Is the Emory Decatur Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 11% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 42mmedian time
in this ER

Emory Decatur Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Decatur, GA

Faster than 11% of US ERs · #3,631 of 4,081

Directions Call GA ranking

1h 14m slower than the US median

This ERGA 2h 42mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen4%

ER visits a year68,541

2701 N Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033

(404) 501-1000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Emory Decatur Hospital in Decatur, Georgia spend a median of 3 hours 42 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 14 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Georgia median of 2 hours 42 minutes. 4% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Decatur

Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · 2.7 miFaster than 1% of US ERs5h 16min the ER Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · 5.9 miFaster than 4% of US ERs4h 14min the ER Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · 6.1 miFaster than 2% of US ERs4h 49min the ER Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · 7.1 miFaster than 9% of US ERs3h 48min the ER Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · 7.2 miFaster than 3% of US ERs4h 23min the ER Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · 7.4 miFaster than 0% of US ERs5h 57min the ER Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia, GA · 11 miFaster than 16% of US ERs3h 25min the ER Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · 14 miFaster than 16% of US ERs3h 27min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Emory Decatur Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 42 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 11% 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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