ER Wait Time in New York Hospitals

These are the average wait times New York hospital ER's from fastest to slowest. Actual wait times will depend on many factors.

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Total Wait Times
Harlem Hospital Center
New York 2h 30m
Metropolitan Hospital Center
New York 2h 46m
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York 3h 29m
Bellevue Hospital Center
New York 3h 30m
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
New York 3h 34m
NYU Langone Hospitals
New York 3h 38m
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York 3h 55m
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York 4h 9m
Mount Sinai St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital
New York 4h 30m
Va New York Harbor Healthcare System - Ny Div.
New York N/A
Hospital For Special Surgery
New York N/A

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These are the average time from entering the ER to being admitted to the hospital by a doctor. In a busy ER, patients will be seen by a triage nurse first. Then the wait time will vary by severity, and how busy the ER is at the time of day. Patients with less serious problems could have substantially longer waits.

There is a 120 minute wait difference between the fastest New York emergency room and the slowest.

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Jan 16, 2026, 3:06 PM
Mercy Medical Center: " I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL THE STAFF IN THIS HOSPITAL.
THEY ARE SO GREAT, CARING, EVERYONE IS WONDERFUL. I WANT TO GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO THE DR. JAMES WAI WHO WAS SO HELPFUL AND KIND, YOU DONT FIND DOCTORS LIKE THIS ANYWEHRE ANYMORE, BUT I AM GREATFUL AND THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING HE DID FOR ME.
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Dec 27, 2025, 3:13 PM
Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York: "Nurses were excellent but housekeeping was not great am on 4th floor young woman housekeeper was awful she didn't wipe anything down at all or mop floor which was not very clean due to weather she was in bathroom for about ten mins behind wall where I couldn't see her I am not sure what she was doing possible texting not sure I hate to complain about anyone but she did not clean anything I got up to do myself I'm sorry to complain but this is very dangerous with all the things going around now. Otherwise care was great." - A.g.

Dec 18, 2025, 1:29 AM
Long Island Jewish Medical Center: "My mom came into the Emergency Room, not being able to breath and shortness of breath at 4 pm on 12/17/25. We were still waiting in the ER at 2am with hopes for a room and a device to assist with her breathing while sleeping. Horrible service from staff and the patient advocates department (Kevin)" - Ya

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