Is the Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 3% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

4h 28mmedian time
in this ER

Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Philadelphia, PA

Faster than 3% of US ERs · #3,966 of 4,081

Directions Call PA ranking

2h 00m slower than the US median

This ERPA 3h 08mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen11%

ER visits a year75,418

5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141

(215) 456-6090

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania spend a median of 4 hours 28 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Pennsylvania median of 3 hours 8 minutes. 11% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 28 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 3% 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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