouth Hill 3% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 5 min 22 min slower | 3% | Medium | |
| 60 | Riverside Tappahannock HospitalTappahannock 2% left before seen Low volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 6 min 23 min slower | 2% | Low | |
| 61 | Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 7 min 24 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 62 | Augusta HealthFishersville 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 7 min 24 min slower | 2% | Very high | |
| 63 | Carilion Franklin Memorial HospitalRocky Mount 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 11 min 28 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 64 | Johnston Memorial HospitalAbingdon 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 12 min 29 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 65 | NMC PortsmouthPortsmouth 3% left before seen High volume | 3 hr 13 min 30 min slower | 3% | High | Not rated |
| 66 | Prince William HospitalManassas 1% left before seen High volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 13 min 30 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 67 | Carilion Stonewall Jackson HospitalLexington 1% left before seen Low volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 18 min 35 min slower | 1% | Low | |
| 68 | Danville Regional Medical CenterDanville 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 22 min 39 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 69 | Bon Secours - Memorial Regional MedicalMechanicsville 1% left before seen High volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 22 min 39 min slower | 1% | High | |
| 70 | UVA Health Haymarket Medical CenterHaymarket 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 24 min 41 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 71 | Twin County Regional HospitalGalax 4% left before seen Low volume ★ 2/5 CMS | 3 hr 28 min 45 min slower | 4% | Low | |
| 72 | Carilion New River Valley Medical CenterChristiansburg 1% left before seen Medium volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 31 min 48 min slower | 1% | Medium | |
| 73 | Bedford Memorial HospitalBedford 5% left before seen Medium volume ★ 5/5 CMS | 3 hr 36 min 53 min slower | 5% | Medium | |
| 74 | Winchester Medical CenterWinchester 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 38 min 55 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 75 | Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemRichmond 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 3 hr 54 min 1 hr 11 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 76 | Centra HealthLynchburg 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 3 hr 54 min 1 hr 11 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 77 | Virginia Hospital Center - ArlingtonArlington 3% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 4 hr 1 hr 17 min slower | 3% | Very high | |
| 78 | Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News 4% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 7 min 1 hr 24 min slower | 4% | Very high | |
| 79 | Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke 1% left before seen Very high volume ★ 3/5 CMS | 4 hr 32 min 1 hr 49 min slower | 1% | Very high | |
| 80 | University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville 2% left before seen Very high volume ★ 4/5 CMS | 4 hr 38 min 1 hr 55 min slower | 2% | Very high |
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ER wait times in Virginia'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 25 min | Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital · 2 hr 5 min | |
| 2 | 2 hr 28 min | Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center · 2 hr | |
| 6 | 2 hr 40 min | Bon Secours - Richmond Community Hospital · 1 hr 51 min | |
| 2 | 2 hr 43 min | Inova Mount Vernon Hospital · 2 hr 30 min | |
| 2 | 2 hr 56 min | Sentara Leigh Hospital · 2 hr 48 min | |
| 2 | 2 hr 58 min | Bon Secours - Maryview Medical Center · 2 hr 44 min | |
| 2 | 3 hr 29 min | Martha Jefferson Hospital · 2 hr 20 min | |
| 2 | 3 hr 30 min | Mary Immaculate Hospital · 2 hr 54 min |
Questions about Virginia ER wait times
Which Virginia ER has the shortest wait?
Lee County Community Hospital in Pennington Gap, with a median visit of 1 hr 49 min. Dickenson Community Hospital in Clintwood is next at 1 hr 49 min.
Which Virginia ER has the longest wait?
University of Virginia Medical Center, at 4 hr 38 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 Virginia?
The median is 2 hr 43 min, 15 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. 6 of 80 Virginia ERs come in under two hours and 4 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 Virginia ERs have a median visit of 2 hr 17 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 Virginia hospital directory. Campuses that CMS reports under one facility number appear once. Not affiliated with CMS.