Is the Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 6% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

4h 01mmedian time
in this ER

Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Lawrence, MA

Faster than 6% of US ERs · #3,823 of 4,081

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1h 33m slower than the US median

This ERMA 3h 34mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen5%

ER visits a year69,389

One General Street, Lawrence, MA 01841

(978) 683-4000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital in Lawrence, Massachusetts spend a median of 4 hours 1 minute there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 33 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Massachusetts median of 3 hours 34 minutes. 5% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 1 minute 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 6% 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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