Is the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics ER faster than average?

It is faster than 14% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

3h 30mmedian time
in this ER

University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics ER wait time

Emergency room · Iowa City, IA

Faster than 14% of US ERs · #3,491 of 4,081

Directions Call IA ranking

1h 02m slower than the US median

This ERIA 2h 00mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen3%

ER visits a year52,831

200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242

(319) 356-1616

Patients sent home from the emergency room at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa spend a median of 3 hours 30 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 2 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Iowa median of 2 hours. 3% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Iowa City

University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center DownIowa City, IA · 1.8 miFaster than 49% of US ERs2h 29min the ER Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · 21 miFaster than 50% of US ERs2h 28min the ER St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA · 26 miFaster than 38% of US ERs2h 46min the ER Washington County Hospital and ClinicsWashington, IA · 27 miFaster than 94% of US ERs1h 31min the ER Compass Memorial HealthcareMarengo, IA · 29 miFaster than 99% of US ERs55min the ER Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · 29 miFaster than 59% of US ERs2h 16min the ER Jones Regional Medical CenterAnamosa, IA · 34 miFaster than 77% of US ERs1h 56min the ER Keokuk County Health CenterSigourney, IA · 41 miFaster than 77% of US ERs1h 56min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 30 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 14% 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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