Is the Regional Health Services of Howard County ER faster than average?

It is faster than 94% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

1h 31mmedian time
in this ER

Regional Health Services of Howard County ER wait time

Emergency room · Cresco, IA

Faster than 94% of US ERs · #230 of 4,081

Directions Call IA ranking

57m faster than the US median

This ERIA 2h 00mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen0%

ER visits a year3,460

235 8Th Avenue West, Cresco, IA 52136

(563) 547-2101

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, Iowa spend a median of 1 hour 31 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 57 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Iowa median of 2 hours. 0% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Regional Health Services of Howard County ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 1 hour 31 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 94% 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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