Is the MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 61% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 14mmedian time
in this ER

MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Lancaster, SC

Faster than 61% of US ERs · #1,579 of 4,081

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14m faster than the US median

This ERSC 2h 40mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year29,835

800 W Meeting St, Lancaster, SC 29720

(803) 286-1481

Patients sent home from the emergency room at MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center in Lancaster, South Carolina spend a median of 2 hours 14 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 14 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the South Carolina median of 2 hours 40 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 14 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 61% 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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