UNC Hospitals ER wait time
Emergency room · Chapel Hill,
NCFaster than 3% of US ERs · #3,967 of 4,081
2h 00m slower than the US median
This ERNC 3h 07mUS 2h 28m
101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Patients sent home from the emergency room at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina spend a median of 4 hours 28 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the North Carolina median of 3 hours 7 minutes. 4% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the UNC Hospitals ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 28 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 3% 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.
