Is the Kern Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 1% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

5h 06mmedian time
in this ER

Kern Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Bakersfield, CA

Faster than 1% of US ERs · #4,038 of 4,081

Directions Call CA ranking

2h 38m slower than the US median

This ERCA 2h 54mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen11%

ER visits a year59,892

1700 Mount Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306

(661) 326-2000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, California spend a median of 5 hours 6 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours 38 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the California median of 2 hours 54 minutes. 11% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Bakersfield

Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · 14 miFaster than 3% of US ERs4h 28min the ER Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · 14 miFaster than 6% of US ERs4h 00min the ER Mercy HospitalBakersfield, CA · 15 miFaster than 22% of US ERs3h 13min the ER Kern Valley Healthcare DistrictLake Isabella, CA · 21 miFaster than 40% of US ERs2h 43min the ER Adventist Health Tehachapi ValleyTehachapi, CA · 30 miFaster than 35% of US ERs2h 50min the ER Adventist Health DelanoDelano, CA · 32 miFaster than 48% of US ERs2h 30min the ER Sierra View Medical CenterPorterville, CA · 36 miFaster than 25% of US ERs3h 09min the ER Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · 59 miFaster than 20% of US ERs3h 18min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Kern Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 5 hours 6 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 1% 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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