The below slides show wait times at the 11 hospitals in Rhode Island that have emergency rooms. The wait time is how long a patient has to wait before being seen by a doctor, physician’s assistant, or nurse practitioner. Wait time before admission is how long emergency room visitors who later became inpatients had to wait before being admitted. Wait time before transfer is how long admitted patients had to wait before being transferred to their hospital bed. Time in ER is the total time a visitor who was not admitted as an inpatient spent in the emergency room. Percent who leave before being seen refers to those visitors who decided to leave before being seen by a doctor. For all measures, lower numbers are better. For more on what these measures mean and why they are important click here. The below hospitals are ranked from shortest to longest wait times. Data was taken from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service. It corresponds to information collected from fall 2012 to fall 2013.

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#11

South County Hospital

Wakefield

Wait Time (To See a Doctor): 25 Minutes

Wait Time Before Admission as a Patient: 324 Minutes

Wait Time Before Transfer: 103 Minutes

Time in ER Before Sent Home: 151 Minutes

% Who Leave Before Being Seen: 1%

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#10

Fatima Hospital

North Providence

Wait Time (To See a Doctor): 26 Minutes

Wait Time Before Admission as a Patient: 390 Minutes

Wait Time Before Transfer: 146 Minutes

Time in ER Before Sent Home: 170 Minutes

% Who Leave Before Being Seen: 2%

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#9

Kent County Memorial Hospital

Warwick

Wait Time (To See a Doctor): 27 Minutes

Wait Time Before Admission as a Patient: 357 Minutes

Wait Time Before Transfer: 172 Minutes

Time in ER Before Sent Home: 146 Minutes

% Who Leave Before Being Seen: 1%

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#8

Women and Infants Hospital

Providence

Wait Time (To See a Doctor): 29 Minutes

Wait Time Before Admission as a Patient: 141 Minutes

Wait Time Before Transfer: 58 Minutes

Time in ER Before Sent Home: 171 Minutes

% Who Leave Before Being Seen: 2%

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#7

Landmark Memorial Center

Woonsocket

Wait Time (To See a Doctor): 29 Minutes

Wait Time Before Admission as a Patient: 348 Minutes

Wait Time Before Transfer: 128 Minutes

Time in ER Before Sent Home: 116 Minutes

% Who Leave Before Being Seen: 2%

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#6

Memorial Hospital

Pawtucket

Wait Time (To See a Doctor): 31 Minutes

Wait Time Before Admission as a Patient: 326 minutes

Wait Time Before Transfer: 126 Minutes

Time in ER Before Sent Home: 166 Minutes

% Who Leave Before Being Seen: 2%

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#5

Westerly Hospital

Westerly

Wait Time (To See a Doctor): 35 Minutes

Wait Time Before Admission as a Patient: 312 Minutes

Wait Time Before Transfer: 84 Minutes

Time in ER Before Sent Home: 116 Minutes

% Who Leave Before Being Seen: 1%

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#4

Newport Hospital

Newport

Wait Time (To See a Doctor): 53 Minutes

Wait Time Before Admission as a Patient: 284 Minutes

Wait Time Before Transfer: 102 Minutes

Time in ER Before Sent Home: 146 Minutes

% Who Leave Before Being Seen: 3%

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#3

Miriam Hospital

Providence

Wait Time (To See a Doctor): 57 Minutes

Wait Time Before Admission as a Patient: 312 Minutes

Wait Time Before Transfer: 99 Minutes

Time in ER Before Sent Home: 207 Minutes

% Who Leave Before Being Seen: 2%

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Roger Williams Medical Center

Providence

Wait Time (To See a Doctor): 71 Minutes

Wait Time Before Admission as a Patient: 346 Minutes

Wait Time Before Transfer: 115 Minutes

Time in ER Before Sent Home: 185 Minutes

% Who Leave Before Being Seen: 3%

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Rhode Island Hospital

Providence

Wait Time (To See a Doctor): 86 Minutes

Wait Time Before Admission as a Patient: 388 Minutes

Wait Time Before Transfer: 117 Minutes

Time in ER Before Sent Home: 246 Minutes

% Who Leave Before Being Seen: 4%