Is the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 21% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 15mmedian time
in this ER

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Ridgecrest, CA

Faster than 21% of US ERs · #3,214 of 4,081

Directions Call CA ranking

47m slower than the US median

This ERCA 2h 54mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen10%

ER visits a year18,715

1081 North China Lake Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA 93555

(760) 446-3551

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital in Ridgecrest, California spend a median of 3 hours 15 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 47 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the California median of 2 hours 54 minutes. 10% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Ridgecrest Regional Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 15 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 21% 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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