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Hospitals in Alabama with the lowest time in emergency department

79 Alabama hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Wiregrass Medical Center, Clay County Hospital, Lakeland Community Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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79 hospitals ranked in Alabama by time in emergency department; 20 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalTime in emergency departmentlower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average162 min3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.001.00
1Wiregrass Medical CenterGeneva, AL · Critical access59 min———————35Compare
2Clay County HospitalAshland, AL · Acute care91 min————14.7%1.191.04—Compare
T3Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville, AL · Acute care96 min3——14.3%14.9%—1.04—Compare
T3Tanner Medical Center-East AlabamaWedowee, AL · Critical access96 min————14.6%——15Compare
5Hale County HospitalGreensboro, AL · Acute care100 min————15.2%—0.9039Compare
6Russellville HospitalRussellville, AL · Acute care101 min43——16.3%0.991.31100Compare
7North Alabama Shoals HospitalMuscle Shoals, AL · Acute care103 min————15.4%0.970.97198Compare
T8Marion Regional Medical CenterHamilton, AL · Acute care104 min3———14.8%—1.0757Compare
T8Community Hospital IncTallassee, AL · Acute care104 min————15.6%—0.9869Compare
10Crenshaw Community HospitalLuverne, AL · Critical access108 min———————35Compare
T11Elmore Community HospitalWetumpka, AL · Acute care110 min————15.2%—0.8438Compare
T11Wiregrass Medical CenterGeneva, AL · Acute care110 min————14.9%0.980.96—Compare
13Troy Regional Medical CenterTroy, AL · Acute care112 min44—9.9%14.7%0.981.0197Compare
14Fayette Medical CenterFayette, AL · Acute care113 min45—10.7%14.9%—0.9361Compare
15The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler HospitalGreenville, AL · Acute care115 min————14.7%0.970.9672Compare
16Lake Martin Community HospitalDadeville, AL · Acute care116 min—5——14.3%—0.7846Compare
T17Evergreen Medical CenterEvergreen, AL · Acute care118 min34—10.3%15.6%—0.9344Compare
T17Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, AL · Acute care118 min14—12.1%15.0%0.961.02122Compare
T19Whitfield Regional HospitalDemopolis, AL · Acute care119 min23—11.3%14.9%1.450.8599Compare
T19Ochsner Choctaw GeneralButler, AL · Critical access119 min———————25Compare
21Floyd Cherokee Medical CenterCentre, AL · Acute care123 min————15.1%—0.9760Compare
T22Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care124 min33—12.7%15.1%0.940.93168Compare
T22Jackson Medical CenterJackson, AL · Acute care124 min————14.7%—0.8835Compare
24Atmore Community HospitalAtmore, AL · Acute care126 min3——10.1%15.5%0.991.0149Compare
25Greene County HospitalEutaw, AL · Acute care128 min———————20Compare
26Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City, AL · Acute care129 min44——15.2%0.950.9870Compare
T27North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield, AL · Acute care130 min4———13.8%0.961.0071Compare
T27Mizell Memorial HospitalOpp, AL · Acute care130 min1——13.4%15.4%1.061.0499Compare
T27Bibb Medical CenterCentreville, AL · Acute care130 min————14.7%—1.0635Compare
30Red Bay HospitalRed Bay, AL · Critical access131 min————15.0%——25Compare
31St Vincents BlountOneonta, AL · Critical access132 min————14.2%——25Compare
T32Russell Medical CenterAlexander City, AL · Acute care138 min3311.6%13.1%14.2%0.990.9581Compare
T32Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery, AL · Acute care138 min2311.2%12.9%15.8%0.951.02344Compare
34Baldwin HealthFoley, AL · Acute care140 min4310.7%11.8%14.6%0.820.98112Compare
35Hill Hospital Of Sumter CountyYork, AL · Acute care141 min———————33Compare
36Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care142 min43—12.5%14.9%0.870.91131Compare
37Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · Acute care143 min33—12.1%13.3%0.971.00240Compare
T38Medical West, An Affiliate Of UAB Health SystemBessemer, AL · Acute care147 min33—12.2%14.7%1.161.01310Compare
T38Springhill Medical CenterMobile, AL · Acute care147 min3311.8%13.2%15.6%0.971.00263Compare
T38North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL · Acute care147 min2213.7%13.0%15.9%1.141.01338Compare
41Dale Medical CenterOzark, AL · Acute care148 min————14.8%1.160.9989Compare
42Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · Acute care152 min2312.6%10.7%16.6%1.090.99115Compare
43St Vincent's St ClairPell City, AL · Acute care154 min34—9.6%15.8%0.950.9240Compare
T44Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care155 min3312.3%9.8%15.7%0.850.97281Compare
T44Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · Acute care155 min32—9.2%15.4%0.920.95267Compare
46Medical Center BarbourEufaula, AL · Critical access157 min———————35Compare
T47Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care158 min3212.5%11.8%14.5%0.951.09595Compare
T47St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care158 min3312.3%13.0%14.6%1.030.96362Compare
49Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur, AL · Acute care160 min3412.0%14.8%14.8%1.191.01457Compare
T50Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · Acute care164 min3212.0%13.1%14.7%0.940.99147Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).