UPMC Mercy ER wait time
Emergency room · Pittsburgh,
PAFaster than 10% of US ERs · #3,678 of 4,081
1h 17m slower than the US median
This ERPA 3h 08mUS 2h 28m
1400 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Patients sent home from the emergency room at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania spend a median of 3 hours 45 minutes there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 17 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Pennsylvania median of 3 hours 8 minutes. 1% of patients left before being seen.
Questions
How long is the wait at the UPMC Mercy ER?
The median patient who is sent home spends 3 hours 45 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 10% 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.
