Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center ER wait time
Emergency room · Fountain Valley,
CA
Faster than 46% of US ERs · #2,193 of 4,081
6m slower than the US median
This ERCA 2h 54mUS 2h 28m
9920 Talbert Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California spend a median of 2 hours 34 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 6 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the California median of 2 hours 54 minutes. 0% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 34 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 46% 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.
Not medical advice. If you're having a medical emergency, call 911.