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Hospitals with the lowest time in emergency department

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4,081 hospitals ranked by time in emergency department; 1,338 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
T448Community Memorial HospitalRedfield, SD · Critical access102 min4——11.9%15.0%——25Compare
T448Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby, MN · Critical access102 min34—11.3%15.0%——42Compare
T448Flambeau HospitalPark Falls, WI · Critical access102 min35——15.4%——15Compare
T448Fulton County Medical CenterMcconnellsburg, PA · Critical access102 min3———14.6%——21Compare
T448South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado, AR · Acute care102 min3313.7%16.7%15.0%0.891.10149Compare
T448St Marys Hospital Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care102 min3311.9%12.0%14.7%1.361.04158Compare
T448Baylor Scott And White Medical Center UptownDallas, TX · Acute care102 min————14.7%0.941.0728Compare
T448Bayou Bend Health SystemFranklin, LA · Critical access102 min————14.8%——22Compare
T448Baytown Medical Center LPBaytown, TX · Acute care102 min—————1.00—147Compare
T448Black River Memorial HospitalBlack River Falls, WI · Critical access102 min————14.5%——25Compare
T448Boundary Community HospitalBonners Ferry, ID · Critical access102 min————14.7%——14Compare
T448Bowdle Hospital - CAHBowdle, SD · Critical access102 min———————12Compare
T448Braxton County Memorial Hospital, IncGassaway, WV · Critical access102 min—4——15.0%——25Compare
T448Caribou Medical CenterSoda Springs, ID · Critical access102 min————15.0%——25Compare
T448Central Montana Medical CenterLewistown, MT · Critical access102 min—4——14.8%——25Compare
T448Chicot Memorial Medical CenterLake Village, AR · Critical access102 min————14.9%——25Compare
T448Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone, MN · Critical access102 min———————35Compare
T448Fallon Medical Complex HospitalBaker, MT · Critical access102 min————15.2%——25Compare
T448Garrison Memorial HospitalGarrison, ND · Critical access102 min———————22Compare
T448Lawrence County Memorial HospitalLawrenceville, IL · Critical access102 min————14.9%——25Compare
T448Lower Umpqua Hospital DistrictReedsport, OR · Critical access102 min————15.2%——24Compare
T448Mountainview Medical CenterWhite Sulphur Spring, MT · Critical access102 min———————25Compare
T448Ochsner Laird HospitalUnion, MS · Critical access102 min————15.4%——25Compare
T448Orem Community HospitalOrem, UT · Acute care102 min—4—————20Compare
T448St Elizabeth GrantWilliamstown, KY · Critical access102 min————14.9%——15Compare
T448Story County HospitalNevada, IA · Critical access102 min————15.2%——25Compare
T448Trinity Kenmare Community HospitalKenmare, ND · Critical access102 min———————25Compare
T448UPMC KaneKane, PA · Critical access102 min———————14Compare
T448Vandalia Health Broaddus HospitalPhilippi, WV · Critical access102 min———————72Compare
T448Wheatland Memorial HospitalHarlowton, MT · Critical access102 min———————25Compare
T481Mercy Allen HospitalOberlin, OH · Critical access103 min54—10.3%15.2%——25Compare
T481Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA · Critical access103 min55—11.8%14.4%——25Compare
T481Providence Hood River Memorial HospitalHood River, OR · Critical access103 min4511.3%14.4%15.0%——32Compare
T481Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalSainte Genevieve, MO · Critical access103 min4——14.3%14.5%——25Compare
T481Timpanogos Regional HospitalOrem, UT · Acute care103 min4311.7%14.6%15.0%0.941.08122Compare
T481UCH-Memorial Health SystemColorado Springs, CO · Acute care103 min439.2%11.6%13.7%0.711.00583Compare
T481Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier, CA · Acute care103 min42—8.9%15.4%0.881.34178Compare
T481AdventHealth OttawaOttawa, KS · Acute care103 min34—13.3%14.7%0.930.9449Compare
T481HSHS Holy Family Hospital IncGreenville, IL · Acute care103 min3——11.8%14.4%—0.9260Compare
T481Grand Island Regional Medical CenterGrand Island, NE · Acute care103 min2311.4%14.6%15.1%0.850.9367Compare
T481McLaren OaklandPontiac, MI · Acute care103 min2212.9%8.7%15.2%0.911.04308Compare
T481Ascension Seton SmithvilleSmithville, TX · Critical access103 min———————8Compare
T481Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola CampusPortola, CA · Critical access103 min———————9Compare
T481Loring HospitalSac City, IA · Critical access103 min————14.6%——25Compare
T481Memorial Hospital Of Carbon CountyRawlins, WY · Critical access103 min————14.9%——25Compare
T481Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusShelby, MI · Critical access103 min—4—11.0%15.4%——24Compare
T481Morgan Medical CenterMadison, GA · Critical access103 min—4——15.2%——25Compare
T481Nebraska Orthopaedic HospitalOmaha, NE · Acute care103 min—5——14.5%0.960.9324Compare
T481North Alabama Shoals HospitalMuscle Shoals, AL · Acute care103 min————15.4%0.970.97198Compare
T481Palo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg, IA · Critical access103 min————14.8%——25Compare

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).