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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
T764Sakakawea Medical Center - CAHHazen, ND · Critical access112 min————15.2%——13Compare
T764Sanford Westbrook Medical CenterWestbrook, MN · Critical access112 min———————8Compare
T764St Michael's Hospital - CAHTyndall, SD · Critical access112 min————14.9%——25Compare
T764Wabash General Hospital 1Mount Carmel, IL · Critical access112 min—4—10.1%14.8%——25Compare
T805Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington, MA · Critical access113 min55—11.5%14.2%——25Compare
T805Page Memorial Hospital, IncLuray, VA · Critical access113 min54—10.1%16.2%——25Compare
T805Arbuckle Memorial Hospital AuthoritySulphur, OK · Critical access113 min4——12.4%14.0%——25Compare
T805Fayette Medical CenterFayette, AL · Acute care113 min45—10.7%14.9%—0.9361Compare
T805Upland Hills HealthDodgeville, WI · Critical access113 min45—12.1%14.9%——25Compare
T805Tawas St Joseph HospitalTawas City, MI · Acute care113 min33—10.1%14.8%—0.9160Compare
T805Curry General HospitalGold Beach, OR · Critical access113 min2——12.7%15.2%——24Compare
T805Grady Memorial HospitalChickasha, OK · Acute care113 min23—12.7%15.4%0.991.0257Compare
T805Humboldt General HospitalWinnemucca, NV · Critical access113 min23——14.7%——25Compare
T805Colusa Medical CenterColusa, CA · Acute care113 min1——11.0%14.0%—0.9948Compare
T805HCA Florida Fawcett HospitalPort Charlotte, FL · Acute care113 min1112.3%13.0%16.6%0.770.99265Compare
T805Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, IncIron River, MI · Critical access113 min———11.1%14.7%——25Compare
T805Cook HospitalCook, MN · Critical access113 min———————14Compare
T805Crane County Hospital DistrictCrane, TX · Critical access113 min———————25Compare
T805Dallas County HospitalPerry, IA · Critical access113 min————15.1%——25Compare
T805Doctors Memorial Hospital IncPerry, FL · Critical access113 min———————25Compare
T805Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial HospitalTucumcari, NM · Critical access113 min————14.7%——25Compare
T805Hamilton General HospitalHamilton, TX · Critical access113 min————14.8%——34Compare
T805Hancock County Health SystemBritt, IA · Critical access113 min————14.5%——25Compare
T805Hawkins County Memorial HospitalRogersville, TN · Acute care113 min————14.9%—0.9650Compare
T805Hodgeman County Health CenterJetmore, KS · Critical access113 min————15.0%——16Compare
T805Montgomery County Memorial HospitalRed Oak, IA · Critical access113 min————15.2%——25Compare
T805Muleshoe Area Medical CenterMuleshoe, TX · Critical access113 min———————25Compare
T805Pershing General HospitalLovelock, NV · Critical access113 min———————17Compare
T805Ray County Memorial HospitalRichmond, MO · Critical access113 min————15.3%——25Compare
T805Ridgeview Sibley Medical CenterArlington, MN · Critical access113 min———————20Compare
T805Selby General HospitalMarietta, OH · Critical access113 min—4——13.4%——25Compare
T805Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Hospital Of YatesPenn Yan, NY · Critical access113 min————15.0%——35Compare
T805Stillwater Billings ClinicColumbus, MT · Critical access113 min————15.2%——10Compare
T834HCA Florida Twin Cities HospitalNiceville, FL · Acute care114 min54—8.1%15.6%0.870.9865Compare
T834Matagorda Regional Medical CenterBay City, TX · Acute care114 min54—9.0%14.2%0.941.0358Compare
T834Allen County Regional HospitalIola, KS · Critical access114 min4——10.4%14.6%——25Compare
T834Memorial Hospital Of Converse CountyDouglas, WY · Critical access114 min44——14.8%——25Compare
T834Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At RahwayRahway, NJ · Acute care114 min4310.2%10.5%14.9%1.061.07281Compare
T834SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care114 min44—11.1%14.0%0.980.84100Compare
T834Southern Hills Hospital And Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care114 min4311.6%7.1%16.0%0.911.09246Compare
T834WinnmedDecorah, IA · Critical access114 min45—17.5%14.5%——25Compare
T834Centura St. Catherine-Dodge CityDodge City, KS · Acute care114 min3311.5%13.3%14.1%0.960.9599Compare
T834Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care114 min3312.2%10.5%14.6%1.230.83162Compare
T834Finley HospitalDubuque, IA · Acute care114 min3411.7%12.8%16.0%1.130.90158Compare
T834HCA Florida Brandon HospitalBrandon, FL · Acute care114 min3212.2%7.2%16.7%0.800.99479Compare
T834HCA Florida Lake City HospitalLake City, FL · Acute care114 min3310.8%11.8%16.2%0.831.01141Compare
T834Mountain View HospitalIdaho Falls, ID · Acute care114 min34——14.8%1.000.9743Compare
T834Sheridan Memorial HospitalSheridan, WY · Acute care114 min3311.2%13.9%13.9%1.070.9288Compare
T834Garden City HospitalGarden City, MI · Acute care114 min2111.1%9.5%16.3%0.881.04323Compare
T834HCA Florida Poinciana HospitalKissimmee, FL · Acute care114 min2311.6%9.2%16.0%0.930.9194Compare

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).