How Long is the ER Wait at Nearby Hospitals?
New Medicare database shows how hospitals across serving the Chicago area — and the rest of the nation — compare for care. Wait times at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital are slightly less than the state average.
If you go to the emergency room at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, how long will it take before you see a healthcare professional? The federal government says 27 minutes on average, six minutes less than the state average according to a new database causing some hospital officials nationwide to cringe. At nearby Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, the average ER wait time is 222 minutes, while at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, patients can expect to wait 66 minutes, which is double the state and national average. Key measures of ER efficiency have been posted from hospitals taking part across the country (not every hospital reported data), according to a report by Cheryl Clark, now senior quality editor for …
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Vicky Kujawa
9:53 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2013
My mother had a deep cut on her hand, and was waiting at the Lutheran General ER for over three hours until she finally gave up and went home. I picked her up and brought her to the Lake Forest Hospital ER. She was seen by an M.D., had the cut sutured, and driven round-trip in less than two hours total. In another instance, Lutheran General didn't follow my son's pediatrician's orders when I … more ›