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Hospitals in Indianapolis, IN

According to HospitalsInEachState.com's analysis of the July 2026 CMS release, Indianapolis, Indiana, has 19 hospitals, 13 with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 3 hr 19 min, 59 min longer than the Indiana median of 2 hr 20 min. The shortest is at St Vincent Hospital & Health Services (2 hr 5 min). The highest Medicare star rating among its 10 rated hospitals is 5 out of 5, at St Vincent Heart Center of Indiana.

19 hospitals 13 with an ER Marion County
Hospitals 19 5,035 beds (8 reporting)
With an ER 13 emergency departments
Median ER visit 3 hr 19 min +59 min vs Indiana
Average stars 3.2 / 5 10 rated by CMS
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Indianapolis hospitals

Showing all 19 hospitals

No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): The Indiana Heart Hospital, Westview Hospital, Winona Memorial Hospital, Women's Hospital-Indianapolis. These pages are kept for reference.

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Best-rated hospitals in Indianapolis, by Medicare stars

Ranked by the CMS overall star rating (1–5), a score built from quality and safety measures. These are not patient reviews.

#HospitalCMS starsMedian ER visit
1 St Vincent Heart Center of Indiana 3 hr 11 min
2 Franciscan Health Indianapolis 3 hr 32 min
3 Community Hospital East 2 hr 50 min
4 Community Hospital North 3 hr 41 min
5 Community Hospital South 3 hr 16 min

ER wait times in Indianapolis

Median time in the ER for patients treated and sent home, over 12 months (CMS OP-18b). Not live waits.

HospitalMedian visitLeft before being seen
St Vincent Hospital & Health Services 2 hr 5 min —
Indianapolis VA Medical Center 2 hr 34 min 1%
Community Hospital East 2 hr 50 min 3%
St Vincent Heart Center of Indiana 3 hr 11 min —
Community Hospital South 3 hr 16 min 6%
Indiana University Health 3 hr 22 min 3%
IU Health Methodist Hospital 3 hr 22 min 3%
Franciscan Health Indianapolis 3 hr 32 min 2%

About hospitals in Indianapolis

There are 19 hospitals in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. 13 of them have an emergency department. By type: 11 acute care hospitals, 4 psychiatric hospitals, 1 long-term care hospital, 1 rehabilitation hospital and 1 VA acute care hospital (type not recorded for 1).

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in Indianapolis lasts 3 hr 19 min, 59 min longer than the Indiana median of 2 hr 20 min. The shortest is at St Vincent Hospital & Health Services, 2 hr 5 min.

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Two Indianapolis hospitals side by side on Medicare star ratings, patient survey results, ER times and safety.

Community health centers near Indianapolis

Community health centers (federally qualified health centers) see patients with or without insurance and charge on a sliding scale based on income. They are not emergency rooms: call ahead for an appointment.

  • 0.4mi Eskenazi Health Center Blackburn 2700 Dr Martin Luther King Jr St, Indianapolis, IN · The Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County 317-931-4300
  • 1.5mi HealthNet Downtown Health Center 1801 Senate Blvd, Ste 310, Indianapolis, IN · Health Net, Inc. 317-957-2229
  • 1.5mi RAPHAEL HEALTH CENTER 401 E 34th St, Indianapolis, IN · Raphael Health Center, INC. 317-926-1507
  • 1.7mi Eskenazi Health Center North Illinois Street 1660 N Illinois St, Indianapolis, IN · The Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County 317-880-2900

Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).

Care after the hospital in Indianapolis

Medicare-certified dialysis centers, home health agencies and hospices, with their CMS ratings.

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Questions about hospitals in Indianapolis

How many hospitals are in Indianapolis, Indiana?

There are 19 hospitals in Indianapolis, Indiana. 13 of them have an emergency department.

How long is the emergency room wait in Indianapolis?

The median ER visit for patients treated and sent home in Indianapolis lasts 3 hr 19 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The Indiana median is 2 hr 20 min.

Which hospital in Indianapolis has the shortest ER wait?

St Vincent Hospital & Health Services reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Indianapolis at 2 hr 5 min.

What is the best hospital in Indianapolis?

St Vincent Heart Center of Indiana has 5 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 10 Indianapolis hospitals CMS rates. CMS star ratings measure quality and safety; they are not patient reviews.

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Figures as of the July 2026 CMS release Updated automatically when CMS publishes new data Permanent link: hospitalsineachstate.com/hospitals/indiana/indianapolis/

All Indiana hospitals

Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.

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