Is the University Medical Center New Orleans ER faster than average?

It is faster than 1% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

5h 27mmedian time
in this ER

University Medical Center New Orleans ER wait time

Emergency room · New Orleans, LA

Faster than 1% of US ERs · #4,059 of 4,081

Directions Call LA ranking

2h 59m slower than the US median

This ERLA 2h 06mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen3%

ER visits a year64,728

2000 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112

(504) 702-3000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at University Medical Center New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana spend a median of 5 hours 27 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours 59 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Louisiana median of 2 hours 6 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near New Orleans

Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · 2.7 miFaster than 51% of US ERs2h 27min the ER Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · 4.9 miFaster than 32% of US ERs2h 54min the ER St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · 6.8 miFaster than 29% of US ERs3h 00min the ER East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · 7.9 miFaster than 44% of US ERs2h 37min the ER New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · 7.9 miFaster than 56% of US ERs2h 20min the ER West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · 11 miFaster than 51% of US ERs2h 27min the ER Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · 12 miFaster than 51% of US ERs2h 27min the ER St Charles Parish HospitalLuling, LA · 16 miFaster than 78% of US ERs1h 54min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the University Medical Center New Orleans ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 5 hours 27 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.

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