Is the Mercy Hospital Springfield 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.

4h 59mmedian time
in this ER

Mercy Hospital Springfield ER wait time

Emergency room · Springfield, MO

Faster than 1% of US ERs · #4,029 of 4,081

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2h 31m slower than the US median

This ERMO 2h 31mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen4%

ER visits a year79,684

2115 S. Fremont Ave, Springfield, MO 65804

(417) 820-2000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Mercy Hospital Springfield in Springfield, Missouri spend a median of 4 hours 59 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours 31 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Missouri median of 2 hours 31 minutes. 4% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Springfield

Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · 4.2 miFaster than 12% of US ERs3h 39min the ER Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora, MO · 29 miFaster than 66% of US ERs2h 09min the ER Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · 35 miFaster than 12% of US ERs3h 38min the ER Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · 35 miFaster than 26% of US ERs3h 06min the ER Cox Monett HospitalMonett, MO · 40 miFaster than 48% of US ERs2h 31min the ER Mercy Hospital - CassvilleCassville, MO · 45 miFaster than 89% of US ERs1h 41min the ER Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon, MO · 50 miFaster than 48% of US ERs2h 31min the ER Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO · 57 miFaster than 94% of US ERs1h 32min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Mercy Hospital Springfield ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 59 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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