Is the Hancock County Health System ER faster than average?

It is faster than 80% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

1h 53mmedian time
in this ER

Hancock County Health System ER wait time

Emergency room · Britt, IA

Faster than 80% of US ERs · #818 of 4,081

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35m faster than the US median

This ERIA 2h 00mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen0%

ER visits a year4,090

532 1St St Nw, Britt, IA 50423

(641) 843-5000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Hancock County Health System in Britt, Iowa spend a median of 1 hour 53 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 35 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Iowa median of 2 hours. 0% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Britt

Kossuth Regional Health CenterAlgona, IA · 21 miFaster than 90% of US ERs1h 39min the ER Iowa Specialty Hospital - BelmondBelmond, IA · 21 miFaster than 95% of US ERs1h 28min the ER Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IA · 27 miFaster than 84% of US ERs1h 48min the ER Mercyone North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA · 31 miFaster than 22% of US ERs3h 13min the ER Humboldt County Memorial HospitalHumboldt, IA · 35 miFaster than 90% of US ERs1h 40min the ER United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth, MN · 38 miFaster than 66% of US ERs2h 08min the ER Franklin General HospitalHampton, IA · 40 miFaster than 59% of US ERs2h 16min the ER Palo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg, IA · 44 miFaster than 88% of US ERs1h 43min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Hancock County Health System ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 1 hour 53 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 shorter than the US median of 2 hours 28 minutes. It's faster than 80% 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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