Is the Riverside Methodist Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 9% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 50mmedian time
in this ER

Riverside Methodist Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Columbus, OH

Faster than 9% of US ERs · #3,730 of 4,081

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1h 22m slower than the US median

This EROH 2h 35mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year85,922

3535 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43214

(614) 566-5000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio spend a median of 3 hours 50 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 22 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Ohio median of 2 hours 35 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Riverside Methodist Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 50 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 9% 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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