Is the Hennepin County Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 7% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 55mmedian time
in this ER

Hennepin County Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Minneapolis, MN

Faster than 7% of US ERs · #3,781 of 4,081

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1h 27m slower than the US median

This ERMN 2h 06mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen4%

ER visits a year110,434

701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415

(612) 873-3000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota spend a median of 3 hours 55 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 27 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Minnesota median of 2 hours 6 minutes. 4% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Minneapolis

M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · 0.7 miFaster than 32% of US ERs2h 54min the ER Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · 2.7 miFaster than 27% of US ERs3h 03min the ER North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · 4.7 miFaster than 17% of US ERs3h 24min the ER Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · 6.2 miFaster than 4% of US ERs4h 17min the ER Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · 7.3 miFaster than 28% of US ERs3h 02min the ER M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · 7.9 miFaster than 17% of US ERs3h 24min the ER Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · 8.5 miFaster than 8% of US ERs3h 51min the ER M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · 12 miFaster than 25% of US ERs3h 08min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Hennepin County Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 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 7% 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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