Is the The Medical Center (Bowling Green) ER faster than average?

It is faster than 13% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 35mmedian time
in this ER

The Medical Center (Bowling Green) ER wait time

Emergency room · Bowling Green, KY

Faster than 13% of US ERs · #3,562 of 4,081

Directions Call KY ranking

1h 07m slower than the US median

This ERKY 2h 21mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen3%

ER visits a year50,832

250 Park Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101

(270) 745-1000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at The Medical Center (Bowling Green) in Bowling Green, Kentucky 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 Kentucky median of 2 hours 21 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Bowling Green

Tristar Greenview Regional HospitalBowling Green, KY · 13 miFaster than 50% of US ERs2h 28min the ER The Medical Center at RussellvilleRussellville, KY · 27 miFaster than 66% of US ERs2h 08min the ER Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical CenterLeitchfield, KY · 30 miFaster than 78% of US ERs1h 55min the ER T J Samson Community HospitalGlasgow, KY · 32 miFaster than 22% of US ERs3h 14min the ER Ohio County HospitalHartford, KY · 40 miFaster than 85% of US ERs1h 47min the ER Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community HospitalGreenville, KY · 41 miFaster than 50% of US ERs2h 28min the ER Tristar Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield, TN · 41 miFaster than 54% of US ERs2h 22min the ER Macon Community HospitalLafayette, TN · 44 miFaster than 84% of US ERs1h 48min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the The Medical Center (Bowling Green) 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.

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