It's a place that nobody wants to visit but remains a necessity in life. That would be the emergency room, where problems big and small are tackled in what can often be a frantic environment.

One of the biggest challenges facing any emergency room is simply not knowing what the doctors, nurses and staff may face in any given hour of any given day. The unknowing can complicate just how long each individual has to wait when they make an emergency room visit.

And in an impatient society, waiting brings agitation. So how long is the typical emergency room visit in Maine? How does it compare with other states?

Maine Has One of the Shortest Emergency Room Visit Times in New England

According to Visual Capitalist, the average emergency room visit in Maine lasts 2 hours 55 minutes. That number is all encompassing. It includes wait time, being seen by medical professionals and discharge.

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Maine ranks well amongst its fellow New England states when it comes to emergency room visit times. Rhode Island has the longest average emergency room visit time in New England at 3 hours 38 minutes. Massachusetts isn't far behind at 3 hours 36 minutes. New Hampshire has the shortest at 2 hours 45 minutes.

Maine's Average Emergency Room Visit Time Exceeds the National Average

Unfortunately for Maine, the average emergency room visit time for the state exceeds the nation average of 2 hours 42 minutes. Maine was one of 20 states that exceeds the national average.

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But it still pales in comparison to the longest average emergency room visits in the nation. That belongs to Washington D.C., where the average emergency room visit lasts 5 hours 14 minutes.


 

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