facebook tracking 231 Hospitals in New York: ER Wait Times & Ratings by City

231 hospitals in New York

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

231 hospitals153 cities181 with an ER
Hospitals 231 in 153 New York cities
With an ER 181 78% of hospitals
Median ER visit 3 hr 24 min +56 min vs US
4–5 star hospitals 39 of 148 rated · avg 2.8★

New York has 231 open hospitals across 153 cities. By type: 142 acute care hospitals, 29 psychiatric hospitals, 21 critical access hospitals, 9 VA acute care hospitals, 3 rural emergency hospital hospitals, 1 long-term care hospital, 1 military acute care hospital and 1 children's hospital (type not recorded for 24).

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New York's largest hospital cities

New York 25 hospitals · 19 with an ER
Median ER
3 hr 44 min
Top rated
Lenox Hill Hospital (5★)
Brooklyn 12 hospitals · 10 with an ER
Median ER
3 hr 20 min
Top rated
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn (4★)
Buffalo 12 hospitals · 8 with an ER
Median ER
3 hr 53 min
Top rated
Upstate New York VA Healthcare System (Western Ny VA Healthcare System) (5★)
Bronx 11 hospitals · 6 with an ER
Median ER
3 hr 40 min
Top rated
Bronx VA Medical Center (4★)
Rochester 6 hospitals · 5 with an ER
Median ER
4 hr 33 min
Top rated
Strong Memorial Hospital (3★)
Albany 5 hospitals · 3 with an ER
Median ER
5 hr 4 min
Top rated
St Peter's Hospital (2★)

Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits

Highest Medicare star ratings
Shortest median ER visits

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People and health care in New York

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

Population
19,852,366
Median age 39.8
Hospitals per 100,000
1.2
231 hospitals listed · #48 of 50 states
No health insurance
5.1%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
17.9%
above the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$85,974
U.S. $80,734

What nurses earn in New York

Questions about hospitals in New York

How many hospitals are in New York?

There are 231 open hospitals in New York across 153 cities. 181 of them have an emergency department.

Which New York city has the most hospitals?

New York, with 38 hospitals. Brooklyn is next with 12.

How long is the ER wait in New York?

The median emergency room visit in New York lasts 3 hr 24 min, 56 min longer than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.

How many New York hospitals have 5 stars?

22 of the 148 New York hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 39 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 2.8 out of 5.

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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.