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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
T941Integris Health Woodward HospitalWoodward, OK · Acute care117 min33—10.9%15.7%1.191.0887Compare
T941Livingston HealthcareLivingston, MT · Critical access117 min34—12.7%15.7%——25Compare
T941Lourdes Medical CenterPasco, WA · Critical access117 min33—9.7%14.6%——35Compare
T941Oakdale Community HospitalOakdale, LA · Acute care117 min3——11.6%14.4%0.941.0449Compare
T941Orange City Area Health SystemOrange City, IA · Critical access117 min34—12.1%15.1%——25Compare
T941Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, IncWatertown, SD · Acute care117 min3413.5%14.8%15.4%1.310.9881Compare
T941UofL Health - Shelbyville HospitalShelbyville, KY · Acute care117 min33—13.2%15.2%0.980.9268Compare
T941Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague, MN · Critical access117 min25—9.8%14.8%——25Compare
T941Antelope Memorial HospitalNeligh, NE · Critical access117 min————15.1%——16Compare
T941Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- AustinAustin, TX · Acute care117 min————15.3%1.010.9316Compare
T941Collingsworth General HospitalWellington, TX · Critical access117 min————15.2%——16Compare
T941Eagle Butte Indian Health Service HospitalEagle Butte, SD · Critical access117 min———————8Compare
T941Eureka Community Health Services - CAHEureka, SD · Critical access117 min————14.7%——4Compare
T941Jackson Healthcare CenterEdna, TX · Critical access117 min————15.3%——25Compare
T941Lake District HospitalLakeview, OR · Critical access117 min————14.6%——24Compare
T941LifeCare Medical CenterRoseau, MN · Critical access117 min————14.6%——15Compare
T941Mammoth HospitalMammoth Lakes, CA · Critical access117 min————15.1%——17Compare
T941Norton County HospitalNorton, KS · Critical access117 min————15.4%——25Compare
T941Providence St Joseph Medical CenterPolson, MT · Critical access117 min———12.4%14.8%——22Compare
T941Spanish Peaks Regional Health CenterWalsenburg, CO · Critical access117 min————15.0%——25Compare
T971Mariners HospitalTavernier, FL · Critical access118 min5———15.7%——25Compare
T971Mercy Hospital ParisParis, AR · Critical access118 min5——10.4%14.4%——13Compare
T971AdventHealth South Overland Park, IncOverland Park, KS · Acute care118 min44—11.4%15.0%0.930.9985Compare
T971Alice Peck Day Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Critical access118 min45—8.2%15.3%——25Compare
T971Ascension St Vincent's St Johns CountySt. Johns, FL · Acute care118 min43—8.6%15.2%0.940.9756Compare
T971HCA Houston Healthcare Clear LakeWebster, TX · Acute care118 min4212.9%8.1%16.2%1.061.06528Compare
T971Bridgton HospitalBridgton, ME · Critical access118 min33—12.5%15.3%——25Compare
T971Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaRinggold, GA · Acute care118 min3——11.1%14.8%—1.0864Compare
T971Evergreen Medical CenterEvergreen, AL · Acute care118 min34—10.3%15.6%—0.9344Compare
T971HCA Houston Healthcare KingwoodKingwood, TX · Acute care118 min3110.1%8.8%15.8%0.911.10620Compare
T971HCA Houston Healthcare TomballTomball, TX · Acute care118 min3212.8%8.8%15.6%0.791.12289Compare
T971MUSC Health Marion Medical CenterMullins, SC · Acute care118 min34—9.8%14.9%—0.95124Compare
T971Morris County HospitalCouncil Grove, KS · Critical access118 min3———15.0%——21Compare
T971Parkview Dekalb HospitalAuburn, IN · Acute care118 min33—11.7%15.4%0.970.9245Compare
T971Piggott Community HospitalPiggott, AR · Critical access118 min34—12.7%16.2%——25Compare
T971Cobre Valley Regional Medical CenterGlobe, AZ · Critical access118 min2312.1%10.9%15.8%——25Compare
T971Jefferson County Health CenterFairfield, IA · Critical access118 min24—15.4%15.0%——25Compare
T971Taylorville Memorial HospitalTaylorville, IL · Critical access118 min24—12.7%15.4%——25Compare
T971Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, AL · Acute care118 min14—12.1%15.0%0.961.02122Compare
T971Ashland Health CenterAshland, KS · Critical access118 min———————25Compare
T971Atrium Health AnsonWadesboro, NC · Acute care118 min————14.8%—0.9415Compare
T971Banner Fort Collins Medical CenterFort Collins, CO · Acute care118 min—4——15.0%0.970.8523Compare
T971Bucyrus Community HospitalBucyrus, OH · Critical access118 min————14.9%——15Compare
T971Crockett Medical CenterCrockett, TX · Critical access118 min———————25Compare
T971Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CAHArmour, SD · Critical access118 min————15.1%——11Compare
T971Elbert Memorial HospitalElberton, GA · Critical access118 min————15.0%——25Compare
T971Fishermen's Community HospitalMarathon, FL · Critical access118 min————15.0%——8Compare
T971Indiana University Health Paoli HospitalPaoli, IN · Critical access118 min————15.1%——25Compare
T971Intermountain Health Sanpete Valley HospitalMount Pleasant, UT · Critical access118 min————14.7%——18Compare
T971Lakewood Health CenterBaudette, MN · Critical access118 min———————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).