Emergency rooms · Kansas
ER Wait Times in Kansas: 116 Hospitals Compared
116 hospitals in Kansas report how long their emergency room patients stay. The middle value here is 117 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 Kansas, 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 | Kiowa District Hospital | Kiowa | 72 min (1 h 12 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 2 | Russell Regional Hospital | Russell | 74 min (1 h 14 min) | Not reported | — |
| 3 | Sedan City Hospital | Sedan | 76 min (1 h 16 min)† | Not reported | — |
| 4 | Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital | Medicine Lodge | 80 min (1 h 20 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 5 | Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital | Ulysses | 83 min (1 h 23 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 6 | Edwards County Medical Center | Kinsley | 86 min (1 h 26 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 6 | Jewell County Hospital | Mankato | 86 min (1 h 26 min) | Not reported | — |
| 6 | Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills, LLC | Junction City | 86 min (1 h 26 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 9 | Coffey County Hospital | Burlington | 87 min (1 h 27 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 9 | Mercy Hospital Columbus | Columbus | 87 min (1 h 27 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 11 | Anderson County Hospital | Garnett | 88 min (1 h 28 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 11 | Comanche County Hospital | Coldwater | 88 min (1 h 28 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 11 | Gove County Medical Center | Quinter | 88 min (1 h 28 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 14 | Hiawatha Community Hospital | Hiawatha | 90 min (1 h 30 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 14 | Lane County Hospital | Dighton | 90 min (1 h 30 min) | Not reported | — |
| 16 | Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital | El Dorado | 91 min (1 h 31 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 17 | Pawnee Valley Community Hospital | Larned | 93 min (1 h 33 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 18 | Hanover Hospital | Hanover | 94 min (1 h 34 min) | Not reported | — |
| 19 | Rooks County Health Center | Plainville | 95 min (1 h 35 min) | Not reported | — |
| 20 | Kingman Healthcare Center | Kingman | 97 min (1 h 37 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 21 | Community Memorial Healthcare, Inc. | Marysville | 98 min (1 h 38 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 22 | Hamilton County Hospital | Syracuse | 99 min (1 h 39 min) | Not reported | — |
| 22 | Washington County Hospital | Washington | 99 min (1 h 39 min) | Not reported | — |
| 24 | Hospital District #1 of Rice County | Lyons | 100 min (1 h 40 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 24 | Hospital District #6 Patterson Health Center | Anthony | 100 min (1 h 40 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 24 | Ness County Hospital District #2 | Ness City | 100 min (1 h 40 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 24 | Pratt Regional Medical Center | Pratt | 100 min (1 h 40 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 24 | Wilson Medical Center | Neodesha | 100 min (1 h 40 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 29 | AdventHealth Ottawa | Ottawa | 103 min (1 h 43 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 30 | Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu | Satanta | 105 min (1 h 45 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 31 | Hillsboro Community Hospital | Hillsboro | 106 min (1 h 46 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 32 | Smith County Memorial Hospital | Smith Center | 107 min (1 h 47 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 32 | University of KS Hlth System Great Bend Campus | Great Bend | 107 min (1 h 47 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 34 | Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, Inc | Coffeyville | 108 min (1 h 48 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 34 | Grisell Memorial Hospital | Ransom | 108 min (1 h 48 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 36 | Cloud County Health Center | Concordia | 109 min (1 h 49 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 36 | Lindsborg Community Hospital | Lindsborg | 109 min (1 h 49 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 36 | McPherson Hospital | McPherson | 109 min (1 h 49 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 36 | Republic County Hospital | Belleville | 109 min (1 h 49 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 40 | Cheyenne County Hospital | St Francis | 110 min (1 h 50 min) | Not reported | — |
| 40 | Saint Luke's South Hospital | Overland Park | 110 min (1 h 50 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 40 | Wamego Health Center | Wamego | 110 min (1 h 50 min) | Not reported | — |
| 43 | Logan County Hospital | Oakley | 111 min (1 h 51 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 43 | Scott County Hospital | Scott City | 111 min (1 h 51 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 45 | Amberwell Atchison Association | Atchison | 112 min (1 h 52 min)† | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 45 | Hays Medical Center | Hays | 112 min (1 h 52 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 45 | Nemaha Valley Community Hospital | Seneca | 112 min (1 h 52 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 45 | Osborne County Memorial Hospital | Osborne | 112 min (1 h 52 min) | Not reported | — |
| 49 | Hodgeman County Health Center | Jetmore | 113 min (1 h 53 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 50 | Allen County Regional Hospital | Iola | 114 min (1 h 54 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 50 | Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City | Dodge City | 114 min (1 h 54 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 50 | Kiowa County Memorial Hospital | Greensburg | 114 min (1 h 54 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 50 | Ottawa County Health Center | Minneapolis | 114 min (1 h 54 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 54 | Ellsworth County Medical Center | Ellsworth | 115 min (1 h 55 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 54 | Stafford County Hospital | Stafford | 115 min (1 h 55 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 56 | Decatur Health | Oberlin | 116 min (1 h 56 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 56 | Phillips County Hospital | Phillipsburg | 116 min (1 h 56 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 58 | Norton County Hospital | Norton | 117 min (1 h 57 min) | Not reported | — |
| 58 | Wesley Medical Center | Wichita | 117 min (1 h 57 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 60 | AdventHealth South Overland Park, Inc | Overland Park | 118 min (1 h 58 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 60 | Ashland Health Center | Ashland | 118 min (1 h 58 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 60 | Morris County Hospital | Council Grove | 118 min (1 h 58 min) | Not reported | — |
| 63 | Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center | Chanute | 119 min (1 h 59 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 64 | Girard Medical Center | Girard | 120 min (2 h) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 64 | Goodland Regional Medical Center | Goodland | 120 min (2 h) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 64 | Labette Health | Parsons | 120 min (2 h) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 64 | Sheridan County Hospital | Hoxie | 120 min (2 h) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 64 | St Luke Hospital & Living Center | Marion | 120 min (2 h) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 69 | Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital | Wakeeney | 121 min (2 h 1 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 70 | Memorial Hospital | Abilene | 122 min (2 h 2 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 70 | Providence Medical Center | Kansas City | 122 min (2 h 2 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 72 | Greenwood County Hospital | Eureka | 123 min (2 h 3 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 73 | Wichita County Health Center | Leoti | 124 min (2 h 4 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 74 | Caldwell Regional Medical Center | Caldwell | 125 min (2 h 5 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 75 | Ellinwood District Hospital | Ellinwood | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | Not reported | — |
| 75 | Saint John Hospital | Leavenworth | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 77 | Minneola District Hospital | Minneola | 128 min (2 h 8 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 78 | Clay County Medical Center | Clay Center | 130 min (2 h 10 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 78 | Fredonia Regional Hospital | Fredonia | 130 min (2 h 10 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 80 | Rawlins County Health Center | Atwood | 131 min (2 h 11 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 80 | St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City | Garden City | 131 min (2 h 11 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 82 | Greeley County Health Services | Tribune | 132 min (2 h 12 min) | Not reported | — |
| 82 | Kearny County Hospital | Lakin | 132 min (2 h 12 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 82 | Morton County Hospital | Elkhart | 132 min (2 h 12 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 85 | Stanton County Hospital | Johnson | 133 min (2 h 13 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 86 | AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | Shawnee Mission | 134 min (2 h 14 min) | 1% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 87 | Great Plains of Sabetha | Sabetha | 135 min (2 h 15 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 88 | Clara Barton Hospital | Hoisington | 136 min (2 h 16 min) | Not reported | — |
| 88 | Community Hospital, Onaga and St Marys Campus | Onaga | 136 min (2 h 16 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 90 | William Newton Hospital | Winfield | 137 min (2 h 17 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 91 | Irwin ACH (FT Riley) | Fort Riley | 138 min (2 h 18 min) | 4% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 91 | Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc | Pittsburg | 138 min (2 h 18 min) | Not reported | — |
| 93 | Meade District Hospital | Meade | 139 min (2 h 19 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 94 | Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | Wichita | 140 min (2 h 20 min) | Not reported | — |
| 94 | Newman Regional Health | Emporia | 140 min (2 h 20 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 94 | Salina Regional Health Center | Salina | 140 min (2 h 20 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 97 | NMC Health | Newton | 141 min (2 h 21 min) | 3% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 98 | Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | Manhattan | 142 min (2 h 22 min) | Not reported | — |
| 98 | Southwest Medical Center | Liberal | 142 min (2 h 22 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 98 | Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc | Wichita | 142 min (2 h 22 min) | Not reported | — |
| 101 | Graham County Hospital | Hill City | 144 min (2 h 24 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 102 | Overland Park Reg Med Ctr | Overland Park | 146 min (2 h 26 min) | 0% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 103 | Holton Community Hospital | Holton | 147 min (2 h 27 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 104 | Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems | Beloit | 149 min (2 h 29 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 105 | Miami County Medical Center | Paola | 154 min (2 h 34 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 106 | Menorah Medical Center | Overland Park | 156 min (2 h 36 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 107 | Kansas Medical Center LLC | Andover | 162 min (2 h 42 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 108 | Stevens County Hospital | Hugoton | 163 min (2 h 43 min) | Not reported | — |
| 109 | Citizens Medical Center | Colby | 168 min (2 h 48 min)† | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 110 | F W Huston Medical Center | Winchester | 176 min (2 h 56 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 111 | Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc | Hutchinson | 181 min (3 h 1 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 112 | LMH | Lawrence | 208 min (3 h 28 min) | 5% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 113 | University of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | Topeka | 210 min (3 h 30 min) | 5% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 114 | Stormont Vail Hospital | Topeka | 221 min (3 h 41 min) | 4% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 115 | University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | Olathe | 232 min (3 h 52 min) | 4% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 116 | University of Kansas Hospital | Kansas City | 307 min (5 h 7 min) | 4% | 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 Kansas
Common questions
Which ER in Kansas has the shortest wait?
In Medicare's data for October 2024 to September 2025, Kiowa District Hospital had the shortest median time patients spent in the emergency room before going home: 72 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 Kansas?
The middle value of the 116 hospitals listed here is 117 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.