Ashe Memorial Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Jefferson,
NC
Faster than 30% of US ERs · #2,825 of 4,081
30m slower than the US median
This ERNC 3h 07mUS 2h 28m
200 Hospital Ave, Jefferson, NC 28640
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, North Carolina spend a median of 2 hours 58 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 30 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the North Carolina median of 3 hours 7 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Ashe Memorial Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 58 minutes in the ER, from arrival to departure (CMS, Oct 2024 to Sep 2025). Half of patients spend longer.
Is that a long wait?
It's longer than the US median of 2 hours 28 minutes. It's faster than 30% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number.
Where does this data come from?
From CMS Care Compare, measure OP-18b. How this works.
Not medical advice. If you're having a medical emergency, call 911.