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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
T481Sanford Wheaton Medical CenterWheaton, MN · Critical access103 min———————25Compare
T481Unity Health - NewportNewport, AR · Critical access103 min————15.4%——35Compare
T503Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA · Critical access104 min5———14.8%——25Compare
T503AdventHealth Rollins BrookLampasas, TX · Critical access104 min4———14.4%——25Compare
T503Avera Queen Of PeaceMitchell, SD · Critical access104 min44—12.1%14.4%——25Compare
T503Community Medical Center, IncFalls City, NE · Critical access104 min45—14.0%14.6%——24Compare
T503Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcallen, TX · Acute care104 min4210.4%8.5%14.2%1.161.01320Compare
T503Rock Regional Hospital, LLCDerby, KS · Acute care104 min44—9.5%14.3%0.950.98—Compare
T503Marion Regional Medical CenterHamilton, AL · Acute care104 min3———14.8%—1.0757Compare
T503Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonia, GA · Acute care104 min34—11.6%14.7%0.950.9556Compare
T503Heart Of America Medical CenterRugby, ND · Critical access104 min2———15.5%——25Compare
T503Henry County Hospital, IncNapoleon, OH · Critical access104 min2——10.8%15.1%——25Compare
T503Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · Acute care104 min24—13.4%15.3%1.061.0949Compare
T503Scotland County HospitalMemphis, MO · Critical access104 min2———15.6%——25Compare
T503HCA Houston Healthcare WestHouston, TX · Acute care104 min1211.2%8.8%15.6%0.891.00302Compare
T503Rivers HealthPoint Pleasant, WV · Acute care104 min14—11.1%15.1%0.981.00201Compare
T503Beartooth Billings ClinicRed Lodge, MT · Critical access104 min———————10Compare
T503Bellville Medical CenterBellville, TX · Acute care104 min————15.6%—1.1332Compare
T503CHI Health SchuylerSchuyler, NE · Critical access104 min———————25Compare
T503CHI St Alexius Health Turtle LakeTurtle Lake, ND · Critical access104 min———————25Compare
T503Carrington Health CenterCarrington, ND · Critical access104 min————14.9%——25Compare
T503Community Hospital IncTallassee, AL · Acute care104 min————15.6%—0.9869Compare
T503Crete Area Medical CenterCrete, NE · Critical access104 min————14.8%——15Compare
T503Dignity Health - Arizona General HospitalLaveen, AZ · Acute care104 min————15.0%—0.8416Compare
T503Glen Rose Medical CenterGlen Rose, TX · Acute care104 min————14.7%—1.0216Compare
T503Greene County Medical CenterJefferson, IA · Critical access104 min————15.0%——25Compare
T503Hancock County HospitalSneedville, TN · Critical access104 min———————10Compare
T503Highlands Cashiers HospitalHighlands, NC · Critical access104 min—4—11.6%15.4%——25Compare
T503Klickitat Valley HospitalGoldendale, WA · Critical access104 min————14.9%——25Compare
T503Logan Health - ShelbyShelby, MT · Critical access104 min————14.8%——21Compare
T503Mason District HospitalHavana, IL · Critical access104 min————15.1%——25Compare
T503Pawnee County Memorial HospitalPawnee City, NE · Critical access104 min———————17Compare
T503Penn Highlands TyroneTyrone, PA · Critical access104 min—4——15.1%——25Compare
T503Phoebe Worth Medical CenterSylvester, GA · Critical access104 min————15.7%——25Compare
T503Rumford HospitalRumford, ME · Critical access104 min————15.0%——25Compare
T503Southern Inyo HospitalLone Pine, CA · Critical access104 min————14.9%——25Compare
T503W J Mangold Memorial HospitalLockney, TX · Critical access104 min————15.2%——25Compare
T538Boone Memorial HospitalMadison, WV · Critical access105 min45——15.0%——25Compare
T538CHI Health Missouri ValleyMissouri Valley, IA · Critical access105 min4——11.9%14.9%——25Compare
T538Riverview HealthNoblesville, IN · Acute care105 min4311.2%12.5%14.4%0.961.03162Compare
T538Ascension Sacred Heart GulfPort Saint Joe, FL · Acute care105 min3——11.0%15.4%——19Compare
T538Oakbend Medical CenterRichmond, TX · Acute care105 min32—10.7%16.1%1.161.12168Compare
T538Parkview Noble HospitalKendallville, IN · Acute care105 min33—11.1%14.9%0.980.9031Compare
T538Wallowa Memorial HospitalEnterprise, OR · Critical access105 min3——11.9%14.5%——25Compare
T538Bourbon Community HospitalParis, KY · Acute care105 min2——12.2%15.2%—1.2258Compare
T538Oklahoma State University Medical CenterTulsa, OK · Acute care105 min2311.7%11.8%16.2%0.841.03195Compare
T538Allen Parish HospitalKinder, LA · Acute care105 min————14.6%—1.0349Compare
T538Ascension St Vincent RandolphWinchester, IN · Critical access105 min————15.2%——25Compare
T538Avera Merrill Pioneer HospitalRock Rapids, IA · Critical access105 min————14.9%——25Compare
T538Carroll County Memorial HospitalCarrollton, KY · Critical access105 min————15.3%——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).