How Long Can You Expect to Wait at the Emergency Room?

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Wonder why emergency room wait times seem longer than ever? You can point a fractured finger at the Affordable Care Act, for one: 75 percent of ER docs say they’re seeing more patients post-ACA, according to a recent survey by the American College of Emergency Physicians. The upshot? Bring a book.

Hospital	Average time before seeing a doctor or nurse	Average time before outpatients are sent home	ER visits =10,000
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey	11 minutes	2 hours, 12 minutes	103,390
Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights	20 minutes	2 hours, 50 minutes	69,296
MacNeal Hospital Berwyn	22 minutes	2 hours, 7 minutes	63,700
National Average	28 minutes	2 hours, 22 minutes	—
Illinois Average	31 minutes	2 hours, 28 minutes	—
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Ukrainian Village	37 minutes	2 hours, 46 minutes	63,762 More Top Picks Best Portable Cpap Machines For Camping
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Streeterville	38 minutes	3 hours, 51 minutes	82,764
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge	41 minutes	3 hours	63,5481
University of Chicago Medical Center Hyde Park	54 minutes	4 hours, 14 minutes	72,547
Rush University Medical Center Near West Side	1 hour, 5 minutes	3 hours, 54 minutes	64,1492
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn	1 hour, 13 minutes	3 hours, 22 minutes	94,7713
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County Near West Side	1 hour, 46 minutes	4 hours, 9 minutes	114,001⁴