Is the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 42% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 40mmedian time
in this ER

Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · South Boston, VA

Faster than 42% of US ERs · #2,378 of 4,081

Directions Call VA ranking

12m slower than the US median

This ERVA 2h 42mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen4%

ER visits a year22,155

2204 Wilborn Avenue, South Boston, VA 24592

(434) 517-3100

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Virginia spend a median of 2 hours 40 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 12 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Virginia median of 2 hours 42 minutes. 4% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near South Boston

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Questions

How long is the wait at the Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 40 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 42% 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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