Is the St Lukes Hospital ER faster than average?

It is faster than 63% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

2h 12mmedian time
in this ER

St Lukes Hospital ER wait time

Emergency room · Bethlehem, PA

Faster than 63% of US ERs · #1,517 of 4,081

Directions Call PA ranking

16m faster than the US median

This ERPA 3h 08mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen1%

ER visits a year132,312

801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015

(484) 526-4000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at St Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania spend a median of 2 hours 12 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 16 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Pennsylvania median of 3 hours 8 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Bethlehem

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Questions

How long is the wait at the St Lukes Hospital ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 12 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 63% 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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