What are emergency room wait times in Vermont? Here's what different groups report
Burlington Free Press
Becker's defines wait time as the time patients spend in the ER before leaving. The research examined data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency, from Jan. 7, 2020, to March 31, 2021.
Vermont did better in the Becker's ranking than any of the surrounding states:
Maine − 147 minutes
New Hampshire − 154 minutes
Connecticut − 166 minutes
New York − 184 minutes
Rhode Island − 185 minutes
Massachusetts − 189 minutes
Florida attorneys paint a different picture of wait times in Vermont emergency rooms
Another group, InjuredInFlorida.com, a team of personal injury attorneys in Florida, came out with a list of their own that ranked Vermont 10th worst in the nation for ER wait times, with patients spending an average of 178 minutes in the ER before leaving.