Rapid City Regional Hospital Emergency Wait Times Half the National Average

Press Ganey results for average time spent by a patient in the Emergency Department (2008):

National average: 243 minutes
Rapid City Regional Hospital's average: 135 minutes

RCRH Emergency Room Facts:

Busiest E.D. in South Dakota
Staff treat nearly 50,000 patients a year
Staffed 24/7 with board-certified emergency physicians

15 physicians
10 have worked with the E.D. group 10 years or more

While RCRH sees the most patients, Custer Regional Hospital, Lead-Deadwood Regional Hospital, Spearfish Regional Hospital and Sturgis Regional Hospital also offer excellent care and quick response times. They are not included in the same Press Ganey database as RCRH.

Thank you Emergency Department staff!

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