Is the Helen Keller Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 25% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 08mmedian time
in this ER

Helen Keller Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Sheffield, AL

Faster than 25% of US ERs · #3,051 of 4,081

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40m slower than the US median

This ERAL 2h 27mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen3%

ER visits a year34,390

1300 South Montgomery Avenue, Sheffield, AL 35660

(256) 386-4556

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Alabama spend a median of 3 hours 8 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 40 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Alabama median of 2 hours 27 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Helen Keller Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 8 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 25% 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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