Banner Thunderbird Medical Center ER wait time
Emergency room · Glendale,
AZFaster than 7% of US ERs · #3,763 of 4,081
1h 26m slower than the US median
This ERAZ 3h 00mUS 2h 28m
5555 West Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ 85306
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, Arizona spend a median of 3 hours 54 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 26 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Arizona median of 3 hours. 3% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Banner Thunderbird Medical Center ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 54 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 7% 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.
