Is the Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 38% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 46mmedian time
in this ER

Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Lafayette, LA

Faster than 38% of US ERs · #2,532 of 4,081

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18m slower than the US median

This ERLA 2h 06mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year70,152

1214 Coolidge Avenue, Lafayette, LA 70503

(337) 289-7991

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana spend a median of 2 hours 46 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 18 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Louisiana median of 2 hours 6 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Lafayette

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · 1.9 miFaster than 56% of US ERs2h 20min the ER Ochsner University Hospital and ClinicsLafayette, LA · 2.3 miFaster than 54% of US ERs2h 23min the ER Ochsner St Martin HospitalBreaux Bridge, LA · 18 miFaster than 90% of US ERs1h 39min the ER Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · 20 miFaster than 83% of US ERs1h 49min the ER Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · 20 miFaster than 69% of US ERs2h 05min the ER Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville, LA · 21 miFaster than 76% of US ERs1h 57min the ER Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · 25 miFaster than 72% of US ERs2h 02min the ER Acadian Medical CenterEunice, LA · 30 miFaster than 77% of US ERs1h 56min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 46 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 38% 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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