Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Delaware with the lowest time in emergency department
6 Delaware hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc., Beebe Medical Center, St Francis Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 1 | Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. | 167 min, 37th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc. |
| 2 | Beebe Medical Center | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 74.0%, 72nd percentile | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare Beebe Medical Center |
| 3 | St Francis Hospital | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 8.0%, 1st percentile | 93.0%, 99th percentile | 44.0%, 9th percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital |
| 4 | Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus | 252 min, 5th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 43.0%, 11th percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus |
| 5 | Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 35.0%, 5th percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus |
| 6 | Christiana Hospital | 272 min, 3rd percentile | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 39.0%, 7th percentile | 75.0%, 42nd percentile | Compare Christiana Hospital |
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.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.