As of the July 2026 CMS release, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has 16 hospitals, 11 with an emergency department. The median emergency room visit lasts 3 hr 28 min, 20 min longer than the Pennsylvania median of 3 hr 8 min. The shortest is at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Univ Dr (2 hr 17 min). 6 of its 9 rated hospitals share the top Medicare star rating of 4 out of 5.
There are 16 hospitals in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. 11 of them have an emergency department. By type: 8 acute care hospitals, 3 children's hospitals, 1 rehabilitation hospital and 1 VA acute care hospital (type not recorded for 3).
The median emergency department visit in Pittsburgh lasts 3 hr 28 min, 20 min longer than the Pennsylvania median of 3 hr 8 min. The shortest is at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Univ Dr, 2 hr 17 min.
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No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): Children's Inst of Pittsburgh, Lifecare Hosp of Pittsburgh, Mercy Providence Hospital, Pittsburgh Specialty Hospital, St Francis Medical Center, Suburban General Hospital, UPMC South Side. These pages are kept for reference.
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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.
Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).
Medicare-certified dialysis centers, home health agencies and hospices, with their CMS ratings.
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Pittsburgh, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of Pittsburgh.
There are 16 hospitals in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 11 of them have an emergency department.
The median emergency department visit in Pittsburgh lasts 3 hr 28 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The Pennsylvania median is 3 hr 8 min.
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Univ Dr reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Pittsburgh at 2 hr 17 min.
Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System has 4 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 9 Pittsburgh hospitals CMS rates.
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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