Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Santa Barbara,
CAFaster than 27% of US ERs · #2,985 of 4,081
37m slower than the US median
This ERCA 2h 54mUS 2h 28m
400 West Pueblo, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Patients sent home from the emergency room at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California spend a median of 3 hours 5 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 37 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the California median of 2 hours 54 minutes. 2% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 5 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 27% 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.
Not medical advice. If you're having a medical emergency, call 911.
