Is the Lallie Kemp Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 89% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

1h 41mmedian time
in this ER

Lallie Kemp Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Independence, LA

Faster than 89% of US ERs · #435 of 4,081

Directions Call LA ranking

47m faster than the US median

This ERLA 2h 06mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen3%

ER visits a year16,512

52579 Highway 51 South, Independence, LA 70443

(985) 878-1333

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Lallie Kemp Medical Center in Independence, Louisiana spend a median of 1 hour 41 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 47 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Louisiana median of 2 hours 6 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Lallie Kemp Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 1 hour 41 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 89% 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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