Patients in Maryland will wait the longest on average before being treated in an emergency room setting, according to a new study conducted by Med.ro and sent to Becker's on July 27 that analyzed the average wait time from when patients arrive at the emergency room to when they are called in to be treated.
The 10 states with the longest emergency room wait times and their average wait times in minutes:
1. Maryland: 239
2. (tie) Delaware: 215
2. (tie) Massachusetts: 215
3. Rhode Island: 213
4. New York: 201
5. Arizona: 195
6. New Jersey: 191
7. Connecticut: 181
8. (tie) California: 177
8. (tie) Pennsylvania: 177
9. Virginia: 174
10. Illinois: 172