Is the Virginia Hospital Center ER faster than average?

It is faster than 6% of the 4,081 US ERs that report this number. The US median is 2 hours 28 minutes.

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Virginia Hospital Center ER wait time

Emergency room · Arlington, VA

Faster than 6% of US ERs · #3,818 of 4,081

Directions Call VA ranking

1h 32m slower than the US median

This ERVA 2h 42mUS 2h 28m

Left before being seen3%

ER visits a year67,351

1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205

(703) 558-5000

Patients sent home from the emergency room at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia spend a median of 4 hours there, from arrival to leaving. That's 1 hour 32 minutes more than the national median of 2 hours 28 minutes, and slower than the Virginia median of 2 hours 42 minutes. 3% of patients left before being seen.

ERs near Arlington

Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA · 3.2 miFaster than 41% of US ERs2h 41min the ER Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · 3.5 miFaster than 0% of US ERs6h 05min the ER Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC · 4.6 miFaster than 1% of US ERs5h 10min the ER George Washington Univ HospitalWashington, DC · 4.6 miFaster than 0% of US ERs5h 45min the ER Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA · 5.1 miFaster than 31% of US ERs2h 56min the ER Medstar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC · 6.7 miFaster than 0% of US ERs6h 17min the ER Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC · 7.0 miFaster than 11% of US ERs3h 42min the ER United Medical CenterWashington, DC · 7.5 miFaster than 3% of US ERs4h 24min the ER

Questions

How long is the wait at the Virginia Hospital Center ER?

The median patient who is sent home spends 4 hours 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 6% 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.

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