Emergency rooms · Illinois
ER Wait Times in Illinois: 153 Hospitals Compared
153 hospitals in Illinois report how long their emergency room patients stay. The middle value here is 173 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 Illinois, 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.
| # | Hospital | City | Median time in the ER | Left without being seen | ER volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinckneyville Community Hospital | Pinckneyville | 49 min | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 2 | Washington County Hospital | Nashville | 84 min (1 h 24 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 3 | Carle Eureka Hospital | Eureka | 90 min (1 h 30 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 4 | Genesis Medical Center, Aledo | Aledo | 92 min (1 h 32 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 5 | Clay County Hospital | Flora | 96 min (1 h 36 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 5 | Rochelle Community Hospital | Rochelle | 96 min (1 h 36 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 7 | Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1 | Fairfield | 101 min (1 h 41 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 8 | Lawrence County Memorial Hospital | Lawrenceville | 102 min (1 h 42 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 9 | HSHS Holy Family Hospital Inc | Greenville | 103 min (1 h 43 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 10 | Mason District Hospital | Havana | 104 min (1 h 44 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 11 | Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal LA… | Crystal Lake | 107 min (1 h 47 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 11 | OSF Saint Luke Medical Center | Kewanee | 107 min (1 h 47 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 13 | Franklin Hospital | Benton | 108 min (1 h 48 min) | 4% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 13 | Hammond Henry Hospital | Geneseo | 108 min (1 h 48 min) | Not reported | — |
| 13 | Massac Memorial Hospital | Metropolis | 108 min (1 h 48 min)† | Not reported | — |
| 16 | Paris Community Hospital | Paris | 109 min (1 h 49 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 17 | OSF Saint Clare Medical Center | Princeton | 112 min (1 h 52 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 17 | Wabash General Hospital 1 | Mount Carmel | 112 min (1 h 52 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 19 | Carle Health Pekin Hospital | Pekin | 115 min (1 h 55 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 19 | Carle Richland Memorial Hospital | Olney | 115 min (1 h 55 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 19 | St Joseph Memorial Hospital | Murphysboro | 115 min (1 h 55 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 22 | Hamilton Memorial Hospital | McLeansboro | 116 min (1 h 56 min)† | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 23 | Illini Community Hospital | Pittsfield | 117 min (1 h 57 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 24 | Mercy Harvard Hospital | Harvard | 118 min (1 h 58 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 24 | Taylorville Memorial Hospital | Taylorville | 118 min (1 h 58 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 26 | Graham Hospital Association | Canton | 121 min (2 h 1 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 27 | OSF Holy Family Medical Center | Monmouth | 122 min (2 h 2 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 27 | Red Bud Regional Hospital | Red Bud | 122 min (2 h 2 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 27 | Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital | Rushville | 122 min (2 h 2 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 30 | Carlinville Area Hospital | Carlinville | 124 min (2 h 4 min) | Not reported | — |
| 30 | Jersey Community Hospital | Jerseyville | 124 min (2 h 4 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 30 | Morrison Community Hospital | Morrison | 124 min (2 h 4 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 30 | OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center | Urbana | 124 min (2 h 4 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 34 | Deaconess Illinois Union County | Anna | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 34 | Saint James Hospital | Pontiac | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 34 | Touchette Regional Hospital Inc | Centreville | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 37 | Crawford Memorial Hospital | Robinson | 127 min (2 h 7 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 38 | Hopedale Hospital | Hopedale | 130 min (2 h 10 min) | Not reported | — |
| 39 | St Josephs Hospital | Breese | 132 min (2 h 12 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 40 | Kirby Medical Center | Monticello | 133 min (2 h 13 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 41 | Harrisburg Medical Center | Harrisburg | 134 min (2 h 14 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 42 | Valley West Community Hospital | Sandwich | 136 min (2 h 16 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 43 | Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital | Lincoln | 137 min (2 h 17 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 43 | Presence St Marys Hospital | Kankakee | 137 min (2 h 17 min) | Not reported | — |
| 43 | St Anthonys Memorial Hospital | Effingham | 137 min (2 h 17 min) | 0% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 46 | OSF Saint Elizabeth MDL Ctr | Peru | 139 min (2 h 19 min) | 3% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 46 | Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin | Elgin | 139 min (2 h 19 min) | Not reported | — |
| 48 | Deaconess Illinois Crossroads | Mount Vernon | 140 min (2 h 20 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 48 | Gateway Regional Medical Center | Granite City | 140 min (2 h 20 min) | 4% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 48 | Hillsboro Area Hospital | Hillsboro | 140 min (2 h 20 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 48 | Ingalls Memorial Hospital | Harvey | 140 min (2 h 20 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 52 | Memorial Hospital | Carthage | 142 min (2 h 22 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 53 | MC Donough District Hospital | Macomb | 145 min (2 h 25 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 54 | Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago | Chicago | 146 min (2 h 26 min) | Not reported | — |
| 54 | Salem Township Hospital | Salem | 146 min (2 h 26 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 56 | St Marys Hospital | Decatur | 148 min (2 h 28 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 57 | Carle Health Proctor Hospital | Peoria | 150 min (2 h 30 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 57 | Iroquois Memorial Hospital | Watseka | 150 min (2 h 30 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 59 | Pana Community Hospital | Pana | 152 min (2 h 32 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 60 | Herrin Hospital | Herrin | 157 min (2 h 37 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 61 | OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center | Alton | 159 min (2 h 39 min) | 3% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 62 | St Johns Hospital | Springfield | 160 min (2 h 40 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 63 | Memorial Hospital of Carbondale | Carbondale | 161 min (2 h 41 min) | 5% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 64 | Heartland Regional Medical Center | Marion | 162 min (2 h 42 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 64 | HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital | O Fallon | 162 min (2 h 42 min) | 0% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 66 | Edward Hospital | Naperville | 163 min (2 h 43 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 66 | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange | La Grange | 163 min (2 h 43 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 68 | Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | Elmhurst | 166 min (2 h 46 min) | 1% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 69 | Blessing Hospital | Quincy | 167 min (2 h 47 min) | 1% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 69 | Riverside Medical Center | Kankakee | 167 min (2 h 47 min) | 0% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 69 | SSM Health St Mary's Hospital -Centralia | Centralia | 167 min (2 h 47 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 72 | Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago | Chicago | 170 min (2 h 50 min) | 5% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 72 | Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers | Morris | 170 min (2 h 50 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 74 | Gibson Community Hospital | Gibson City | 172 min (2 h 52 min)† | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 74 | Trinity Rock Island | Rock Island | 172 min (2 h 52 min) | 8% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 74 | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights | 172 min (2 h 52 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 77 | Holy Cross Hospital | Chicago | 173 min (2 h 53 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 77 | Humboldt Park Health | Chicago | 173 min (2 h 53 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 77 | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook | 173 min (2 h 53 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 80 | Thorek Memorial Hospital | Chicago | 174 min (2 h 54 min) | 10% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 81 | Methodist Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | 175 min (2 h 55 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 81 | Midwestern Region Med Center, Inc | Zion | 175 min (2 h 55 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 83 | Northwest Community Hospital 1 | Arlington Heights | 176 min (2 h 56 min) | 1% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 84 | Jacksonville Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville | 178 min (2 h 58 min) | 4% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 85 | Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston | Evanston | 179 min (2 h 59 min) | Not reported | — |
| 86 | OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center | Dixon | 180 min (3 h) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 87 | Saint Anthony Hospital | Chicago | 181 min (3 h 1 min) | 4% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 88 | OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center | Danville | 182 min (3 h 2 min) | 3% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 89 | Memorial Hospital | Chester | 183 min (3 h 3 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 89 | St Alexius Medical Center | Hoffman Estates | 183 min (3 h 3 min) | Not reported | — |
| 91 | AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center | Chicago | 186 min (3 h 6 min) | Not reported | — |
| 91 | FHN Memorial Hospital | Freeport | 186 min (3 h 6 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 93 | Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | 187 min (3 h 7 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 94 | Presence Mercy Medical Center | Aurora | 189 min (3 h 9 min) | Not reported | — |
| 94 | Vista Medical Center East | Waukegan | 189 min (3 h 9 min) | 5% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 96 | Provident Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | 190 min (3 h 10 min) | 4% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 97 | Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center | Chicago | 192 min (3 h 12 min) | Not reported | — |
| 97 | St Mary Medical Center | Galesburg | 192 min (3 h 12 min) | 4% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 99 | Advocate Sherman Hospital | Elgin | 193 min (3 h 13 min) | 1% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 99 | Good Samaritan Regional Hlth Center | Mount Vernon | 193 min (3 h 13 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 99 | UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale | 193 min (3 h 13 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 102 | Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | Barrington | 194 min (3 h 14 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 102 | Northwestern Medicine McHenry | McHenry | 194 min (3 h 14 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 104 | Copley Memorial Hospital | Aurora | 195 min (3 h 15 min) | 3% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 104 | Genesis Hlth System dba Genesis MDL Ctr-Illini | Silvis | 195 min (3 h 15 min) | 6% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 104 | Memorial Hospital | Belleville | 195 min (3 h 15 min) | 5% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 107 | Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 | Elk Grove Village | 196 min (3 h 16 min) | Not reported | — |
| 107 | Alton Memorial Hospital | Alton | 196 min (3 h 16 min) | 3% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 107 | Carle Bromenn Medical Center | Normal | 196 min (3 h 16 min) | 3% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 107 | St Joseph Medical Center | Bloomington | 196 min (3 h 16 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 111 | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | Dekalb | 197 min (3 h 17 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 111 | Saint Joseph Medical Center | Joliet | 197 min (3 h 17 min) | Not reported | — |
| 113 | CGH Medical Center | Sterling | 198 min (3 h 18 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 114 | Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center | Chicago | 200 min (3 h 20 min) | 1% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 115 | Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center | Mattoon | 210 min (3 h 30 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 116 | MacNeal Hospital | Berwyn | 211 min (3 h 31 min) | 0% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 117 | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital | Geneva | 212 min (3 h 32 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 118 | Carle Health Methodist Hospital | Peoria | 213 min (3 h 33 min) | 6% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 119 | Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville | 214 min (3 h 34 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 119 | Carle Foundation Hospital | Urbana | 214 min (3 h 34 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 121 | Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Park Ridge | 216 min (3 h 36 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 122 | UW Health | Rockford | 217 min (3 h 37 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 123 | Decatur Memorial Hospital | Decatur | 220 min (3 h 40 min) | 8% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 124 | Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital | Lake Forest | 221 min (3 h 41 min) | 3% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 125 | Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital | Melrose Park | 222 min (3 h 42 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 126 | Saint Anthony Medical Center | Rockford | 223 min (3 h 43 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 127 | Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers | New Lenox | 224 min (3 h 44 min) | 4% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 127 | South Shore Hospital | Chicago | 224 min (3 h 44 min) | 7% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 129 | Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights | Olympia Fields | 228 min (3 h 48 min) | 1% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 129 | Loretto Hospital | Chicago | 228 min (3 h 48 min) | 6% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 131 | Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | Oak Lawn | 229 min (3 h 49 min) | 6% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 132 | Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | Winfield | 230 min (3 h 50 min) | 4% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 133 | Anderson Hospital | Maryville | 231 min (3 h 51 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 133 | St Bernard Hospital | Chicago | 231 min (3 h 51 min) | 14% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 135 | Rush Oak Park Hospital | Oak Park | 232 min (3 h 52 min) | 6% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 136 | Community First Medical Center | Chicago | 235 min (3 h 55 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 137 | Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Chicago | 237 min (3 h 57 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 138 | Memorial Medical Center | Springfield | 241 min (4 h 1 min) | 3% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 139 | Roseland Community Hospital | Chicago | 246 min (4 h 6 min) | 8% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 140 | Advocate Trinity Hospital | Chicago | 247 min (4 h 7 min) | 7% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 141 | Palos Community Hospital | Palos Heights | 252 min (4 h 12 min) | 3% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 142 | Swedish Hospital | Chicago | 254 min (4 h 14 min) | 8% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 143 | OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center | Evergreen Park | 256 min (4 h 16 min) | 4% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 144 | Jackson Park Hospital | Chicago | 268 min (4 h 28 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 145 | West Suburban Medical Center | Oak Park | 272 min (4 h 32 min) | 5% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 146 | Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital | Evanston | 273 min (4 h 33 min) | 10% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 147 | Loyola University Medical Center | Maywood | 275 min (4 h 35 min) | 3% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 148 | Saint Francis Medical Center | Peoria | 286 min (4 h 46 min) | 4% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 149 | John H Stroger Jr Hospital | Chicago | 293 min (4 h 53 min) | 1% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 150 | The University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago | 295 min (4 h 55 min) | 12% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 151 | University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics | Chicago | 298 min (4 h 58 min) | 4% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 152 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago | 350 min (5 h 50 min) | 10% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 153 | Rush University Medical Center | Chicago | 370 min (6 h 10 min) | 9% | 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 Illinois
Common questions
Which ER in Illinois has the shortest wait?
In Medicare's data for October 2024 to September 2025, Pinckneyville Community Hospital had the shortest median time patients spent in the emergency room before going home: 49 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 Illinois?
The middle value of the 153 hospitals listed here is 173 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
- Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated July 22, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026. Times: patients seen October 2024 to September 2025; left without being seen: January 2024 to December 2024.
- Timely and Effective Care - National — CMS, data updated July 22, 2026 (the national figures).
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.