Emergency rooms are busy places. The average amount of time before someone is discharged to their home or admitted to the hospital is measured in hours rather than minutes. A long wait does not necessarily mean that you have suffered a delay in medical care. However, it is useful information for people who need emergency room care.
Average Wait Times in Kentucky ERs
As of September 2019, ProPublica reports the following statistics for some Kentucky hospitals:
Hospital Name
Percentage of People Who Leave ER Without Medical Attention
(National average: 2 %
Kentucky average: 2%)
Average Time Between ER Arrival and Being Sent Home
(National average: 2 hours, 42 minutes
Kentucky average: 2 hours, 56 minutes)
Average Time Between ER Arrival and Hospital Admission
(National average: 5 hours, 4 minutes
Kentucky average: 4 hours, 45 minutes)
Percentage of People Who Go to ER With Stroke Symptoms and Do Not Have Brain Scan Results Within 45 Minutes
(National average: 27%
Kentucky average: 29%)
Baptist Health La Grange
2%
2 hours 26 minutes
3 hours 50 minutes
67%
Baptist Health Louisville
3%
3 hours 30 minutes
4 hours 44 minutes
64%
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
Not reported
2 hours 25 minutes
3 hours 44 minutes
83%
Flaget Memorial Hospital
2%
2 hours 44 minutes
5 hours 6 minutes
42%
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
0%
2 hours 22 minutes
4 hours 2 minutes
0%
Hardin Memorial Hospital
4%
3 hours 12 minutes
5 hours 45 minutes
40%
Jewish Hospital Shelbyville
1%
2 hours 20 minutes
4 hours 10 minute
No data available
Jewish Hospital & St Mary’s Healthcare
3%
2 hours 29 minutes
5 hours 42 minutes
43%
Norton Hospital/Norton Healthcare
4%
2 hours 57 minutes
5 hours 35 minutes
59%
St. Joseph East
3%
2 hours 48 minutes
5 hours 46 minutes
12%
St Joseph Hospital
4%
2 hours
5 hours 46 minutes
No data available
Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center
2%
1 hour 50 minutes
3 hours 17 minutes
No data available
University of Kentucky Hospital
1%
2 hours 17 minutes
9 hours 37 minutes
No data available
University of Louisville Hospital
1%
4 hours 2 minutes
6 hours 50 minutes
50%
The complete ProPublica list of Kentucky Emergency Room waits can be found here.
Emergency room waits are often frustrating, but they are not always considered to be medical malpractice. If, however, your medical condition worsened because medical negligence caused a delay in your care, we encourage you to contact our Kentucky delay in care medical malpractice lawyers for a free consultation.