Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN MSA
Note: ER wait times can change quickly. Sometimes an ER may not appear busy to those waiting in the lobby, but there can be a separate entrance for patients who arrive by ambulance.
| Facility Name | Wait time | Last Updated | Historical Benchmark (Jan 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visit volume | Median time spent in ERiMedian time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit | Left before being seeniPercentage of patients who left ER before being seen. | |||
| Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital | No current public wait time | May 22, 2026 | very high | 176 min | 1% |
| Copley Memorial Hospital | No current public wait time | May 22, 2026 | high | 192 min | 3% |
| Mercy Medical Center | No current public wait time | May 22, 2026 | CMS score unavailable | 194 min | CMS score unavailable |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | No current public wait time | May 22, 2026 | medium | 194 min | 1% |
| Macneal Hospital | No current public wait time | May 22, 2026 | high | 208 min | 0% |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | No current public wait time | May 22, 2026 | medium | 174 min | 2% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | No current public wait time | May 22, 2026 | high | 236 min | 2% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital | No current public wait time | May 22, 2026 | very high | 244 min | 7% |
Data Sources: Live wait-time values are compiled from hospital-published sources, patient reports, and verified updates. Historical data represents CMS-audited annual performance benchmarks and is not a live estimate of current ER volume.
ER visit costs can vary as it can include a facility fee, clinician bill, labs, imaging, medication, transport, and insurance-specific out-of-pocket responsibility. We compare ER cost based on one service every ER visit would have - Level of Emergency Department visit for the evaluation and management of a patient.
| Facility Name | Price Transparency Status | Gross Charge | Cash Price | Medicare Rate | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital | Pending ER cost sync Cost sync pending | Gross charge pending | Cash price pending | Medicare rate pending | May 22, 2026 |
| Copley Memorial Hospital | Pending ER cost sync Cost sync pending | Gross charge pending | Cash price pending | Medicare rate pending | May 22, 2026 |
| Mercy Medical Center | Pending ER cost sync Cost sync pending | Gross charge pending | Cash price pending | Medicare rate pending | May 22, 2026 |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | Pending ER cost sync Cost sync pending | Gross charge pending | Cash price pending | Medicare rate pending | May 22, 2026 |
| Macneal Hospital | Pending ER cost sync Cost sync pending | Gross charge pending | Cash price pending | Medicare rate pending | May 22, 2026 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Pending ER cost sync Cost sync pending | Gross charge pending | Cash price pending | Medicare rate pending | May 22, 2026 |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Pending ER cost sync Cost sync pending | Gross charge pending | Cash price pending | Medicare rate pending | May 22, 2026 |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital | Pending ER cost sync Cost sync pending | Gross charge pending | Cash price pending | Medicare rate pending | May 22, 2026 |
Summary of pricing across all Chicago facilities. Prices are based on hospital standard charge files.
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For non-emergencies, urgent care is often faster and significantly less expensive.
Consider urgent care for minor injuries, fevers, rashes, or symptoms that aren't life-threatening.
Urgent care centers typically have lower transparent pricing and smaller co-pays than ERs.
Always go to the ER or call 911 for chest pain, stroke symptoms, or severe breathing trouble.