Is the Cox Medical Centers ER faster than average?

It is faster than 12% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 39mmedian time
in this ER

Cox Medical Centers ER wait time

Emergency room · Springfield, MO

Faster than 12% of US ERs · #3,599 of 4,081

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1h 11m slower than the US median

This ERMO 2h 31mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen3%

ER visits a year104,072

3801 South National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65807

(417) 269-6000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Cox Medical Centers in Springfield, Missouri spend a median of 3 hours 39 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 11 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Missouri median of 2 hours 31 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Springfield

Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · 4.2 miFaster than 1% of US ERs4h 59min the ER Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora, MO · 26 miFaster than 66% of US ERs2h 09min the ER Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · 33 miFaster than 26% of US ERs3h 06min the ER Cox Monett HospitalMonett, MO · 37 miFaster than 48% of US ERs2h 31min the ER Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · 38 miFaster than 12% of US ERs3h 38min the ER Mercy Hospital - CassvilleCassville, MO · 44 miFaster than 89% of US ERs1h 41min the ER Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon, MO · 52 miFaster than 48% of US ERs2h 31min the ER Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO · 53 miFaster than 94% of US ERs1h 32min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Cox Medical Centers ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 39 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 12% 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.

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