Is the Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics ER faster than average?

It is faster than 54% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 23mmedian time
in this ER

Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics ER wait time

Emergency room · Lafayette, LA

Faster than 54% of US ERs · #1,881 of 4,081

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5m faster than the US median

This ERLA 2h 06mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen2%

ER visits a year38,348

2390 West Congress, Lafayette, LA 70506

(337) 261-6000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics in Lafayette, Louisiana spend a median of 2 hours 23 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 5 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Louisiana median of 2 hours 6 minutes. 2% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Lafayette

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 23 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 54% 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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