Is the Palmdale Regional Medical Center 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 22mmedian time
in this ER

Palmdale Regional Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Palmdale, CA

Faster than 54% of US ERs · #1,856 of 4,081

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6m faster than the US median

This ERCA 2h 54mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year100,174

38600 Medical Center Drive, Palmdale, CA 93552

(661) 382-5000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Palmdale Regional Medical Center in Palmdale, California spend a median of 2 hours 22 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 6 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the California median of 2 hours 54 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Palmdale Regional Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 22 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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