facebook tracking 162 Hospitals in Kansas: ER Wait Times & Ratings by City

162 hospitals in Kansas

Every hospital in Kansas by city, with emergency room wait times and Medicare star ratings where CMS publishes them.

162 hospitals132 cities139 with an ER
Hospitals 162 in 132 Kansas cities
With an ER 139 86% of hospitals
Median ER visit 1 hr 57 min −31 min vs US
4–5 star hospitals 26 of 62 rated · avg 3.2★

Kansas has 162 open hospitals across 132 cities. By type: 83 critical access hospitals, 51 acute care hospitals, 6 psychiatric hospitals, 3 rehabilitation hospitals, 3 rural emergency hospital hospitals, 2 VA acute care hospitals, 1 children's hospital, 1 long-term care hospital and 1 military acute care hospital (type not recorded for 11).

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Kansas's largest hospital cities

Wichita 10 hospitals · 8 with an ER
Median ER
2 hr 20 min
Top rated
Wichita VA Medical Center (5★)
Overland Park 8 hospitals · 5 with an ER
Median ER
2 hr 14 min
Top rated
Saint Luke's South Hospital (4★)
Topeka 7 hospitals · 3 with an ER
Median ER
3 hr 36 min
Top rated
Stormont-Vail Healthcare (4★)
Kansas City 3 hospitals · 2 with an ER
Median ER
3 hr 34 min
Top rated
University of Kansas Hospital (5★)
Leawood 3 hospitals · 2 with an ER
Newton 3 hospitals · 2 with an ER
Median ER
2 hr 21 min
Top rated
NMC Health (5★)

Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits

Highest Medicare star ratings
Shortest median ER visits

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People and health care in Kansas

From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).

Population
2,947,197
Median age 37.4
Hospitals per 100,000
5.5
162 hospitals listed · #5 of 50 states
No health insurance
8.8%
about the U.S. rate
Age 65 and over
17%
about the U.S. rate
Median household income
$74,275
U.S. $80,734

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Questions about hospitals in Kansas

How many hospitals are in Kansas?

There are 162 open hospitals in Kansas across 132 cities. 139 of them have an emergency department.

Which Kansas city has the most hospitals?

Wichita, with 14 hospitals. Overland Park is next with 8.

How long is the ER wait in Kansas?

The median emergency room visit in Kansas lasts 1 hr 57 min, 31 min shorter than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.

How many Kansas hospitals have 5 stars?

4 of the 62 Kansas hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 26 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 3.2 out of 5.

Hospitals in neighboring states

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.

Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.