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ER Wait Times in New York: 137 Hospitals Compared

137 hospitals in New York report how long their emergency room patients stay. The middle value here is 204 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 New York, 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 New York
#HospitalCityMedian time in the ERLeft without being seenER volume
1 Keller ACH (West Point) West Point 67 min (1 h 7 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
2 Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur 73 min (1 h 13 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
3 Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills Callicoon 81 min (1 h 21 min) 15% Low (under 20,000)
4 Ellenville Regional Hospital Ellenville 92 min (1 h 32 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
5 O'Connor Hospital Delhi 95 min (1 h 35 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
6 Chenango Memorial Hospital Norwich 108 min (1 h 48 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
7 Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown 109 min (1 h 49 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
7 Little Falls Hospital Little Falls 109 min (1 h 49 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
9 Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill 111 min (1 h 51 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
9 Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls 111 min (1 h 51 min) Not reported —
11 Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan 113 min (1 h 53 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
12 Delaware Valley Hospital, Inc Walton 114 min (1 h 54 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
13 SLHS Massena, Inc Massena 116 min (1 h 56 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
14 Medina Memorial Hospital Medina 122 min (2 h 2 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
15 Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta 132 min (2 h 12 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
16 Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake Saranac Lake 136 min (2 h 16 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
17 Olean General Hospital Olean 140 min (2 h 20 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
18 Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam 142 min (2 h 22 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
19 Harlem Hospital Center New York 144 min (2 h 24 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
19 Jones Memorial Hospital Wellsville 144 min (2 h 24 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
21 Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville 145 min (2 h 25 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
21 Northwell Hospital Glen Cove Glen Cove 145 min (2 h 25 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
21 Wyoming County Warsaw 145 min (2 h 25 min) 0% Low (under 20,000)
24 St James Hospital Hornell 148 min (2 h 28 min) 4% Low (under 20,000)
25 Community Memorial Hospital, Inc Hamilton 155 min (2 h 35 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
25 St Marys Healthcare Amsterdam 155 min (2 h 35 min) 2% Low (under 20,000)
27 Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc Dunkirk 156 min (2 h 36 min) 3% Low (under 20,000)
27 Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston 156 min (2 h 36 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
29 The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy Malone 158 min (2 h 38 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
30 Oneida Health Hospital Oneida 160 min (2 h 40 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
30 South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn 160 min (2 h 40 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
32 St Anthony Community Hospital Warwick 162 min (2 h 42 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
33 Bon Secours Community Hospital Port Jervis 164 min (2 h 44 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
33 Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow 164 min (2 h 44 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
33 Suny/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn 164 min (2 h 44 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
36 United Memorial Medical Center Batavia 167 min (2 h 47 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
36 White Plains Hospital Center White Plains 167 min (2 h 47 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
38 Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs 168 min (2 h 48 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
39 Nathan Littauer Hospital Gloversville 169 min (2 h 49 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
40 Putnam Hospital Center Carmel 170 min (2 h 50 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
41 Metropolitan Hospital Center New York 171 min (2 h 51 min) Not reported —
41 UPMC Chautauqua at Wca Jamestown 171 min (2 h 51 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
43 Rome Memorial Hospital, Inc Rome 173 min (2 h 53 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
44 Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital New Rochelle 178 min (2 h 58 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
45 Bellevue Hospital Center New York 181 min (3 h 1 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
46 Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland 182 min (3 h 2 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
46 Staten Island University Hospital Staten Island 182 min (3 h 2 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
48 Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills Harris 183 min (3 h 3 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
49 Lenox Hill Hospital New York 184 min (3 h 4 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
50 Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx 186 min (3 h 6 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
51 Geneva General Hospital Geneva 190 min (3 h 10 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
52 Montefiore Medical Center Bronx 193 min (3 h 13 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
52 New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn 193 min (3 h 13 min) Not reported —
54 Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall Newburgh 194 min (3 h 14 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
54 Ns/Lij HS Huntington Hospital Huntington 194 min (3 h 14 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
56 Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon 195 min (3 h 15 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
57 Northern Westchester Hospital Mount Kisco 196 min (3 h 16 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
58 Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn 198 min (3 h 18 min) 5% Very high (60,000 or more)
59 Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown 199 min (3 h 19 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
60 Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus Brooklyn 200 min (3 h 20 min) 3% High (40,000–59,999)
60 Richmond University Medical Center Staten Island 200 min (3 h 20 min) 0% High (40,000–59,999)
62 St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers 201 min (3 h 21 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
63 Hudson Valley Hospital Center Cortlandt Manor 202 min (3 h 22 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
63 Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville 202 min (3 h 22 min) 5% Low (under 20,000)
63 Phelps Hospital Sleepy Hollow 202 min (3 h 22 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
66 NYU Langone Hospitals New York 203 min (3 h 23 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
66 Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo 203 min (3 h 23 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
68 Northern Dutchess Hospital Rhinebeck 204 min (3 h 24 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
68 Oswego Hospital Oswego 204 min (3 h 24 min) 8% Medium (20,000–39,999)
70 Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark 205 min (3 h 25 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
71 St Catherine of Siena Hospital Smithtown 206 min (3 h 26 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
72 Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn 208 min (3 h 28 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
73 Corning Hospital Corning 210 min (3 h 30 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
74 Wynn Hospital Utica 211 min (3 h 31 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
75 Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira 212 min (3 h 32 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
76 Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage 214 min (3 h 34 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
77 Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern Suffern 215 min (3 h 35 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
78 Peconic Bay Medical Center Riverhead 218 min (3 h 38 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
78 St John's Riverside Hospital Yonkers 218 min (3 h 38 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
78 Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Brooklyn 218 min (3 h 38 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
81 Mount Sinai South Nassau Oceanside 219 min (3 h 39 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
81 Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton 219 min (3 h 39 min) 3% Low (under 20,000)
83 Crouse Hospital Syracuse 220 min (3 h 40 min) 0% Very high (60,000 or more)
83 Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing 220 min (3 h 40 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
83 Jacobi Medical Center Bronx 220 min (3 h 40 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
86 F F Thompson Hospital Canandaigua 222 min (3 h 42 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
86 Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus Kingston 222 min (3 h 42 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
86 United Health Services Hospitals, Inc Binghamton 222 min (3 h 42 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
89 Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook 223 min (3 h 43 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
89 The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl… Plattsburgh 223 min (3 h 43 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
91 Auburn Community Hospital Auburn 224 min (3 h 44 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
91 Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip 224 min (3 h 44 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
91 New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York 224 min (3 h 44 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
91 St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center Roslyn 224 min (3 h 44 min) 0% Medium (20,000–39,999)
95 St Joseph's Hospital Health Center Syracuse 226 min (3 h 46 min) 3% High (40,000–59,999)
96 Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica 227 min (3 h 47 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
97 Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn 228 min (3 h 48 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
97 Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy 228 min (3 h 48 min) 4% High (40,000–59,999)
97 St Charles Hospital Port Jefferson 228 min (3 h 48 min) 1% Low (under 20,000)
100 Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls 229 min (3 h 49 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
101 Kaleida Health Buffalo 230 min (3 h 50 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
102 Ellis Hospital Schenectady 232 min (3 h 52 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
103 Rochester General Hospital Rochester 233 min (3 h 53 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
103 St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore Far Rockaway 233 min (3 h 53 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
105 Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx 234 min (3 h 54 min) 9% Medium (20,000–39,999)
106 John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port Jefferson Port Jefferson 235 min (3 h 55 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
106 Westchester Medical Center Valhalla 235 min (3 h 55 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
108 Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore 236 min (3 h 56 min) 3% Medium (20,000–39,999)
109 Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre 238 min (3 h 58 min) 1% Medium (20,000–39,999)
110 Nyack Hospital Nyack 239 min (3 h 59 min) 3% High (40,000–59,999)
111 Columbia Memorial Hospital Hudson 243 min (4 h 3 min) 4% Medium (20,000–39,999)
112 Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca 244 min (4 h 4 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
113 Plainview Hospital Plainview 245 min (4 h 5 min) 2% Medium (20,000–39,999)
113 Queens Hospital Center Jamaica 245 min (4 h 5 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
115 Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester 247 min (4 h 7 min) 5% Very high (60,000 or more)
116 Mount Sinai Hospital New York 248 min (4 h 8 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
117 Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown 252 min (4 h 12 min) 5% Very high (60,000 or more)
117 Long Island Jewish Medical Center New Hyde Park 252 min (4 h 12 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
117 North Shore University Hospital Manhasset 252 min (4 h 12 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
120 Glens Falls Hospital Glens Falls 260 min (4 h 20 min) 4% High (40,000–59,999)
120 Samaritan Medical Center Watertown 260 min (4 h 20 min) 8% Medium (20,000–39,999)
122 Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn 261 min (4 h 21 min) Not reported —
122 Long Island Community Hospital Patchogue 261 min (4 h 21 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
124 Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany 266 min (4 h 26 min) 5% Very high (60,000 or more)
125 Mount Sinai West New York 272 min (4 h 32 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
126 Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst 278 min (4 h 38 min) 2% Very high (60,000 or more)
127 New York-Presbyterian/Queens Flushing 280 min (4 h 40 min) 6% Very high (60,000 or more)
128 Ns/Lij HS Southside Hospital Bay Shore 284 min (4 h 44 min) 1% Very high (60,000 or more)
129 University Hospital S U N y Health Science Center Syracuse 291 min (4 h 51 min) 9% Very high (60,000 or more)
130 Vassar Brothers Medical Center Poughkeepsie 295 min (4 h 55 min) 2% High (40,000–59,999)
131 Saratoga Hospital Saratoga Springs 296 min (4 h 56 min) 5% High (40,000–59,999)
132 Unity Hospital Rochester 299 min (4 h 59 min) 1% High (40,000–59,999)
133 St Barnabas Hospital Bronx 301 min (5 h 1 min) 8% Very high (60,000 or more)
134 Highland Hospital Rochester 304 min (5 h 4 min) 4% High (40,000–59,999)
135 Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo 307 min (5 h 7 min) 3% Very high (60,000 or more)
136 Erie County Medical Center Buffalo 325 min (5 h 25 min) 8% Medium (20,000–39,999)
137 St Peter's Hospital Albany 341 min (5 h 41 min) 7% High (40,000–59,999)

ER wait times by city in New York

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Common questions

Which ER in New York has the shortest wait?

In Medicare's data for October 2024 to September 2025, Keller ACH (West Point) had the shortest median time patients spent in the emergency room before going home: 67 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 New York?

The middle value of the 137 hospitals listed here is 204 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.