It’s not just you. Floridians heading to the emergency room are waiting longer, sometimes several hours, before being admitted.
In 2024, the longest times were in Fort Myers, Tampa, Gainesville, and Homestead, according to publicly available hospital performance data compiled by HospitalStats.org.
ER wait times at Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health in Fort Myers averaged four hours and 36 minutes in 2024, the site showed. Tampa General Hospital was just 14 minutes faster…