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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
T538Crossridge Community HospitalWynne, AR · Critical access105 min————14.6%——25Compare
T538Dayton General HospitalDayton, WA · Critical access105 min————14.9%——25Compare
T538Fairview Regional Medical Center AuthorityFairview, OK · Critical access105 min————14.9%——25Compare
T538Marshall County Healthcare Center - CAHBritton, SD · Critical access105 min————14.7%——20Compare
T538Mayers Memorial HospitalFall River Mills, CA · Critical access105 min————14.9%——121Compare
T538MercyOne Dyersville Medical CenterDyersville, IA · Critical access105 min———————25Compare
T538Minnesota Valley Health Center IncLe Sueur, MN · Critical access105 min———————15Compare
T538Pocahontas Memorial HospitalBuckeye, WV · Critical access105 min————14.9%——25Compare
T538Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & LTCUSatanta, KS · Critical access105 min————15.5%——25Compare
T538St Andrew's HospitalBottineau, ND · Critical access105 min————15.6%——25Compare
T538Texas Orthopedic HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care105 min—4——14.1%0.720.9742Compare
T538Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital CAHWinona, MS · Critical access105 min————15.0%——25Compare
T538UCHealth Broomfield HospitalBroomfield, CO · Acute care105 min—4——14.7%0.980.9122Compare
T538Valor HealthEmmett, ID · Critical access105 min———————16Compare
T538Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical CenterJackson, GA · Critical access105 min———————25Compare
T538Wills Memorial HospitalWashington, GA · Critical access105 min————14.7%——25Compare
T567Holy Cross Hospital-DavisLayton, UT · Acute care106 min5211.7%13.0%15.1%0.841.00220Compare
T567Valley Health War Memorial HospitalBerkeley Springs, WV · Critical access106 min55—9.9%14.8%——25Compare
T567Ashley County Medical CenterCrossett, AR · Critical access106 min4——11.1%15.1%——33Compare
T567Livingston Hospital And Healthcare Services, IncSalem, KY · Critical access106 min4——14.0%15.6%——25Compare
T567South Texas Health SystemEdinburg, TX · Acute care106 min4210.3%11.4%15.9%1.181.05870Compare
T567Southwest Memorial HospitalCortez, CO · Critical access106 min44——14.8%——20Compare
T567St Elizabeth HospitalFort Morgan, CO · Acute care106 min44—12.2%14.6%0.970.9650Compare
T567Baptist Health Medical Center-StuttgartStuttgart, AR · Acute care106 min3——10.0%15.0%0.980.98—Compare
T567Lafayette Regional Health CenterLexington, MO · Critical access106 min25—11.2%16.2%——25Compare
T567Appling HealthcareBaxley, GA · Acute care106 min————15.3%—0.9049Compare
T567Avera Dells Area Hospital - CAHDell Rapids, SD · Critical access106 min————15.1%——23Compare
T567Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - BudaBuda, TX · Acute care106 min————14.8%1.010.8515Compare
T567Bayside Community HospitalAnahuac, TX · Critical access106 min———————14Compare
T567Cedar County Memorial HospitalEl Dorado Springs, MO · Critical access106 min————14.9%——25Compare
T567Chippewa County HospitalMontevideo, MN · Critical access106 min—4——14.6%——30Compare
T567Daniels Memorial HospitalScobey, MT · Critical access106 min———————25Compare
T567Dwight Eisenhower AMC (Ft Gordon)Fort Gordon, GA · Military106 min—5——————Compare
T567Gordon Memorial Hospital DistrictGordon, NE · Critical access106 min————15.4%——25Compare
T567Hillsboro Community HospitalHillsboro, KS · Critical access106 min————14.6%——15Compare
T567Jefferson Community Health & LifeFairbury, NE · Critical access106 min————14.5%——17Compare
T567Johnson County HospitalTecumseh, NE · Critical access106 min————15.4%——18Compare
T567Lafayette Hospital And ClinicsDarlington, WI · Critical access106 min————14.9%——25Compare
T567Marlette Regional HospitalMarlette, MI · Critical access106 min—5——15.0%——25Compare
T567Minidoka Memorial HospitalRupert, ID · Critical access106 min————14.8%——25Compare
T567Missouri River Medical CenterFort Benton, MT · Critical access106 min———————25Compare
T567Mosaic Medical Center - MaryvilleMaryville, MO · Critical access106 min———————35Compare
T567Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical HospitalNew Albany, OH · Acute care106 min—4——13.7%0.860.9342Compare
T567Munising Memorial HospitalMunising, MI · Critical access106 min————15.0%——25Compare
T567Ogallala Community HospitalOgallala, NE · Critical access106 min————15.3%——18Compare
T567Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County HoAndrews, TX · Acute care106 min————15.0%1.000.9836Compare
T567Prague Regional Memorial HospitalPrague, OK · Critical access106 min———————25Compare
T567Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanby, MN · Critical access106 min————14.7%——27Compare
T567Sanford Vermillion Medical CenterVermillion, SD · Critical access106 min————15.0%——25Compare
T567St Michaels Medical Hospital LLCSugar Land, TX · Acute care106 min———————7Compare

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).