5h 18mmedian time
in this ER
UCI Health-Orange ER wait time
Emergency room · Orange,
CA
Faster than 1% of US ERs · #4,053 of 4,081
2h 50m slower than the US median
This ERCA 2h 54mUS 2h 28m
101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868
Patients sent home from the emergency room at UCI Health-Orange in Orange, California spend a median of 5 hours 18 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours 50 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the California median of 2 hours 54 minutes. 2% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the UCI Health-Orange ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 5 hours 18 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 1% 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.