ER Wait Times in Oklahoma: 100 Hospitals Compared
100 hospitals in Oklahoma report how long their emergency room patients stay. The middle value here is 122.5 minutes; national (Medicare): 162 minutes.
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 Oklahoma, 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 | McBride Orthopedic Hospital | Oklahoma City | 57 min | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 2 | INTEGRIS Community Hospital - Council Crossing | Oklahoma City | 64 min (1 h 4 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 3 | Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Inc | Tishomingo | 66 min (1 h 6 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 4 | Mercy Hospital Healdton, Inc. | Healdton | 68 min (1 h 8 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 4 | Mercy Hospital Logan County | Guthrie | 68 min (1 h 8 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 6 | Mangum Regional Medical Center | Mangum | 72 min (1 h 12 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 7 | Purcell Municipal Hospital | Purcell | 74 min (1 h 14 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 8 | Alliancehealth Madill | Madill | 75 min (1 h 15 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 9 | Carnegie Tri-County Municipal Hospital | Carnegie | 78 min (1 h 18 min)† | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 9 | Cleveland Area Hospital | Cleveland | 78 min (1 h 18 min) | Not reported | — |
| 11 | Mercy Hospital Kingfisher, Inc | Kingfisher | 79 min (1 h 19 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 12 | Mercy Hospital Marietta | Marietta | 81 min (1 h 21 min)† | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 12 | Pawhuska Hospital, Inc | Pawhuska | 81 min (1 h 21 min)† | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 14 | Carrus Lakeside Hospital | Bristow | 82 min (1 h 22 min)† | Not reported | — |
| 14 | Community Hospital, LLC | Oklahoma City | 82 min (1 h 22 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 14 | Memorial Hospital | Stilwell | 82 min (1 h 22 min)† | 3% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 17 | McCurtain Memorial Hospital | Idabel | 84 min (1 h 24 min) | Not reported | — |
| 17 | The Physicians' Hospital in Anadarko | Anadarko | 84 min (1 h 24 min)† | Not reported | — |
| 19 | Creek Nation Community Hospital | Okemah | 87 min (1 h 27 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 20 | Great Plains Regional Medical Center | Elk City | 88 min (1 h 28 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 21 | Jefferson County Hospital | Waurika | 89 min (1 h 29 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 22 | Hillcrest Hospital Pryor | Pryor | 91 min (1 h 31 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 23 | Ascension St John Nowata | Nowata | 92 min (1 h 32 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 23 | INTEGRIS Miami Hospital | Miami | 92 min (1 h 32 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 23 | Mercy Hospital Watonga, Inc | Watonga | 92 min (1 h 32 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 26 | Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta | Henryetta | 95 min (1 h 35 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 26 | INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center | Oklahoma City | 95 min (1 h 35 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 26 | Seiling Municipal Hospital | Seiling | 95 min (1 h 35 min) | Not reported | — |
| 29 | Hillcrest Hospital Cushing | Cushing | 98 min (1 h 38 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 30 | Drumright Regional Hospital | Drumright | 99 min (1 h 39 min) | Not reported | — |
| 30 | Holdenville General Hospital | Holdenville | 99 min (1 h 39 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 30 | Rural Wellness Stroud Hospital | Stroud | 99 min (1 h 39 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 33 | Coal County General Hospital, Inc. | Coalgate | 100 min (1 h 40 min)† | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 33 | Saint Francis Hospital Vinita, Inc | Vinita | 100 min (1 h 40 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 35 | Fairview Regional Medical Center Authority | Fairview | 105 min (1 h 45 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 35 | Oklahoma State University Medical Center | Tulsa | 105 min (1 h 45 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 37 | Prague Regional Memorial Hospital | Prague | 106 min (1 h 46 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 38 | Cimarron Memorial Hospital | Boise City | 107 min (1 h 47 min)† | Not reported | — |
| 39 | Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority | Altus | 108 min (1 h 48 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 40 | Harmon Memorial Hospital | Hollis | 110 min (1 h 50 min)† | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 41 | Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center | Poteau | 111 min (1 h 51 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 41 | Wagoner Community Hospital | Wagoner | 111 min (1 h 51 min) | 3% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 43 | Oklahoma Spine Hospital | Oklahoma City | 112 min (1 h 52 min)† | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 44 | Arbuckle Memorial Hospital Authority | Sulphur | 113 min (1 h 53 min)† | Not reported | — |
| 44 | Grady Memorial Hospital | Chickasha | 113 min (1 h 53 min) | 3% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 46 | Beaver County Memorial Hospital | Beaver | 114 min (1 h 54 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 47 | Integris Health Woodward Hospital | Woodward | 117 min (1 h 57 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 48 | Haskell Regional Hospital, Inc | Stigler | 120 min (2 h) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 49 | Memorial Health | Lawton | 121 min (2 h 1 min) | 1% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 50 | Atoka County Medical Center | Atoka | 122 min (2 h 2 min) | 3% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 51 | INTEGRIS Grove Hospital | Grove | 123 min (2 h 3 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 52 | Sequoyah County-City of Sallisaw Hospital Authorit… | Sallisaw | 124 min (2 h 4 min) | 5% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 52 | SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Shawnee | Shawnee | 124 min (2 h 4 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 54 | Newman Memorial Hospital | Shattuck | 125 min (2 h 5 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 54 | SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | 125 min (2 h 5 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 56 | INTEGRIS Health Edmond Hospital | Edmond | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 56 | Northeastern Health System | Tahlequah | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 58 | Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center | Okmulgee | 127 min (2 h 7 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 58 | Okeene Municipal Hospital | Okeene | 127 min (2 h 7 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 60 | INTEGRIS Health Ponca City | Ponca City | 128 min (2 h 8 min) | 3% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 60 | Weatherford Regional Hospital, Inc of Weatherford | Weatherford | 128 min (2 h 8 min)† | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 62 | Norman Regional | Norman | 131 min (2 h 11 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 63 | Cordell Memorial Hospital | Cordell | 134 min (2 h 14 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 63 | Hillcrest Hospital Claremore | Claremore | 134 min (2 h 14 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 63 | Mercy Hospital Ardmore, Inc | Ardmore | 134 min (2 h 14 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 66 | Southwestern Medical Center | Lawton | 135 min (2 h 15 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 66 | St Mary's Regional Medical Center | Enid | 135 min (2 h 15 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 68 | Ascension St John Sapulpa | Sapulpa | 137 min (2 h 17 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 68 | Mercy Hospital Ada | Ada | 137 min (2 h 17 min) | 0% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 70 | INTEGRIS Health Enid Hospital | Enid | 138 min (2 h 18 min) | 3% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 71 | Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC | Oklahoma City | 140 min (2 h 20 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 72 | Share Medical Center | Alva | 141 min (2 h 21 min)† | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 73 | Choctaw Memorial Hospital | Hugo | 144 min (2 h 24 min) | 5% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 73 | INTEGRIS Canadian Valley Hospital | Yukon | 144 min (2 h 24 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 73 | Roger Mills Memorial Hospital | Cheyenne | 144 min (2 h 24 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 76 | Memorial Hospital of Texas County Authority | Guymon | 146 min (2 h 26 min)† | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 77 | INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, Inc | Oklahoma City | 148 min (2 h 28 min) | 3% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 78 | Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc | Duncan | 149 min (2 h 29 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 78 | Stillwater Medical Center | Stillwater | 149 min (2 h 29 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 80 | SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Midwest | Midwest City | 150 min (2 h 30 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 81 | Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc | Oklahoma City | 151 min (2 h 31 min) | 1% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 82 | Alliancehealth Durant | Durant | 152 min (2 h 32 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 82 | Pushmataha Hospital | Antlers | 152 min (2 h 32 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 82 | St John Owasso | Owasso | 152 min (2 h 32 min) | Not reported | — |
| 85 | Oklahoma Heart Hospital, LLC | Oklahoma City | 154 min (2 h 34 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 86 | Bailey Medical Center, LLC | Owasso | 155 min (2 h 35 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 86 | McAlester Regional Health Center | McAlester | 155 min (2 h 35 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 88 | Summit Medical Center, LLC | Edmond | 162 min (2 h 42 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 89 | Rural Wellness Fairfax Hospital | Fairfax | 168 min (2 h 48 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 89 | Saint Francis Hospital South, LLC | Tulsa | 168 min (2 h 48 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 91 | Ascension St John Broken Arrow | Broken Arrow | 175 min (2 h 55 min) | Not reported | — |
| 92 | Ascension St John Jane Phillips | Bartlesville | 182 min (3 h 2 min) | Not reported | — |
| 93 | Hillcrest Hospital South | Tulsa | 185 min (3 h 5 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 94 | Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital | Tulsa | 191 min (3 h 11 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 95 | Ascension St John Medical Center | Tulsa | 197 min (3 h 17 min) | Not reported | — |
| 96 | Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLC | Tulsa | 198 min (3 h 18 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 97 | O U Medical Center | Oklahoma City | 202 min (3 h 22 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 98 | Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee | Muskogee | 208 min (3 h 28 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 99 | Hillcrest Medical Center | Tulsa | 223 min (3 h 43 min) | 5% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 100 | Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | Tulsa | 230 min (3 h 50 min) | 3% | 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 Oklahoma
Common questions
Which ER in Oklahoma has the shortest wait?
In Medicare's data for October 2024 to September 2025, McBride Orthopedic Hospital had the shortest median time patients spent in the emergency room before going home: 57 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 Oklahoma?
The middle value of the 100 hospitals listed here is 122.5 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.