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NJ ER Wait Times Soar: Up to 9 Hours!
30 May
Summary
- National average ER wait time in 2024 was 2 hours and 42 minutes.
- Some patients endure up to nine-hour waits in emergency rooms.
- Forty-eight New Jersey hospitals exceed the national average wait time.
Emergency room visits nationwide are characterized by lengthy waits, with the average time to be seen reaching 2 hours and 42 minutes in 2024, according to recent analysis. Some individuals have experienced waits of up to nine hours for medical attention.
In New Jersey, 48 hospitals and medical centers have reported wait times longer than the national average. Centrastate Medical Center in Freehold, Monmouth County, recorded the longest wait at 3 hours and 39 minutes. Other Shore-area facilities also contributed to this trend.
Newark's University Hospital reported one of the longest wait times in the state, at 5 hours and 48 minutes, among twelve facilities with the longest delays. Conversely, Hunterdon County reported no hospitals on this list. This situation affects emergency care access across various New Jersey regions.
