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Hospitals in California with the lowest time in emergency department

267 California hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Trinity Hospital, Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital, Greater El Monte Community Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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267 hospitals ranked in California by time in emergency department; 110 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
1Trinity HospitalWeaverville, CA · Critical access69 min————14.5%——25Compare
2Southern Monterey County Memorial HospitalKing City, CA · Critical access74 min————15.1%——25Compare
3Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte, CA · Acute care76 min23—12.7%15.3%0.951.43104Compare
4Monterey Park HospitalMonterey Park, CA · Acute care87 min22—10.0%15.9%0.911.05102Compare
T5Mercy Medical Center Of Mt ShastaMount Shasta, CA · Critical access89 min44—10.7%14.7%——33Compare
T5Surprise Valley Community HospitalCedarville, CA · Critical access89 min———————4Compare
T7Modoc Medical CenterAlturas, CA · Critical access94 min4———15.0%——8Compare
T7Healdsburg HospitalHealdsburg, CA · Critical access94 min————15.1%——26Compare
9Seneca District HospitalChester, CA · Critical access96 min———————26Compare
T10Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care103 min42—8.9%15.4%0.881.34178Compare
T10Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola CampusPortola, CA · Critical access103 min———————9Compare
12Southern Inyo HospitalLone Pine, CA · Critical access104 min————14.9%——25Compare
13Mayers Memorial HospitalFall River Mills, CA · Critical access105 min————14.9%——121Compare
14Adventist Health Howard MemorialWillits, CA · Critical access108 min54—11.3%14.5%——25Compare
T15Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland, CA · Acute care110 min54—14.0%14.8%1.030.89122Compare
T15NH Twentynine PalmsTwentynine Palms, CA · Military110 min———————20Compare
17Colusa Medical CenterColusa, CA · Acute care113 min1——11.0%14.0%—0.9948Compare
18Community Memorial Hospital - OjaiOjai, CA · Critical access114 min————15.0%——91Compare
19Northern Inyo HospitalBishop, CA · Critical access115 min34—14.0%15.0%——25Compare
20Banner Lassen Medical CenterSusanville, CA · Critical access116 min3——12.1%14.5%——38Compare
21Mammoth HospitalMammoth Lakes, CA · Critical access117 min————15.1%——17Compare
22Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma, CA · Acute care119 min24—11.0%15.0%1.111.0183Compare
23Plumas District HospitalQuincy, CA · Critical access120 min————15.1%——25Compare
T24Tahoe Forest HospitalTruckee, CA · Critical access121 min35—9.4%14.9%——72Compare
T24Colorado River Medical CenterNeedles, CA · Critical access121 min————15.0%——25Compare
26Mad River Community HospitalArcata, CA · Acute care122 min13—11.2%14.9%1.020.9180Compare
27Mark Twain Medical CenterSan Andreas, CA · Critical access123 min34—10.0%15.2%——25Compare
28John C Fremont Healthcare DistrictMariposa, CA · Critical access124 min———12.3%15.2%——34Compare
29Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare CenterCoronado, CA · Acute care126 min44—13.6%14.2%1.220.85204Compare
30Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City, CA · Acute care128 min24—15.8%13.9%0.950.9249Compare
31Adventist Health St HelenaSaint Helena, CA · Acute care130 min4311.3%11.5%15.1%1.221.04181Compare
T32Sutter Lakeside HospitalLakeport, CA · Critical access131 min44—10.7%13.8%——30Compare
T32Glenn Medical CenterWillows, CA · Critical access131 min————15.4%——47Compare
T32Weed ACH (Ft Irwin)Fort Irwin, CA · Military131 min———————20Compare
T35Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA · Acute care132 min5412.5%9.1%14.7%0.910.94208Compare
T35Barton Memorial HospitalSouth Lake Tahoe, CA · Acute care132 min34—11.7%15.0%0.880.8764Compare
T37Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra, CA · Acute care133 min4311.4%10.7%14.7%0.951.18144Compare
T37St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · Acute care133 min44—13.3%15.1%0.900.9576Compare
T37Adventist Health Mendocino CoastFort Bragg, CA · Critical access133 min35—9.0%14.5%——25Compare
T37Mountains Community HospitalLake Arrowhead, CA · Critical access133 min————15.3%——17Compare
T41Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn, CA · Acute care134 min54—12.7%13.3%1.040.9297Compare
T41Encino Hospital Medical CenterEncino, CA · Acute care134 min31—10.8%15.6%0.941.26150Compare
T41Garden Grove Hospital & Medical CenterGarden Grove, CA · Acute care134 min21—9.1%16.6%0.861.17167Compare
T44Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care136 min44—9.6%14.0%1.050.9652Compare
T44Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care136 min3311.9%11.2%14.3%0.991.03111Compare
T46San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel, CA · Acute care138 min4312.4%8.0%14.8%0.951.21273Compare
T46UCSF Health Saint Francis HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care138 min32—13.8%14.7%0.841.09288Compare
T46Memorial Hospital Of GardenaGardena, CA · Acute care138 min11—8.6%16.3%0.861.10180Compare
T49Adventist Health Twin CitiesTempleton, CA · Acute care139 min23—12.7%15.4%0.940.96114Compare
T49Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose, CA · Acute care139 min2212.7%11.3%15.6%0.841.02474Compare

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).