Is the Sentara Albemarle Medical Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 50% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 28mmedian time
in this ER

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Elizabeth City, NC

Faster than 50% of US ERs · #2,039 of 4,081

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Exactly the US median

This ERNC 3h 07mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen3%

ER visits a year48,093

3050 Halstead Blvd Ext, Elizabeth City, NC 27909

(252) 335-0531

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina spend a median of 2 hours 28 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's the same as the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the North Carolina median of 3 hours 7 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Elizabeth City

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Sentara Albemarle Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 28 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 50% 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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