SSM St Joseph Hospital West ER wait time
Emergency room · Lake Saint Louis,
MO
Faster than 13% of US ERs · #3,560 of 4,081
1h 07m slower than the US median
This ERMO 2h 31mUS 2h 28m
100 Medical Plaza, Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367
Patients sent home from the emergency room at SSM St Joseph Hospital West in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri spend a median of 3 hours 35 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 7 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Missouri median of 2 hours 31 minutes. 4% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the SSM St Joseph Hospital West ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 35 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 13% 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.