ER Wait Times in Utah: 44 Hospitals Compared
44 hospitals in Utah report how long their emergency room patients stay. The middle value here is 129 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 Utah, 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 | Cache Valley Hospital | North Logan | 86 min (1 h 26 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 2 | Brigham City Community Hospital | Brigham City | 93 min (1 h 33 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 3 | Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial Hospital | Panguitch | 94 min (1 h 34 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 3 | Milford Memorial Hospital | Milford | 94 min (1 h 34 min) | Not reported | — |
| 5 | Orem Community Hospital | Orem | 102 min (1 h 42 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 6 | Timpanogos Regional Hospital | Orem | 103 min (1 h 43 min) | 0% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 7 | Holy Cross Hospital-Davis | Layton | 106 min (1 h 46 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 8 | Kane County Hospital | Kanab | 108 min (1 h 48 min) | Not reported | — |
| 9 | Central Valley Medical Center - CAH | Nephi | 109 min (1 h 49 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 9 | Lone Peak Hospital | Draper | 109 min (1 h 49 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 9 | St Mark's Hospital | Salt Lake City | 109 min (1 h 49 min) | 0% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 12 | Intermountain Health Fillmore Community Hospital | Fillmore | 111 min (1 h 51 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 12 | Ogden Regional Medical Center | Ogden | 111 min (1 h 51 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 14 | Ashley Regional Medical Center | Vernal | 116 min (1 h 56 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 15 | Mountain View Hospital | Payson | 117 min (1 h 57 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 16 | Intermountain Health Sanpete Valley Hospital | Mount Pleasant | 118 min (1 h 58 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 17 | Bear River Valley Hospital | Tremonton | 121 min (2 h 1 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 17 | Beaver Valley Hospital | Beaver | 121 min (2 h 1 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 19 | Gunnison Valley Hospital | Gunnison | 122 min (2 h 2 min) | Not reported | — |
| 20 | Lakeview Hospital | Bountiful | 124 min (2 h 4 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 21 | San Juan Hospital | Monticello | 128 min (2 h 8 min) | Not reported | — |
| 22 | Intermountain Health Heber Valley Hospital | Heber City | 129 min (2 h 9 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 22 | Intermountain Health Sevier Valley Hospital | Richfield | 129 min (2 h 9 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 24 | Park City Hospital | Park City | 132 min (2 h 12 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 25 | Intermountain Health Delta Community Hospital | Delta | 133 min (2 h 13 min) | 0% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 26 | Castleview Hospital | Price | 135 min (2 h 15 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 27 | Uintah Basin Medical Center | Roosevelt | 136 min (2 h 16 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 28 | American Fork Hospital | American Fork | 142 min (2 h 22 min) | 1% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 29 | Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital | Logan | 144 min (2 h 24 min) | 0% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 30 | Mountain West Medical Center | Tooele | 145 min (2 h 25 min) | 2% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 31 | Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake | Salt Lake City | 146 min (2 h 26 min) | 1% | Low (under 20,000) |
| 32 | St. George Regional Hospital | St George | 147 min (2 h 27 min) | 0% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 33 | Intermountain Health Spanish Fork Hospital | Spanish Fork | 152 min (2 h 32 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 34 | Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital | Riverton | 155 min (2 h 35 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 35 | Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital | Cedar City | 156 min (2 h 36 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 36 | Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley | West Jordan | 160 min (2 h 40 min) | 1% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 36 | Intermountain Health Layton Hospital | Layton | 160 min (2 h 40 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 38 | LDS Hospital | Salt Lake City | 176 min (2 h 56 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 39 | Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital | Provo | 178 min (2 h 58 min) | 1% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 40 | Intermountain Health Alta View Hospital | Sandy | 182 min (3 h 2 min) | 1% | Medium (20,000–39,999) |
| 41 | Blue Mountain Hospital | Blanding | 184 min (3 h 4 min) | Not reported | — |
| 42 | Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital | Ogden | 185 min (3 h 5 min) | 2% | High (40,000–59,999) |
| 43 | Intermountain Medical Center | Murray | 218 min (3 h 38 min) | 1% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
| 44 | University of Utah Hospital and Clinics | Salt Lake City | 234 min (3 h 54 min) | 5% | Very high (60,000 or more) |
ER wait times by city in Utah
Common questions
Which ER in Utah has the shortest wait?
In Medicare's data for October 2024 to September 2025, Cache Valley Hospital had the shortest median time patients spent in the emergency room before going home: 86 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 Utah?
The middle value of the 44 hospitals listed here is 129 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.