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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
T879Kit Carson County Memorial HospitalBurlington, CO · Critical access115 min————15.1%——19Compare
T879Lauderdale Community HospitalRipley, TN · Critical access115 min————15.2%——25Compare
T879Madison County Health Care SystemWinterset, IA · Critical access115 min————15.0%——25Compare
T879Nell J Redfield Memorial HospitalMalad City, ID · Critical access115 min————14.7%——11Compare
T879Osceola Community HospitalSibley, IA · Critical access115 min————14.6%——25Compare
T879Reeves Memorial Medical CenterBernice, LA · Critical access115 min————14.9%——15Compare
T879St Joseph Memorial HospitalMurphysboro, IL · Critical access115 min—4——15.3%——25Compare
T879Stafford County HospitalStafford, KS · Critical access115 min————14.9%——25Compare
T879The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler HospitalGreenville, AL · Acute care115 min————14.7%0.970.9672Compare
T910Ascension Seton Highland LakesBurnet, TX · Critical access116 min5——9.6%14.7%——25Compare
T910Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care116 min54—12.7%14.1%0.960.9077Compare
T910Ashley Regional Medical CenterVernal, UT · Acute care116 min43——14.4%0.980.8139Compare
T910CHI Health St Mary'sNebraska City, NE · Critical access116 min4——10.2%14.8%——18Compare
T910Jones Regional Medical CenterAnamosa, IA · Critical access116 min4——12.4%14.7%——25Compare
T910Texoma Medical CenterDenison, TX · Acute care116 min4312.4%9.2%16.1%0.931.02414Compare
T910Acadian Medical CenterEunice, LA · Acute care116 min33—10.8%15.1%1.151.1649Compare
T910Banner Lassen Medical CenterSusanville, CA · Critical access116 min3——12.1%14.5%——38Compare
T910Connally Memorial Medical CenterFloresville, TX · Acute care116 min3———15.3%0.981.1144Compare
T910Hamilton Memorial HospitalMcleansboro, IL · Critical access116 min3———15.2%——25Compare
T910Tristar Horizon Medical CenterDickson, TN · Acute care116 min3310.4%11.4%14.4%0.951.03157Compare
T910Mary Lanning HealthcareHastings, NE · Acute care116 min2313.0%18.8%13.7%1.290.91163Compare
T910Centracare - BensonBenson, MN · Critical access116 min————15.3%——31Compare
T910Decatur HealthOberlin, KS · Critical access116 min———————25Compare
T910Eaton Rapids Medical CenterEaton Rapids, MI · Critical access116 min————15.1%——25Compare
T910Field Health SystemCentreville, MS · Critical access116 min————15.3%——25Compare
T910Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital And ClinicsBoscobel, WI · Critical access116 min————14.9%——25Compare
T910Keokuk County Health CenterSigourney, IA · Critical access116 min————15.0%——14Compare
T910Lake Martin Community HospitalDadeville, AL · Acute care116 min—5——14.3%—0.7846Compare
T910Murray County Memorial HospitalSlayton, MN · Critical access116 min————14.8%——25Compare
T910North Canyon Medical CenterGooding, ID · Critical access116 min————14.9%——18Compare
T910Phillips County HospitalPhillipsburg, KS · Critical access116 min————14.8%——25Compare
T910Plains Memorial HospitalDimmitt, TX · Critical access116 min———————25Compare
T910SLHS Massena, IncMassena, NY · Critical access116 min———11.3%———25Compare
T910Sabine County HospitalHemphill, TX · Critical access116 min————14.7%——25Compare
T910Sanford Luverne Medical CenterLuverne, MN · Critical access116 min————15.1%——28Compare
T910Sanford Tracy Medical CenterTracy, MN · Critical access116 min————14.9%——25Compare
T910Southwest Health CenterPlatteville, WI · Critical access116 min—5——14.1%——25Compare
T910Stephens Memorial HospitalBreckenridge, TX · Critical access116 min———————20Compare
T910Trinity HospitalWolf Point, MT · Critical access116 min————15.0%——22Compare
T910UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical CenterSteamboat Springs, CO · Acute care116 min—4——14.0%0.950.8239Compare
T941Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access117 min54—11.3%14.3%——25Compare
T941Mountain View HospitalPayson, UT · Acute care117 min5411.1%11.3%15.0%0.891.02126Compare
T941Peace Harbor Medical CenterFlorence, OR · Critical access117 min55—11.0%14.5%——21Compare
T941North Texas Medical CenterGainesville, TX · Acute care117 min44—11.4%14.9%1.211.0460Compare
T941Wesley Medical CenterWichita, KS · Acute care117 min4211.3%9.7%13.3%0.661.02859Compare
T941Witham Health ServicesLebanon, IN · Acute care117 min4312.2%12.2%13.9%0.920.9652Compare
T941Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville, LA · Acute care117 min35—12.6%14.3%0.931.0260Compare
T941Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton, SD · Acute care117 min34—16.0%15.4%0.870.94144Compare
T941HCA Florida West HospitalPensacola, FL · Acute care117 min3312.0%10.5%15.5%0.881.02515Compare
T941Illini Community HospitalPittsfield, IL · Critical access117 min3——14.3%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).