ER Wait Times in Oregon: 54 Hospitals Compared
54 hospitals in Oregon report how long their emergency room patients stay. The middle value here is 155.5 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 Oregon, 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 | St. Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City | Baker City | 92 min (1 h 32 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 2 | Harney District Hospital | Burns | 94 min (1 h 34 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 3 | Grande Ronde Hospital | La Grande | 95 min (1 h 35 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 4 | Blue Mountain Hospital | John Day | 99 min (1 h 39 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 5 | Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center | Bandon | 100 min (1 h 40 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 6 | Lower Umpqua Hospital District | Reedsport | 102 min (1 h 42 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 7 | Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital | Hood River | 103 min (1 h 43 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 8 | Wallowa Memorial Hospital | Enterprise | 105 min (1 h 45 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 9 | Santiam Hospital & Clinics | Stayton | 110 min (1 h 50 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 10 | Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario | Ontario | 112 min (1 h 52 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 11 | Curry General Hospital | Gold Beach | 113 min (1 h 53 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 12 | Salem Health West Valley | Dallas | 114 min (1 h 54 min)† | Not reported | — |
| 13 | Lake District Hospital | Lakeview | 117 min (1 h 57 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 13 | Peace Harbor Medical Center | Florence | 117 min (1 h 57 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 15 | Coquille Valley Hospital | Coquille | 119 min (1 h 59 min) | Not reported | — |
| 16 | Columbia Memorial Hospital | Astoria | 123 min (2 h 3 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 16 | PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center | Cottage Grove | 123 min (2 h 3 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 18 | Pioneer Memorial Hospital | Heppner | 124 min (2 h 4 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 19 | Mid-Columbia Medical Center | The Dalles | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 3% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 19 | St Charles Madras | Madras | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 19 | St Charles Medical Center Prineville | Prineville | 126 min (2 h 6 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 22 | Legacy Silverton Medical Center | Silverton | 142 min (2 h 22 min) | 3% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 23 | Asante Ashland Community Hospital | Ashland | 144 min (2 h 24 min) | 3% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 24 | Providence Seaside Hospital | Seaside | 148 min (2 h 28 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 25 | St Anthony Hospital | Pendleton | 149 min (2 h 29 min) | 3% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 26 | Good Shepherd Medical Center | Hermiston | 151 min (2 h 31 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 27 | Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center | Gresham | 154 min (2 h 34 min) | 3% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 28 | Bay Area Hospital | Coos Bay | 157 min (2 h 37 min) | 0% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 28 | Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital | Lincoln City | 157 min (2 h 37 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 30 | Legacy Emanuel Medical Center | Portland | 170 min (2 h 50 min) | 3% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 31 | McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center | Springfield | 172 min (2 h 52 min) | 3% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 32 | St Charles Medical Center - Bend | Bend | 173 min (2 h 53 min) | 2% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 33 | Providence Milwaukie Hospital | Milwaukie | 174 min (2 h 54 min) | 4% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 33 | Willamette Valley Medical Center | McMinnville | 174 min (2 h 54 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 35 | Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center | Tualatin | 177 min (2 h 57 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 36 | Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital | Lebanon | 179 min (2 h 59 min) | 7% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 37 | Samaritan Albany General Hospital | Albany | 180 min (3 h) | 6% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 38 | Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center | Portland | 183 min (3 h 3 min) | 4% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 39 | Providence Newberg Medical Center | Newberg | 185 min (3 h 5 min) | 4% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 40 | Hillsboro Medical Center | Hillsboro | 200 min (3 h 20 min) | 4% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 40 | Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital | Newport | 200 min (3 h 20 min) | 2% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 42 | Mercy Medical Center | Roseburg | 202 min (3 h 22 min) | 3% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 43 | Asante Three Rivers Medical Center | Grants Pass | 203 min (3 h 23 min) | 5% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 44 | Sky Lakes Medical Center | Klamath Falls | 204 min (3 h 24 min) | 7% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 45 | Adventist Health Portland | Portland | 205 min (3 h 25 min) | 1% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 46 | Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center | Corvallis | 207 min (3 h 27 min) | 4% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 47 | Providence Medford Medical Center | Medford | 208 min (3 h 28 min) | 13% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 48 | Providence Portland Medical Center | Portland | 215 min (3 h 35 min) | 4% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 49 | OHSU Hospital and Clinics | Portland | 224 min (3 h 44 min) | 4% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 50 | Providence St Vincent Medical Center | Portland | 230 min (3 h 50 min) | 4% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 51 | Salem Hospital | Salem | 234 min (3 h 54 min) | 4% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 52 | Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center | Oregon City | 238 min (3 h 58 min) | 7% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 53 | Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend | Springfield | 242 min (4 h 2 min) | 3% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 54 | Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center | Medford | 243 min (4 h 3 min) | 3% | High (40,000–59,999) |
† Medicare footnote 3: the result is based on a shorter period than required.
ER wait times by city in Oregon
Common questions
Which ER in Oregon has the shortest wait?
In Medicare's data for October 2024 to September 2025, St. Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City 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 Oregon?
The middle value of the 54 hospitals listed here is 155.5 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.