2h 10mmedian time
in this ER
St Mary's Hospital ER wait time
Emergency room · Athens,
GA
Faster than 65% of US ERs · #1,443 of 4,081
18m faster than the US median
This ERGA 2h 42mUS 2h 28m
1230 Baxter Street, Athens, GA 30606
Patients sent home from the emergency room at St Mary's Hospital in Athens, Georgia spend a median of 2 hours 10 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 18 minutes less than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and faster than the Georgia median of 2 hours 42 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the St Mary's Hospital ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 2 hours 10 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 65% 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.