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ER Wait Times in Florida: 175 Hospitals Compared

175 hospitals in Florida report how long their emergency room patients stay. The middle value here is 149 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 Florida, 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 Florida
#HospitalCityMedian time in the ERLeft without being seenER volume
1 Lake Butler Hospital Lake Butler 92 min (1 h 32 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
2 HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Orange Park 95 min (1 h 35 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
3 96th Medical Group (Eglin AFB) Eglin Afb 97 min (1 h 37 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
4 HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Gainesville 99 min (1 h 39 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
4 HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital Tampa 99 min (1 h 39 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
4 Oviedo Medical Center Oviedo 99 min (1 h 39 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
7 Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe 105 min (1 h 45 min) Not reported —
8 HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Sarasota 108 min (1 h 48 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
8 St Lucie Medical Center Port Saint Lucie 108 min (1 h 48 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
10 HCA Florida Largo Hospital Largo 110 min (1 h 50 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
11 Good Samaritan Medical Center West Palm Beach 111 min (1 h 51 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
12 HCA Florida Memorial Hospital Jacksonville 112 min (1 h 52 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
12 North Okaloosa Medical Center Crestview 112 min (1 h 52 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
14 Doctors Memorial Hospital Inc Perry 113 min (1 h 53 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
14 HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital Port Charlotte 113 min (1 h 53 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
16 AdventHealth Wauchula Wauchula 114 min (1 h 54 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
16 HCA Florida Brandon Hospital Brandon 114 min (1 h 54 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
16 HCA Florida Lake City Hospital Lake City 114 min (1 h 54 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
16 HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital Kissimmee 114 min (1 h 54 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
16 HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital Niceville 114 min (1 h 54 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
16 Marion Communtiy Hospital Ocala 114 min (1 h 54 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
22 HCA Florida Osceola Hospital Kissimmee 115 min (1 h 55 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
23 HCA Florida West Hospital Pensacola 117 min (1 h 57 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
24 Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County St. Johns 118 min (1 h 58 min) Not reported —
24 Fishermen's Community Hospital Marathon 118 min (1 h 58 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
24 Mariners Hospital Tavernier 118 min (1 h 58 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
27 HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee 120 min (2 h) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
28 Central Florida Lake Monroe Hospital Sanford 121 min (2 h 1 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
28 Doctors Memorial Hospital Bonifay 121 min (2 h 1 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
28 Westside Regional Medical Center Plantation 121 min (2 h 1 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
31 Calhoun-Liberty Hospital Blountstown 122 min (2 h 2 min)† 1% Low (under 20,000)
31 Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton 122 min (2 h 2 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
33 HCA Florida Capital Hospital Tallahassee 123 min (2 h 3 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
34 HCA Florida Palms West Hospital Loxahatchee 125 min (2 h 5 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
34 HCA Florida Trinity Hospital Trinity 125 min (2 h 5 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
36 AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales 126 min (2 h 6 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
36 Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville 126 min (2 h 6 min) Not reported —
36 HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Miami 126 min (2 h 6 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
36 HCA Florida Putnam Hospital Palatka 126 min (2 h 6 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
40 Coral Gables Hospital Coral Gables 127 min (2 h 7 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
40 HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton 127 min (2 h 7 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
40 Larkin Community Hospital South Miami 127 min (2 h 7 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
40 NH Jacksonville Jacksonville 127 min (2 h 7 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
44 Bartow Regional Medical Center Bartow 128 min (2 h 8 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
44 HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital Fort Pierce 128 min (2 h 8 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
44 Lower Keys Medical Center Key West 128 min (2 h 8 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
47 HCA Florida University Hospital Davie 129 min (2 h 9 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
47 Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne 129 min (2 h 9 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
49 AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport 130 min (2 h 10 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
49 HCA Florida Highlands Hospital Sebring 130 min (2 h 10 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
49 Hialeah Hospital Hialeah 130 min (2 h 10 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
49 Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines 130 min (2 h 10 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
49 Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg 130 min (2 h 10 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
54 AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs 132 min (2 h 12 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
54 Adventhealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte 132 min (2 h 12 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
54 HCA Florida St Petersburg Hospital Saint Petersburg 132 min (2 h 12 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
54 Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Bradenton 132 min (2 h 12 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
58 Tampa General Hospital Crystal River Crystal River 133 min (2 h 13 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
58 University Hospital and Medical Center Tamarac 133 min (2 h 13 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
60 HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital Panama City 134 min (2 h 14 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
60 HCA Florida Mercy Hospital Plantation 134 min (2 h 14 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
62 HCA Florida Aventura Hospital Aventura 135 min (2 h 15 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
63 Desoto Memorial Hospital Arcadia 136 min (2 h 16 min) 3% Low (under 20,000)
63 HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital Lehigh Acres 136 min (2 h 16 min)† 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
63 Manatee Memorial Hospital Bradenton 136 min (2 h 16 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
66 AdventHealth Dade City Dade City 137 min (2 h 17 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
66 Jay Hospital Jay 137 min (2 h 17 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
66 Madison County Memorial Hospital Madison 137 min (2 h 17 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
66 Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Clermont 137 min (2 h 17 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
66 West Boca Medical Center Boca Raton 137 min (2 h 17 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
71 Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center Palm Beach Gardens 138 min (2 h 18 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
71 Ucf Lake Nona Hospital Orlando 138 min (2 h 18 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
73 AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa 139 min (2 h 19 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
73 Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center of Delton… Deltona 139 min (2 h 19 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
73 HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital Fort Walton Beach 139 min (2 h 19 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
76 HCA Florida JFK Hospital Atlantis 140 min (2 h 20 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
77 AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach 141 min (2 h 21 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
77 Hendry Regional Medical Center Clewiston 141 min (2 h 21 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
77 Lakeside Medical Center Belle Glade 141 min (2 h 21 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
80 Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale 142 min (2 h 22 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
81 AdventHealth Fish Memorial Orange City 143 min (2 h 23 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
82 Delray Medical Center Delray Beach 144 min (2 h 24 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
83 AdventHealth Tampa Tampa 145 min (2 h 25 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
83 Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola 145 min (2 h 25 min) Not reported —
85 HCA Florida South Shore Hospital Sun City Center 146 min (2 h 26 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
86 AdventHealth Sebring Sebring 147 min (2 h 27 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
86 Jackson Hospital Marianna 147 min (2 h 27 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
88 AdventHealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach 149 min (2 h 29 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
88 HCA Florida Northwest Hospital Margate 149 min (2 h 29 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
88 Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin 149 min (2 h 29 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
88 Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital Ocoee 149 min (2 h 29 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
92 AdventHealth Ocala Ocala 150 min (2 h 30 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
92 Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills 150 min (2 h 30 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
94 BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel 153 min (2 h 33 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
94 Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud 153 min (2 h 33 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
96 Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland 155 min (2 h 35 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
96 St Mary's Medical Center West Palm Beach 155 min (2 h 35 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
98 Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital Macclenny 156 min (2 h 36 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
98 HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Englewood 156 min (2 h 36 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
100 Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood 157 min (2 h 37 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
101 Baptist Medical Center - Nassau Fernandina Beach 158 min (2 h 38 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
101 Doctors Hospital Coral Gables 158 min (2 h 38 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
103 AdventHealth Deland Deland 159 min (2 h 39 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
103 AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel 159 min (2 h 39 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
103 Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale 159 min (2 h 39 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
106 AdventHealth Orlando Orlando 160 min (2 h 40 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
106 AdventHealth Palm Coast Palm Coast 160 min (2 h 40 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
106 The Villages Regional Hospital The Villages 160 min (2 h 40 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
109 Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville 162 min (2 h 42 min) Not reported —
109 HCA Florida Citrus Hospital Inverness 162 min (2 h 42 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
109 HCA Florida Northside Hospital Saint Petersburg 162 min (2 h 42 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
112 HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville 163 min (2 h 43 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
113 AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast 164 min (2 h 44 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
113 Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian 164 min (2 h 44 min) 3% Low (under 20,000)
113 Tampa General Hospital Brooksville Brooksville 164 min (2 h 44 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
116 Halifax Health Medical Center Daytona Beach 165 min (2 h 45 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
116 Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge Naples 165 min (2 h 45 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
118 Flagler Hospital Saint Augustine 166 min (2 h 46 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
118 HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital Hudson 166 min (2 h 46 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
118 UF Health Leesburg Hospital Leesburg 166 min (2 h 46 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
121 Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville 169 min (2 h 49 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
122 Cape Canaveral Hospital Cocoa Beach 170 min (2 h 50 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
122 Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar 170 min (2 h 50 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
124 Naples Community Hospital Naples 171 min (2 h 51 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
125 Gulf Breeze Hospital Gulf Breeze 174 min (2 h 54 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
125 Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc Miami Beach 174 min (2 h 54 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
127 Wellington Regional Medical Center Wellington 175 min (2 h 55 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
128 Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City 176 min (2 h 56 min) Not reported —
129 Orlando Health Orlando 177 min (2 h 57 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
129 Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Miramar Beach 177 min (2 h 57 min) Not reported —
131 West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami 179 min (2 h 59 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
132 Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton 180 min (3 h) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
132 North Shore Medical Center Miami 180 min (3 h) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
134 AdventHealth Riverview Riverview 181 min (3 h 1 min)† Not reported —
134 Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater 181 min (3 h 1 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
134 Shands Jacksonville Jacksonville 181 min (3 h 1 min) 4% Very high (60,000 or more)
137 Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale 183 min (3 h 3 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
137 Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart 183 min (3 h 3 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
139 Jupiter Medical Center Jupiter 186 min (3 h 6 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
140 Broward Health North Deerfield Beach 187 min (3 h 7 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
140 St Josephs Hospital Tampa 187 min (3 h 7 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
142 Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg 188 min (3 h 8 min) Not reported —
142 Bethesda Hospital East Boynton Beach 188 min (3 h 8 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
142 Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs 188 min (3 h 8 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
145 Baptist Medical Center Beaches Jacksonville Beach 192 min (3 h 12 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
146 Winter Haven Hospital Winter Haven 193 min (3 h 13 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
147 Viera Hospital Melbourne 194 min (3 h 14 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
148 South Miami Hospital Miami 196 min (3 h 16 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
149 Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus Hialeah 198 min (3 h 18 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
149 Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota 198 min (3 h 18 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
151 Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines 200 min (3 h 20 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
152 Baptist Hospital Pensacola 201 min (3 h 21 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
153 Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay 202 min (3 h 22 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
153 St Anthonys Hospital Saint Petersburg 202 min (3 h 22 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
155 Morton Plant North Bay Hospital New Port Richey 203 min (3 h 23 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
155 Palmetto General Hospital Hialeah 203 min (3 h 23 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
155 South Florida Baptist Hospital Plant City 203 min (3 h 23 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
158 Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee 204 min (3 h 24 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
159 Jackson Health System Miami 205 min (3 h 25 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
159 Mease Countryside Hospital Safety Harbor 205 min (3 h 25 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
159 Parrish Medical Center Titusville 205 min (3 h 25 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
162 AdventHealth Waterman Tavares 206 min (3 h 26 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
162 Mayo Clinic Jacksonville 206 min (3 h 26 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
164 Keralty Hospital Miami 210 min (3 h 30 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
165 Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne 214 min (3 h 34 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
166 Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach 216 min (3 h 36 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
167 Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston 219 min (3 h 39 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
168 Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral 221 min (3 h 41 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
169 Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers 222 min (3 h 42 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
170 Homestead Hospital Homestead 228 min (3 h 48 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
171 Tampa General Hospital Tampa 234 min (3 h 54 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
172 Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice North Venice 235 min (3 h 55 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
173 Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami 236 min (3 h 56 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
174 UF Health Shands Hospital Gainesville 248 min (4 h 8 min) 4% Very high (60,000 or more)
175 Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health Fort Myers 270 min (4 h 30 min) 2% 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 Florida

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

Common questions

Which ER in Florida has the shortest wait?

In Medicare's data for October 2024 to September 2025, Lake Butler Hospital had the shortest median time patients spent in the emergency room before going home: 92 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 Florida?

The middle value of the 175 hospitals listed here is 149 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.