2h 55mmedian time
in this ER
Buchanan General Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Grundy,
VA
Faster than 32% of US ERs · #2,761 of 4,081
27m slower than the US median
This ERVA 2h 42mUS 2h 28m
1535 Slate Creek Road, Grundy, VA 24614
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy, Virginia spend a median of 2 hours 55 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 27 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Virginia median of 2 hours 42 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Buchanan General Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 55 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 32% 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.