Is the Kittitas Valley Community Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 72% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 02mmedian time
in this ER

Kittitas Valley Community Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Ellensburg, WA

Faster than 72% of US ERs · #1,131 of 4,081

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26m faster than the US median

This ERWA 2h 47mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year17,269

603 South Chestnut, Ellensburg, WA 98926

(509) 962-9841

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital in Ellensburg, Washington spend a median of 2 hours 2 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 26 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Washington median of 2 hours 47 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Ellensburg

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Kittitas Valley Community Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 2 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 72% 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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