Is the Multicare Covington Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 31% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 57mmedian time
in this ER

Multicare Covington Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Covington, WA

Faster than 31% of US ERs · #2,815 of 4,081

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29m slower than the US median

This ERWA 2h 47mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year38,929

17700 Se 272Nd St, Covington, WA 98042

(253) 372-7400

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Multicare Covington Medical Center in Covington, Washington spend a median of 2 hours 57 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 29 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Washington median of 2 hours 47 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Multicare Covington Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 57 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 31% 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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