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Hospitals in Colorado with the lowest time in emergency department

77 Colorado hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Rio Grande Hospital, Family Health West Hospital, Lincoln Health Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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77 hospitals ranked in Colorado by time in emergency department; 19 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
1Rio Grande HospitalDel Norte, CO · Critical access45 min4——12.5%15.4%——17Compare
2Family Health West HospitalFruita, CO · Critical access48 min————15.2%——25Compare
T3Lincoln Health HospitalHugo, CO · Critical access94 min————14.7%——25Compare
T3San Luis Valley Health Conejos County HospitalLa Jara, CO · Critical access94 min————15.2%——17Compare
5Sterling Regional MedCenterSterling, CO · Acute care97 min33—10.5%15.0%0.950.9125Compare
6Animas Surgical Hospital, LLCDurango, CO · Acute care99 min—5——14.5%0.990.7612Compare
7UCHealth Grandview HospitalColorado Springs, CO · Acute care101 min————14.7%0.970.8622Compare
8University Of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, CO · Acute care102 min5311.0%7.9%14.3%1.330.96858Compare
9UCH-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs, CO · Acute care103 min439.2%11.6%13.7%0.711.00583Compare
10UCHealth Broomfield HospitalBroomfield, CO · Acute care105 min—4——14.7%0.980.9122Compare
T11Southwest Memorial HospitalCortez, CO · Critical access106 min44——14.8%——20Compare
T11St Elizabeth HospitalFort Morgan, CO · Acute care106 min44—12.2%14.6%0.970.9650Compare
13Mt San Rafael HospitalTrinidad, CO · Critical access107 min5———14.9%——25Compare
T14UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional HospitalWoodland Park, CO · Critical access109 min————15.0%——15Compare
T14Wray Community District HospitalWray, CO · Critical access109 min————14.9%——15Compare
16Grand River Hospital DistrictRifle, CO · Critical access110 min————14.4%——25Compare
17East Morgan County HospitalBrush, CO · Critical access111 min————14.8%——25Compare
18Kit Carson County Memorial HospitalBurlington, CO · Critical access115 min————15.1%——19Compare
19UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical CenterSteamboat Springs, CO · Acute care116 min—4——14.0%0.950.8239Compare
20Spanish Peaks Regional Health CenterWalsenburg, CO · Critical access117 min————15.0%——25Compare
T21Banner Fort Collins Medical CenterFort Collins, CO · Acute care118 min—4——15.0%0.970.8523Compare
T21Prowers Medical CenterLamar, CO · Critical access118 min———————25Compare
T21St Francis Hospital - InterquestColorado Springs, CO · Acute care118 min—4——14.8%1.030.8872Compare
T21Weisbrod Memorial County HospitalEads, CO · Critical access118 min———————25Compare
25HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesDenver, CO · Acute care121 min23—12.4%15.4%1.121.01680Compare
T26Swedish Medical CenterEnglewood, CO · Acute care122 min4210.0%10.8%15.4%0.961.08408Compare
T26The Memorial HospitalCraig, CO · Critical access122 min————14.8%——25Compare
28Sedgwick County Memorial HospitalJulesburg, CO · Critical access123 min————15.3%——25Compare
29Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO · Critical access125 min————14.7%——22Compare
30HCA Healthone Mountain RidgeThornton, CO · Acute care126 min3211.1%9.9%15.1%0.911.01157Compare
31Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins, CO · Acute care127 min5411.7%12.0%12.8%0.870.98255Compare
32Evans ACH (Ft Carson)Fort Carson, CO · Military128 min—5—————250Compare
T33Longs Peak HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care130 min5310.3%13.2%13.9%0.880.9883Compare
T33HCA Healthone RoseDenver, CO · Acute care130 min4310.8%10.6%14.6%0.901.02422Compare
T35UCHealth Greeley HospitalGreeley, CO · Acute care132 min4410.5%11.1%14.2%1.151.0588Compare
T35Middle Park Medical CenterKremmling, CO · Critical access132 min————14.9%——25Compare
37Medical Center Of The RockiesLoveland, CO · Acute care133 min5410.3%11.6%13.1%0.981.01180Compare
T38The Medical Center Of Aurora & South HospitalAurora, CO · Acute care134 min4210.1%9.5%13.5%1.351.01281Compare
T38Gunnison Valley HospitalGunnison, CO · Critical access134 min————15.0%——24Compare
T40Boulder Community HealthBoulder, CO · Acute care135 min449.5%7.5%13.6%1.270.92181Compare
T40Community HospitalGrand Junction, CO · Acute care135 min44—11.1%14.0%1.060.9760Compare
42Banner North Colorado Medical CenterGreeley, CO · Acute care137 min4312.6%11.8%14.6%1.111.08378Compare
43Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree, CO · Acute care139 min3210.9%10.4%15.2%0.961.04304Compare
T44Banner North Co Medical Center - Loveland CampusLoveland, CO · Acute care140 min3311.6%10.4%14.3%1.180.99—Compare
T44Melissa Memorial HospitalHolyoke, CO · Critical access140 min————15.3%——16Compare
T46Vail Health HospitalVail, CO · Acute care141 min5411.2%9.8%14.2%0.870.9056Compare
T46Haxtun Hospital DistrictHaxtun, CO · Critical access141 min————15.1%——25Compare
T46Pagosa Springs Medical CenterPagosa Springs, CO · Critical access141 min———————11Compare
T49St Thomas More HospitalCanon City, CO · Critical access143 min44—12.7%14.5%——25Compare
T49Delta County Memorial HospitalDelta, CO · Acute care143 min33—12.9%14.8%0.960.9649Compare

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).