Is the University of Virginia Medical Center ER faster than average?

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

4h 38mmedian time
in this ER

University of Virginia Medical Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Charlottesville, VA

Faster than 2% of US ERs · #3,995 of 4,081

Directions Call VA ranking

2h 10m slower than the US median

This ERVA 2h 42mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen2%

ER visits a year190,355

1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908

(434) 924-0000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia spend a median of 4 hours 38 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 2 hours 10 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Virginia median of 2 hours 42 minutes. 2% of patients left before being seen.

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Questions

How long is the wait at the University of Virginia Medical Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 38 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 2% 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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