HCA, the company that runs14 hospitals from Hernando to Charlotte Counties.The posted wait times are based on the average wait time in the ER over the past four hours, and it's updated about every 30 minutes.To get wait times by text message, potential patients sendtheword "ER" to 23000 on their cell phones. A text message response asks for their ZIP code. Once patients send their ZIP, they get a text message with a list of nearby HCA hospitals and their corresponding wait times.To look for wait times online, patients can visit one their nearby hospitals' websites.HCA's Bay area hospitals arelisted below, from north to south, with links to each one's website.Oak Hill Hospital, BrooksvilleRegional Medical Center Bayonet Point, HudsonCommunity Hospital of New Port Richey, New Port RicheySun Coast Hospital, LargoLargo Medical Center, LargoNorthside Hospital, St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg General Hospital, St. PetersburgEdward White Hospital, St. PetersburgBrandon Regional Hospital, BrandonSouth Bay Hospital, Sun City CenterBlake Medical Center, BradentonDoctors Hospital of Sarasota, SarasotaEnglewood Community Hospital, EnglewoodFawcett Memorial Hospital, Port CharlotteFollow 10 Connects multi-media journalist Grayson Kamm on Twitter as @graysonkamm./>
