Hospital rankings
Hospitals in District of Columbia with the lowest time in emergency department
6 District of Columbia hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Howard University Hospital Corp, United Medical Center, Sibley Memorial 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 | Howard University Hospital Corp | 222 min, 11th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 70.0%, 61st percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Howard University Hospital Corp |
| 2 | United Medical Center | 264 min, 3rd percentile | 8.0%, 1st percentile | 29.0%, 3rd percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare United Medical Center |
| 3 | Sibley Memorial Hospital | 310 min, 1st percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 90.0%, 97th percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Sibley Memorial Hospital |
| 4 | George Washington University Hospital | 345 min, 0th percentile | 12.0%, 0th percentile | 43.0%, 11th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare George Washington University Hospital |
| 5 | MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | 365 min, 0th percentile | 10.0%, 0th percentile | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare MedStar Georgetown University Hospital |
| 6 | MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 377 min, 0th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 36.0%, 5th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare MedStar Washington Hospital Center |
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.