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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
T621Limestone Medical CenterGroesbeck, TX · Critical access108 min————14.8%——20Compare
T621Linton Hospital - CAHLinton, ND · Critical access108 min————14.8%——14Compare
T621Lucas County Health CenterChariton, IA · Critical access108 min————14.9%——25Compare
T621Madison HospitalMadison, MN · Critical access108 min————14.8%——12Compare
T621Madison St Joseph Health CenterMadisonville, TX · Critical access108 min———————25Compare
T621Muenster Memorial HospitalMuenster, TX · Critical access108 min———————18Compare
T621North Central Surgical Center LLPDallas, TX · Acute care108 min—4——14.2%0.840.8823Compare
T621Paul Oliver Memorial HospitalFrankfort, MI · Critical access108 min———————8Compare
T621Refugio County Memorial HospitalRefugio, TX · Critical access108 min———————20Compare
T621Schleicher County Medical CenterEldorado, TX · Critical access108 min———————14Compare
T621Sistersville General HospitalSistersville, WV · Critical access108 min———————25Compare
T621Teton Valley HospitalDriggs, ID · Critical access108 min————14.7%——13Compare
T663Avera St Benedict Health Center - CAHParkston, SD · Critical access109 min5———14.2%——25Compare
T663Kettering Health Greene MemorialXenia, OH · Acute care109 min5——9.7%15.6%—0.9741Compare
T663Lone Peak HospitalDraper, UT · Acute care109 min54—9.3%14.7%1.020.9461Compare
T663Spooner Health SystemSpooner, WI · Critical access109 min5———15.0%——25Compare
T663St Johns Medical CenterJackson, WY · Acute care109 min55—10.0%14.0%1.200.8153Compare
T663Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access109 min55—10.8%14.6%——15Compare
T663Elizabethtown Community HospitalElizabethtown, NY · Critical access109 min4——12.0%15.3%——25Compare
T663Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown, ND · Critical access109 min44—14.5%14.7%——25Compare
T663Kearney Regional Medical CenterKearney, NE · Acute care109 min4411.7%13.3%15.0%0.921.0344Compare
T663Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access109 min44—9.5%14.4%——29Compare
T663St Mark's HospitalSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care109 min4310.2%11.0%14.0%0.881.04294Compare
T663Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · Acute care109 min34—11.5%15.4%0.871.0985Compare
T663Harrison County Community HospitalBethany, MO · Critical access109 min3———15.5%——19Compare
T663Howard Memorial HospitalNashville, AR · Critical access109 min35——15.4%——25Compare
T663Paris Community HospitalParis, IL · Critical access109 min3———16.0%——25Compare
T663Republic County HospitalBelleville, KS · Critical access109 min35—12.7%16.0%——35Compare
T663Desoto Regional Health SystemMansfield, LA · Acute care109 min2——11.0%14.3%—1.0211Compare
T663Little Falls HospitalLittle Falls, NY · Critical access109 min24—11.9%15.7%——25Compare
T663McPherson HospitalMcpherson, KS · Acute care109 min24——14.9%0.920.9249Compare
T663Archbold MitchellCamilla, GA · Critical access109 min———————25Compare
T663CentraCare Health System - Sauk CentreSauk Centre, MN · Critical access109 min————14.5%——28Compare
T663Central Valley Medical Center - CAHNephi, UT · Critical access109 min—4——15.4%——25Compare
T663Choctaw Regional Medical CenterAckerman, MS · Critical access109 min————14.7%——25Compare
T663Christus Mother Frances Hospital- WinnsboroWinnsboro, TX · Critical access109 min———————35Compare
T663Cloud County Health CenterConcordia, KS · Critical access109 min————14.7%——25Compare
T663Dickenson Community HospitalClintwood, VA · Critical access109 min———————25Compare
T663Diley Ridge Medical CenterCanal Winchester, OH · Acute care109 min———————10Compare
T663Greenfield Area Medical CenterGreenfield, OH · Critical access109 min————15.2%——25Compare
T663Lee County Community HospitalPennington Gap, VA · Critical access109 min—5——15.2%——6Compare
T663Lindsborg Community HospitalLindsborg, KS · Critical access109 min————14.4%——21Compare
T663Mercy Hospital OzarkOzark, AR · Critical access109 min———11.3%14.8%——25Compare
T663Mountain Lakes Medical CenterClayton, GA · Critical access109 min————15.2%——25Compare
T663Providence Kodiak Island Medical CenterKodiak, AK · Critical access109 min————14.8%——25Compare
T663St Luke Community HospitalRonan, MT · Critical access109 min————15.1%——25Compare
T663UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional HospitalWoodland Park, CO · Critical access109 min————15.0%——15Compare
T663Winner Regional Healthcare Center - CAHWinner, SD · Critical access109 min————15.1%——25Compare
T663Winston Medical CenterLouisville, MS · Acute care109 min———12.9%14.9%—0.9941Compare
T663Wray Community District HospitalWray, CO · Critical access109 min————14.9%——15Compare

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).