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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
T738First Care Health CenterPark River, ND · Critical access111 min————15.4%——14Compare
T738Houston County Community HospitalErin, TN · Critical access111 min————14.8%——25Compare
T738Intermountain Health Fillmore Community HospitalFillmore, UT · Critical access111 min————14.9%——19Compare
T738Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care CenterElgin, ND · Critical access111 min———————30Compare
T738Kittson HealthcareHallock, MN · Critical access111 min———————15Compare
T738Lexington Regional Health CenterLexington, NE · Critical access111 min————14.9%——25Compare
T738Liberty Dayton Regional Medical CenterLiberty, TX · Critical access111 min————14.8%——25Compare
T738Logan County HospitalOakley, KS · Critical access111 min————15.4%——25Compare
T738Rock County HospitalBassett, NE · Critical access111 min————15.4%——24Compare
T738Schuyler HospitalMontour Falls, NY · Critical access111 min————15.7%——25Compare
T738South Lincoln Medical Center - CAHKemmerer, WY · Critical access111 min————15.2%——16Compare
T738Star Valley Medical CenterAfton, WY · Critical access111 min————15.0%——22Compare
T738Western Wisconsin HealthBaldwin, WI · Critical access111 min—4——14.9%——25Compare
T764Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WI · Acute care112 min54—12.0%14.8%0.950.8569Compare
T764St Luke's Elmore Medical CenterMountain Home, ID · Critical access112 min55——15.1%——25Compare
T764Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care112 min4412.2%12.4%14.4%1.031.02505Compare
T764Lewisgale Hospital AlleghanyLow Moor, VA · Acute care112 min44—11.5%14.7%0.921.00205Compare
T764Troy Regional Medical CenterTroy, AL · Acute care112 min44—9.9%14.7%0.981.0197Compare
T764Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - FriscoFrisco, TX · Acute care112 min34——15.1%1.111.0825Compare
T764Bryan Medical CenterLincoln, NE · Acute care112 min3314.3%11.9%14.7%1.041.01630Compare
T764Decatur County Memorial HospitalGreensburg, IN · Critical access112 min34—13.7%14.7%——25Compare
T764Hays Medical CenterHays, KS · Acute care112 min3312.0%10.3%14.9%1.241.05206Compare
T764North Okaloosa Medical CenterCrestview, FL · Acute care112 min3210.9%9.6%16.5%0.761.03110Compare
T764Prosser Memorial HospitalProsser, WA · Critical access112 min34—12.4%15.2%——25Compare
T764Androscoggin Valley HospitalBerlin, NH · Critical access112 min24—14.6%14.3%——25Compare
T764Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA · Acute care112 min24—13.9%14.9%1.070.8949Compare
T764HCA Florida Memorial HospitalJacksonville, FL · Acute care112 min2211.9%11.4%15.5%1.551.08454Compare
T764OSF Saint Clare Medical CenterPrinceton, IL · Critical access112 min24—11.9%15.7%——25Compare
T764Saint Alphonsus Medical Center OntarioOntario, OR · Acute care112 min23—10.2%14.5%0.950.9149Compare
T764Amberwell Atchison AssociationAtchison, KS · Critical access112 min—4——14.4%——25Compare
T764Avera Missouri River Health CenterGettysburg, SD · Critical access112 min————14.9%——7Compare
T764Avera Tyler HospitalTyler, MN · Critical access112 min————14.9%——20Compare
T764Brownfield Regional Medical CenterBrownfield, TX · Acute care112 min————15.0%—1.0648Compare
T764Charles A Cannon Jr Memorial HospitalLinville, NC · Critical access112 min———9.7%15.1%——40Compare
T764Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee, WA · Critical access112 min————15.0%——48Compare
T764Delta Memorial HospitalDumas, AR · Critical access112 min————15.0%——25Compare
T764Electra Memorial HospitalElectra, TX · Critical access112 min————15.1%——25Compare
T764Elite Hospital KingwoodKingwood, TX · Acute care112 min———————6Compare
T764Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake, MN · Critical access112 min————14.8%——25Compare
T764Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterAurora, MN · Critical access112 min———————16Compare
T764Garfield County Health CenterJordan, MT · Critical access112 min————————Compare
T764Helen Newberry Joy HospitalNewberry, MI · Critical access112 min————15.0%——25Compare
T764Lehigh Valley Hospital - MacungieMacungie, PA · Acute care112 min—5—————20Compare
T764Marshfield Medical Center - NeillsvilleNeillsville, WI · Critical access112 min————15.2%——25Compare
T764Methodist Hospital Union CountyMorganfield, KY · Critical access112 min—4—————25Compare
T764Nemaha Valley Community HospitalSeneca, KS · Critical access112 min————14.8%——22Compare
T764Oklahoma Spine HospitalOklahoma City, OK · Acute care112 min—4——13.1%0.691.0125Compare
T764Osborne County Memorial HospitalOsborne, KS · Critical access112 min————14.3%——16Compare
T764Preston Memorial HospitalKingwood, WV · Critical access112 min————15.0%——25Compare
T764Roane General HospitalSpencer, WV · Critical access112 min————15.1%——60Compare

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).