ER visit times at Valley hospitals

Average (median) duration of patient visits to emergency departments at hospitals across the San Joaquin Valley in 2024, along with the number of patient visits to emergency rooms in 2024.

Note: The median visit duration is the point at which half of visits take longer and half are shorter. The visit duration is how long a patient is in the emergency department from arrival to either discharge, admission to the hospital or transfer to another facility. It is not the wait time before a patient sees a nurse or a doctor for their condition.
Chart: Tim Sheehan / Central Valley Journalism CollaborativeSource: U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCreated with Datawrapper