Barnes Jewish Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Saint Louis,
MO
Faster than 2% of US ERs · #3,992 of 4,081
2h 09m slower than the US median
This ERMO 2h 31mUS 2h 28m
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Barnes Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri spend a median of 4 hours 37 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours 9 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Missouri median of 2 hours 31 minutes. 7% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Barnes Jewish Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 37 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 2% 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.