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ER Wait Times in California: 264 Hospitals Compared

264 hospitals in California report how long their emergency room patients stay. The middle value here is 174 minutes; national (Medicare): 162 minutes.

In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Do not drive farther to save a few minutes: these are averages of past visits, and the sickest patients are always seen first.

What this time means

Each hospital’s number is Medicare measure OP-18b: the median (middle) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it, for patients who were treated and went home. Half of these patients left sooner, half later. It is not the time before seeing a doctor, and it leaves out patients who were admitted to the hospital, transferred, or seen for mental health.

Medicare’s name for the measure: “Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better”. Patients seen October 2024 to September 2025.

Emergency rooms in California, shortest time first

Ranked by Medicare's median time (OP-18b), shortest first; hospitals with the same time share a rank. Left without being seen: share of ER patients who left before a doctor or nurse saw them (January 2024 to December 2024; national 2%). ER volume: patients per year, as Medicare groups it.

ER wait times in California
#HospitalCityMedian time in the ERLeft without being seenER volume
1 Trinity Hospital Weaverville 69 min (1 h 9 min) Not reported —
2 Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital King City 74 min (1 h 14 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
3 Greater El Monte Community Hospital South el Monte 76 min (1 h 16 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
4 Monterey Park Hospital Monterey Park 87 min (1 h 27 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
5 Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta Mount Shasta 89 min (1 h 29 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
5 Surprise Valley Community Hospital Cedarville 89 min (1 h 29 min)† Not reported —
7 Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg 94 min (1 h 34 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
7 Modoc Medical Center Alturas 94 min (1 h 34 min)† Not reported —
9 Seneca District Hospital Chester 96 min (1 h 36 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
10 Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola Campus Portola 103 min (1 h 43 min) Not reported —
10 Whittier Hospital Medical Center Whittier 103 min (1 h 43 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
12 Southern Inyo Hospital Lone Pine 104 min (1 h 44 min)† 0% Low (under 20,000)
13 Mayers Memorial Hospital Fall River Mills 105 min (1 h 45 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
14 Adventist Health Howard Memorial Willits 108 min (1 h 48 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
15 NH Twentynine Palms Twentynine Palms 110 min (1 h 50 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
15 Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland 110 min (1 h 50 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
17 Colusa Medical Center Colusa 113 min (1 h 53 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
18 Community Memorial Hospital - Ojai Ojai 114 min (1 h 54 min) Not reported —
19 Northern Inyo Hospital Bishop 115 min (1 h 55 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
20 Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville 116 min (1 h 56 min) 3% Low (under 20,000)
21 Mammoth Hospital Mammoth Lakes 117 min (1 h 57 min) Not reported —
22 Sonoma Valley Hospital Sonoma 119 min (1 h 59 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
23 Plumas District Hospital Quincy 120 min (2 h) 0% Low (under 20,000)
24 Colorado River Medical Center Needles 121 min (2 h 1 min) 4% Low (under 20,000)
24 Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee 121 min (2 h 1 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
26 Mad River Community Hospital Arcata 122 min (2 h 2 min) 6% Low (under 20,000)
27 Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas 123 min (2 h 3 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
28 John C Fremont Healthcare District Mariposa 124 min (2 h 4 min)† 1% Low (under 20,000)
29 Sharp Coronado Hospital and HLTHCR Ctr Coronado 126 min (2 h 6 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
30 Sutter Coast Hospital Crescent City 128 min (2 h 8 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
31 Adventist Health St Helena Saint Helena 130 min (2 h 10 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
32 Sutter Lakeside Hospital Lakeport 131 min (2 h 11 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
32 Weed ACH (FT Irwin) Fort Irwin 131 min (2 h 11 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
34 Barton Memorial Hospital South Lake Tahoe 132 min (2 h 12 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
34 Sequoia Hospital Redwood City 132 min (2 h 12 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
36 Adventist Health Mendocino Coast Fort Bragg 133 min (2 h 13 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
36 Alhambra Hospital Medical Center Alhambra 133 min (2 h 13 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
36 Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead 133 min (2 h 13 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
36 St Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff 133 min (2 h 13 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
40 Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino 134 min (2 h 14 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
40 Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center Garden Grove 134 min (2 h 14 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
40 Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn 134 min (2 h 14 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
43 Sutter Amador Hospital Jackson 136 min (2 h 16 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
43 Sutter Solano Medical Center Vallejo 136 min (2 h 16 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
45 Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena 138 min (2 h 18 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
45 San Gabriel Valley Medical Center San Gabriel 138 min (2 h 18 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
45 UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital San Francisco 138 min (2 h 18 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
48 60th Medical Group (Travis AFB) Travis Afb 139 min (2 h 19 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
48 Adventist Health Twin Cities Templeton 139 min (2 h 19 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
48 Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake 139 min (2 h 19 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
48 Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose 139 min (2 h 19 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
52 Adventist Health Sierra Vista San Luis Obispo 140 min (2 h 20 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
52 Fairchild Medical Center Yreka 140 min (2 h 20 min)† 1% Low (under 20,000)
52 Oak Valley Hospital District Oakdale 140 min (2 h 20 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
52 Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks 140 min (2 h 20 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
56 AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center Anaheim 141 min (2 h 21 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
56 Chinese Hospital San Francisco 141 min (2 h 21 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
56 Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Solvang 141 min (2 h 21 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
59 Palmdale Regional Medical Center Palmdale 142 min (2 h 22 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
60 Adventist Health Reedley Reedley 144 min (2 h 24 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
60 John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital Indio 144 min (2 h 24 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
60 Sutter Davis Hospital Davis 144 min (2 h 24 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
63 Coalinga Regional Medical Center Coalinga 145 min (2 h 25 min)† Not reported —
63 John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus Concord 145 min (2 h 25 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
63 Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley 145 min (2 h 25 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
66 Garfield Medical Center Monterey Park 146 min (2 h 26 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
67 San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas 147 min (2 h 27 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
68 Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Ukiah 148 min (2 h 28 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
68 NH Camp Pendleton Camp Pendleton 148 min (2 h 28 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
70 Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara 149 min (2 h 29 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
70 Jerold Phelps Community Hospital Garberville 149 min (2 h 29 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
70 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center San Jose 149 min (2 h 29 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
73 Adventist Health Delano Delano 150 min (2 h 30 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
73 Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Los Angeles 150 min (2 h 30 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
73 St Mary Medical Center Long Beach 150 min (2 h 30 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
76 Chapman Global Medical Center Orange 151 min (2 h 31 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
76 Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles 151 min (2 h 31 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
76 Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna 151 min (2 h 31 min) 5% Low (under 20,000)
76 San Ramon Regional Medical Center San Ramon 151 min (2 h 31 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
80 Dameron Hospital Stockton 152 min (2 h 32 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
80 Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos 152 min (2 h 32 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
80 Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa 152 min (2 h 32 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
83 Alameda Hospital Alameda 153 min (2 h 33 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
83 Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino 153 min (2 h 33 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
83 Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Hollister 153 min (2 h 33 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
83 Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair 153 min (2 h 33 min) 4% Medium (20,000–39,999)
87 Hi-Desert Medical Center Joshua Tree 154 min (2 h 34 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
87 Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center Fountain Valley 154 min (2 h 34 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
87 Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills 154 min (2 h 34 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
90 Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin 155 min (2 h 35 min) 5% Low (under 20,000)
91 Adventist Health Simi Valley Simi Valley 156 min (2 h 36 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
91 Novato Community Hospital Novato 156 min (2 h 36 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
91 Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding 156 min (2 h 36 min) 4% Medium (20,000–39,999)
94 Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim 157 min (2 h 37 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
94 Coast Plaza Hospital Norwalk 157 min (2 h 37 min) 3% Low (under 20,000)
96 Huntington Beach Hospital Huntington Beach 158 min (2 h 38 min) 7% Low (under 20,000)
96 Natividad Medical Center Salinas 158 min (2 h 38 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
96 UCI Health - Fountain Valley Fountain Valley 158 min (2 h 38 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
99 Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks 159 min (2 h 39 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
100 Adventist Health Clearlake Clearlake 160 min (2 h 40 min) 6% Medium (20,000–39,999)
100 California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp San Francisco 160 min (2 h 40 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
100 Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital Glendora 160 min (2 h 40 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
100 Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana 160 min (2 h 40 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
100 St Rose Hospital Hayward 160 min (2 h 40 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
105 Barstow Community Hospital Barstow 163 min (2 h 43 min) 4% Medium (20,000–39,999)
105 El Camino Health Mountain View 163 min (2 h 43 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
105 Kern Valley Healthcare District Lake Isabella 163 min (2 h 43 min) 4% Low (under 20,000)
105 Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa 163 min (2 h 43 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
109 Doctors Hospital of Manteca Manteca 164 min (2 h 44 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
109 French Hospital Medical Center San Luis Obispo 164 min (2 h 44 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
111 St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard 165 min (2 h 45 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
111 Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Tracy 165 min (2 h 45 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
113 Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Monterey 166 min (2 h 46 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
113 NMC San Diego San Diego 166 min (2 h 46 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
113 Palo Verde Hospital Blythe 166 min (2 h 46 min) Not reported —
113 UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital San Francisco 166 min (2 h 46 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
117 Desert Valley Hospital Victorville 167 min (2 h 47 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
118 Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro San Pedro 169 min (2 h 49 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
118 Washington Hospital Fremont 169 min (2 h 49 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
120 Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Tehachapi 170 min (2 h 50 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
120 Mercy General Hospital Sacramento 170 min (2 h 50 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
120 Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma 170 min (2 h 50 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
120 San Mateo Medical Center San Mateo 170 min (2 h 50 min) 3% High (40,000–59,999)
120 Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville 170 min (2 h 50 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
125 Adventist Health Sonora Sonora 171 min (2 h 51 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
125 Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Martinez 171 min (2 h 51 min) 4% Medium (20,000–39,999)
125 John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek 171 min (2 h 51 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
125 Lompoc Valley Medical Center Lompoc 171 min (2 h 51 min) 4% Medium (20,000–39,999)
129 East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles 172 min (2 h 52 min) 6% Low (under 20,000)
129 Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center Riverside 172 min (2 h 52 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
129 UCLA West Valley Medical Center West Hills 172 min (2 h 52 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
132 Chino Valley Medical Center Chino 174 min (2 h 54 min) 4% High (40,000–59,999)
132 Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom 174 min (2 h 54 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
132 Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka 174 min (2 h 54 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
135 Marian Regional Medical Center Santa Maria 175 min (2 h 55 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
136 Marinhealth Medical Center Greenbrae 176 min (2 h 56 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
136 Marshall Medical Center Placerville 176 min (2 h 56 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
136 Menifee Global Medical Center Sun City 176 min (2 h 56 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
136 NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield 176 min (2 h 56 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
136 Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame 176 min (2 h 56 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
136 St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino 176 min (2 h 56 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
142 Orchard Hospital Gridley 177 min (2 h 57 min) 5% Low (under 20,000)
142 Torrance Memorial Medical Center Torrance 177 min (2 h 57 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
144 Desert Regional Medical Center Palm Springs 178 min (2 h 58 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
144 Ventura County Medical Center Ventura 178 min (2 h 58 min) 4% High (40,000–59,999)
146 Adventist Health Hanford Hanford 180 min (3 h) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
146 Cedar-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital Marina del Rey 180 min (3 h) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
146 Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch 180 min (3 h) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
149 Coastal Communities Hospital Santa Ana 181 min (3 h 1 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
150 Highland Hospital Oakland 182 min (3 h 2 min) 6% Very high (60,000 or more)
151 Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz 183 min (3 h 3 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
151 Glendale Adventist Medical Center Glendale 183 min (3 h 3 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
153 Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento 185 min (3 h 5 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
153 Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica 185 min (3 h 5 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
153 Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara 185 min (3 h 5 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
156 Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana 186 min (3 h 6 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
156 Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla 186 min (3 h 6 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
158 Adventist Health Lodi Memorial Lodi 188 min (3 h 8 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
158 Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood 188 min (3 h 8 min) 3% High (40,000–59,999)
158 Enloe Health Chico 188 min (3 h 8 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
158 Paradise Valley Hospital National City 188 min (3 h 8 min) 4% Medium (20,000–39,999)
162 Riverside Community Hospital Riverside 189 min (3 h 9 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
162 Sierra View Medical Center Porterville 189 min (3 h 9 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
164 Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura Ventura 190 min (3 h 10 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
164 Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital Covina 190 min (3 h 10 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
164 Emanuel Medical Center Turlock 190 min (3 h 10 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
164 West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim 190 min (3 h 10 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
168 Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Brawley 191 min (3 h 11 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
168 Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital Murrieta 191 min (3 h 11 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
170 Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento 192 min (3 h 12 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
171 Mercy Hospital Bakersfield 193 min (3 h 13 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
172 Adventist Health and Rideout Marysville 194 min (3 h 14 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
172 Eden Medical Center Castro Valley 194 min (3 h 14 min) 3% High (40,000–59,999)
172 Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach 194 min (3 h 14 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
172 Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding 194 min (3 h 14 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
172 San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning 194 min (3 h 14 min) 4% High (40,000–59,999)
172 Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego 194 min (3 h 14 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
172 Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista 194 min (3 h 14 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
179 Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest 195 min (3 h 15 min) 10% Low (under 20,000)
180 Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center Glendale 196 min (3 h 16 min) 4% Medium (20,000–39,999)
180 Grossmont Hospital La Mesa 196 min (3 h 16 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
182 Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael 197 min (3 h 17 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
182 Salinas Valley Health Medical Center Salinas 197 min (3 h 17 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
182 Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego 197 min (3 h 17 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
185 Adventist Health Tulare Tulare 198 min (3 h 18 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
185 California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco 198 min (3 h 18 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
187 Adventist Health White Memorial Los Angeles 199 min (3 h 19 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
187 Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton 199 min (3 h 19 min) 4% High (40,000–59,999)
189 Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway 200 min (3 h 20 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
189 Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr Burbank 200 min (3 h 20 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
189 Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas 200 min (3 h 20 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
192 Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Colton 204 min (3 h 24 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
192 California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal… San Francisco 204 min (3 h 24 min) 4% Medium (20,000–39,999)
192 La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma 204 min (3 h 24 min) 3% Low (under 20,000)
195 Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center Laguna Hills 206 min (3 h 26 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
195 Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Pomona 206 min (3 h 26 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
197 Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp… Berkeley 208 min (3 h 28 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
197 Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys 208 min (3 h 28 min) 4% Very high (60,000 or more)
199 Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park 209 min (3 h 29 min) 4% Medium (20,000–39,999)
200 AHMC Seton Medical Center Daly City 210 min (3 h 30 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
201 Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Santa Rosa 212 min (3 h 32 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
202 Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet 213 min (3 h 33 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
202 San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp 213 min (3 h 33 min) 4% High (40,000–59,999)
202 Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville 213 min (3 h 33 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
205 Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange 214 min (3 h 34 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
206 Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge 215 min (3 h 35 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
206 Temecula Valley Hospital Temecula 215 min (3 h 35 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
208 Corona Regional Medical Center Corona 218 min (3 h 38 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
209 Doctors Medical Center Modesto 221 min (3 h 41 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
210 UCI Health-Lakewood Lakewood 222 min (3 h 42 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
211 Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta Murrieta 224 min (3 h 44 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
211 Mercy Medical Center Merced 224 min (3 h 44 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
211 Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital Santa Monica 224 min (3 h 44 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
214 St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton 225 min (3 h 45 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
215 Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville 226 min (3 h 46 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
216 Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley 227 min (3 h 47 min) 5% Low (under 20,000)
217 Providence St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley 228 min (3 h 48 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
218 Palomar Health Downtown Campus Escondido 231 min (3 h 51 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
218 Redlands Community Hospital Redlands 231 min (3 h 51 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
220 Community Regional Medical Center Fresno 232 min (3 h 52 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
220 Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Loma Linda 232 min (3 h 52 min) 6% High (40,000–59,999)
222 Mission Community Hospital Panorama City 233 min (3 h 53 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
223 Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo 234 min (3 h 54 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
223 Riverside University Health System-Medical Center Moreno Valley 234 min (3 h 54 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
225 Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland 235 min (3 h 55 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
226 PIH Health Hospital-Whittier Whittier 237 min (3 h 57 min)† 5% Very high (60,000 or more)
226 Southern California Hospital at Hollywood Hollywood 237 min (3 h 57 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
228 Saint Francis Medical Center Lynwood 238 min (3 h 58 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
228 UCI Health - Los Alamitos Los Alamitos 238 min (3 h 58 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
230 Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield 240 min (4 h) 4% Very high (60,000 or more)
230 Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno 240 min (4 h) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
232 Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Los Angeles 241 min (4 h 1 min) 4% High (40,000–59,999)
233 Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis 242 min (4 h 2 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
233 PIH Health Downey Hospital Downey 242 min (4 h 2 min)† 5% High (40,000–59,999)
235 Oroville Hospital Oroville 243 min (4 h 3 min) 13% Medium (20,000–39,999)
235 USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale 243 min (4 h 3 min) 5% Medium (20,000–39,999)
237 Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside 248 min (4 h 8 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
238 California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles 254 min (4 h 14 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
238 Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia 254 min (4 h 14 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
240 San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland 257 min (4 h 17 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
241 Memorial Medical Center Modesto 258 min (4 h 18 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
241 USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia 258 min (4 h 18 min) 4% High (40,000–59,999)
243 Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage 259 min (4 h 19 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
243 UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego 259 min (4 h 19 min) 4% Very high (60,000 or more)
245 Providence St. Jude Medical Center Fullerton 263 min (4 h 23 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
246 Antelope Valley Hospital Lancaster 264 min (4 h 24 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
247 Adventist Health Bakersfield Bakersfield 268 min (4 h 28 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
247 Huntington Hospital Pasadena 268 min (4 h 28 min) 4% Very high (60,000 or more)
249 Stanford Health Care Stanford 276 min (4 h 36 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
249 UCSF Medical Center San Francisco 276 min (4 h 36 min) 4% Very high (60,000 or more)
251 El Centro Regional Medical Center El Centro 279 min (4 h 39 min) 5% Medium (20,000–39,999)
252 Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach 284 min (4 h 44 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
253 Los Angeles General Medical Center Los Angeles 286 min (4 h 46 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
254 Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr Torrance Torrance 291 min (4 h 51 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
255 Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hosp & Trauma Ctr San Francisco 300 min (5 h) 7% Very high (60,000 or more)
256 Kern Medical Center Bakersfield 306 min (5 h 6 min) 11% High (40,000–59,999)
257 Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles 312 min (5 h 12 min) 5% High (40,000–59,999)
258 Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med Center Torrance 313 min (5 h 13 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
259 UCI Health-Orange Orange 318 min (5 h 18 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
260 Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical Center Sylmar 320 min (5 h 20 min) 4% Very high (60,000 or more)
261 College Medical Center Long Beach 322 min (5 h 22 min) 9% Low (under 20,000)
262 University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento 328 min (5 h 28 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
263 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles 355 min (5 h 55 min) 9% Very high (60,000 or more)
264 Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda 413 min (6 h 53 min) 6% Very high (60,000 or more)

† Medicare footnote 3: the result is based on a shorter period than required.

ER wait times by city in California

Best-rated hospitals in California ER wait times, every state ERs near me ER or urgent care? Best-rated care by city

Common questions

Which ER in California has the shortest wait?

In Medicare's data for October 2024 to September 2025, Trinity Hospital had the shortest median time patients spent in the emergency room before going home: 69 minutes. This is the total time of the visit, not the time before seeing a doctor, and it is an average of past patients, not a promise for your visit.

What is the average ER wait time in California?

The middle value of the 264 hospitals listed here is 174 minutes. The national figure published by Medicare is 162 minutes. Each hospital's number is the median time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it, for patients who were treated and went home.

Should I drive to a farther ER to wait less?

No. In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. These times are past averages; emergency rooms see the sickest patients first, and minutes lost on the road can matter more than minutes in a waiting room.

Does a shorter time mean a better emergency room?

Not by itself. Busier emergency rooms and hospitals that treat more serious cases usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown next to each time. The time is one measure among many on each hospital’s page.

Sources and dates

Only open hospitals that list an emergency room and report this time are included. The state and city figures are the median of the hospitals listed, calculated by us from the same CMS hospital file. Wording last revised November 11, 2026. Not medical advice.