ER wait times

In an emergency, you don’t have time to spare. Edward-Elmhurst Health wait time calculators make it easy to find out how busy our emergency departments are before you arrive.

Inside our Emergency Departments and our freestanding emergency center, streamlined processes connect patients with board-certified emergency medicine physicians and specially trained nurses as quickly as possible.

How do we calculate our average wait times?

Our emergency department wait time calculations are based on the “door to treatment” time—the average estimated length of time starting from when you check in at the ER to the time treatment begins. The times are updated every 15 minutes, based on actual wait times from the preceding 60 minutes.

Actual times can vary due to a number of circumstances. For example, patients who arrive at our emergency departments with life-threatening injuries or illnesses are treated immediately upon arrival, which may affect your wait time.

You are encouraged to check with your insurance company before an urgent situation arises so you'll be familiar with your plan's coverage for both immediate and emergency care situations.