Emergency rooms · Indiana
ER Wait Times in Indiana: 107 Hospitals Compared
107 hospitals in Indiana report how long their emergency room patients stay. The middle value here is 140 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 Indiana, 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 | Ascension St Vincent Warrick | Boonville | 92 min (1 h 32 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 2 | Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Inc | Rensselaer | 94 min (1 h 34 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 3 | Indiana University Health Frankfort Inc | Frankfort | 95 min (1 h 35 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 4 | Community Hospital of Bremen Inc | Bremen | 99 min (1 h 39 min)† | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 4 | Rush Memorial Hospital | Rushville | 99 min (1 h 39 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 6 | Ascension St Vincent Mercy | Elwood | 100 min (1 h 40 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 7 | Gibson General Hospital | Princeton | 101 min (1 h 41 min) | Not reported | — |
| 8 | Franciscan Health Crawfordsville | Crawfordsville | 102 min (1 h 42 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 9 | Ascension St Vincent Randolph | Winchester | 105 min (1 h 45 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 9 | Parkview Noble Hospital | Kendallville | 105 min (1 h 45 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 9 | Riverview Health | Noblesville | 105 min (1 h 45 min) | 0% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 12 | Parkview Lagrange Hospital | Lagrange | 107 min (1 h 47 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 13 | Monroe Hospital | Bloomington | 108 min (1 h 48 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 14 | Decatur County Memorial Hospital | Greensburg | 112 min (1 h 52 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 15 | Northwest Health - Starke | Knox | 114 min (1 h 54 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 16 | Witham Health Services | Lebanon | 117 min (1 h 57 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 17 | Indiana University Health Paoli Hospital | Paoli | 118 min (1 h 58 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 17 | Parkview Dekalb Hospital | Auburn | 118 min (1 h 58 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 19 | Daviess Community Hospital | Washington | 119 min (1 h 59 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 19 | Good Samaritan Hospital | Vincennes | 119 min (1 h 59 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 21 | Parkview Whitley Hospital | Columbia City | 120 min (2 h) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 22 | Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital Inc | Tipton | 121 min (2 h 1 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 22 | Pulaski Memorial Hospital | Winamac | 121 min (2 h 1 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 22 | St Joseph Health System, LLC | Fort Wayne | 121 min (2 h 1 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 22 | Union Hospital Clinton | Clinton | 121 min (2 h 1 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 26 | Ascension St Vincent Williamsport | Williamsport | 122 min (2 h 2 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 26 | Bluffton Regional Medical Center | Bluffton | 122 min (2 h 2 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 26 | Parkview Huntington Hospital | Huntington | 122 min (2 h 2 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 29 | Ascension St Vincent Jennings | North Vernon | 123 min (2 h 3 min) | 3% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 30 | Ascension St Vincent Salem | Salem | 124 min (2 h 4 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 31 | Ascension St Vincent Hospital | Indianapolis | 125 min (2 h 5 min) | Not reported | — |
| 32 | Dupont Hospital LLC | Fort Wayne | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 32 | Franciscan Health Mooresville | Mooresville | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 0% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 32 | Norton Scott Hospital | Scottsburg | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 4% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 32 | Parkview Wabash Hospital, Inc | Wabash | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 32 | Putnam County Hospital | Greencastle | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 32 | UChicago Medicine Northwest Indiana | Crown Point | 126 min (2 h 6 min)† | Not reported | — |
| 38 | Adams Memorial Hospital | Decatur | 127 min (2 h 7 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 38 | St Catherine Hospital Inc | East Chicago | 127 min (2 h 7 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 40 | Greene County General Hospital | Linton | 128 min (2 h 8 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 41 | Dukes Memorial Hospital | Peru | 129 min (2 h 9 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 42 | Major Hospital | Shelbyville | 130 min (2 h 10 min) | 0% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 42 | The Women's Hospital | Newburgh | 130 min (2 h 10 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 44 | Indiana University Health White Memorial Hospital | Monticello | 132 min (2 h 12 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 44 | Margaret Mary Community Hospital Inc | Batesville | 132 min (2 h 12 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 44 | Marion General Hospital | Marion | 132 min (2 h 12 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 47 | Ascension St Vincent Fishers | Fishers | 133 min (2 h 13 min) | Not reported | — |
| 48 | Indiana University Health Jay, Inc. | Portland | 136 min (2 h 16 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 48 | Perry County Memorial Hospital | Tell City | 136 min (2 h 16 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 50 | Northwest Health - Porter | Valparaiso | 138 min (2 h 18 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 50 | Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center - Plymouth | Plymouth | 138 min (2 h 18 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 50 | Terre Haute Regional Hospital | Terre Haute | 138 min (2 h 18 min) | 0% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 53 | Johnson Memorial Hospital | Franklin | 139 min (2 h 19 min) | 0% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 54 | Community Hospital | Munster | 140 min (2 h 20 min) | 0% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 54 | Franciscan Health Michigan City | Michigan City | 140 min (2 h 20 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 56 | Ascension St Vincent Clay | Brazil | 141 min (2 h 21 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 57 | Sullivan County Community Hospital | Sullivan | 144 min (2 h 24 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 58 | Harrison County Hospital | Corydon | 148 min (2 h 28 min) | 3% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 58 | Henry County Memorial Hospital | New Castle | 148 min (2 h 28 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 60 | Community Howard Regional Health Inc. | Kokomo | 150 min (2 h 30 min) | 4% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 60 | Franciscan Health Munster | Munster | 150 min (2 h 30 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 60 | Parkview Regional Medical Center | Fort Wayne | 150 min (2 h 30 min) | 1% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 63 | Memorial Hospital | Logansport | 151 min (2 h 31 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 64 | Community Hospital of Anderson and Madison County | Anderson | 154 min (2 h 34 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 64 | St Elizabeth Dearborn Hospital | Lawrenceburg | 154 min (2 h 34 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 66 | Northwest Health-La Porte | La Porte | 156 min (2 h 36 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 66 | St Mary Medical Center Inc | Hobart | 156 min (2 h 36 min) | 0% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 68 | Goshen Hospital | Goshen | 158 min (2 h 38 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 68 | Methodist Hospitals Inc | Gary | 158 min (2 h 38 min) | 0% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 70 | Schneck Medical Center | Seymour | 159 min (2 h 39 min) | 3% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 71 | Franciscan Health Dyer | Dyer | 160 min (2 h 40 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 72 | Franciscan Health Lafayette | Lafayette | 161 min (2 h 41 min) | 0% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 73 | Hancock Regional Hospital | Greenfield | 162 min (2 h 42 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 74 | Ascension St Vincent Evansville | Evansville | 166 min (2 h 46 min) | Not reported | — |
| 75 | Hendricks Regional Health | Danville | 167 min (2 h 47 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 76 | Community Hospital East | Indianapolis | 170 min (2 h 50 min) | 3% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 77 | Cameron Health | Angola | 171 min (2 h 51 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 77 | Reid Health | Richmond | 171 min (2 h 51 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 79 | Ascension St Vincent Kokomo | Kokomo | 172 min (2 h 52 min) | Not reported | — |
| 79 | Baptist Health Floyd | New Albany | 172 min (2 h 52 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 81 | Woodlawn Hospital | Rochester | 175 min (2 h 55 min)† | Not reported | — |
| 82 | Norton-King's Daughters' Health | Madison | 178 min (2 h 58 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 83 | Kosciusko Community Hospital | Warsaw | 179 min (2 h 59 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 84 | Ascension St Vincent Carmel | Carmel | 181 min (3 h 1 min) | Not reported | — |
| 85 | Columbus Regional Hospital | Columbus | 182 min (3 h 2 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 86 | Union Hospital Inc | Terre Haute | 183 min (3 h 3 min) | 1% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 87 | Deaconess Hospital Inc | Evansville | 186 min (3 h 6 min) | 4% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 87 | Franciscan Health Crown Point | Crown Point | 186 min (3 h 6 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 89 | St Vincent Heart Center | Carmel | 191 min (3 h 11 min) | Not reported | — |
| 90 | Indiana University Health Bedford Hospital | Bedford | 192 min (3 h 12 min) | 3% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 91 | Norton Clark Hospital | Jeffersonville | 194 min (3 h 14 min) | 3% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 92 | Elkhart General Hospital | Elkhart | 195 min (3 h 15 min) | 4% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 92 | Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center | Mishawaka | 195 min (3 h 15 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 94 | Community Hospital South, Inc. | Indianapolis | 196 min (3 h 16 min) | 6% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 95 | Indiana University Health North Hospital | Carmel | 197 min (3 h 17 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 96 | Indiana University Health | Indianapolis | 202 min (3 h 22 min) | 3% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 96 | Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center | Jasper | 202 min (3 h 22 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 98 | Memorial Hospital of South Bend | South Bend | 205 min (3 h 25 min) | 4% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 99 | Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital | Lafayette | 210 min (3 h 30 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 100 | Franciscan Health Indianapolis | Indianapolis | 212 min (3 h 32 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 101 | Ascension St Vincent Anderson | Anderson | 215 min (3 h 35 min) | Not reported | — |
| 101 | Lutheran Hospital of Indiana | Fort Wayne | 215 min (3 h 35 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 103 | Community Hospital North | Indianapolis | 221 min (3 h 41 min) | 4% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 104 | Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital | Bloomington | 223 min (3 h 43 min) | 3% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 105 | Eskenazi Health | Indianapolis | 232 min (3 h 52 min) | 4% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 106 | IU Health West Hospital | Avon | 253 min (4 h 13 min) | 3% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 107 | Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital | Muncie | 254 min (4 h 14 min) | 5% | 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 Indiana
Common questions
Which ER in Indiana has the shortest wait?
In Medicare's data for October 2024 to September 2025, Ascension St Vincent Warrick 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 Indiana?
The middle value of the 107 hospitals listed here is 140 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.