Is the Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority ER faster than average?

It is faster than 84% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

1h 48mmedian time
in this ER

Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority ER wait time

Emergency room · Altus, OK

Faster than 84% of US ERs · #637 of 4,081

Directions Call OK ranking

40m faster than the US median

This EROK 2h 02mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen2%

ER visits a year17,073

1200 East Pecan St, Altus, OK 73521

(580) 379-5500

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority in Altus, Oklahoma spend a median of 1 hour 48 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 40 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Oklahoma median of 2 hours 2 minutes. 2% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Altus

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 1 hour 48 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 84% 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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