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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
T971Mercy Harvard HospitalHarvard, IL · Critical access118 min————15.2%——25Compare
T971Mid Coast Medical Center-TrinityTrinity, TX · Acute care118 min———————21Compare
T971Miners' Colfax Medical CenterRaton, NM · Critical access118 min————15.3%——25Compare
T971Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill, ME · Critical access118 min————14.9%——25Compare
T971Prowers Medical CenterLamar, CO · Critical access118 min———————25Compare
T971Putnam County Memorial HospitalUnionville, MO · Critical access118 min————15.1%——15Compare
T971Southwest Healthcare ServicesBowman, ND · Critical access118 min————15.0%——35Compare
T971St Francis Hospital - InterquestColorado Springs, CO · Acute care118 min—4——14.8%1.030.8872Compare
T971Stone County Medical CenterMountain View, AR · Critical access118 min————15.2%——25Compare
T971Washington County Regional Medical CenterSandersville, GA · Acute care118 min————15.2%—1.0356Compare
T971Weisbrod Memorial County HospitalEads, CO · Critical access118 min———————25Compare
T1012McLaren Thumb RegionBad Axe, MI · Critical access119 min53—9.8%14.2%——64Compare
T1012The Heart Hospital Baylor DentonDenton, TX · Acute care119 min5411.7%9.7%15.0%0.921.0622Compare
T1012Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon, TN · Acute care119 min44—10.9%15.1%0.941.0270Compare
T1012Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical CenterEmporia, VA · Acute care119 min4——12.9%14.0%—0.9780Compare
T1012Tristar Southern Hills Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care119 min4311.2%14.7%14.8%0.931.08136Compare
T1012Daviess Community HospitalWashington, IN · Acute care119 min33—12.9%14.6%0.941.0780Compare
T1012Shoshone Medical CenterKellogg, ID · Critical access119 min3———14.6%——25Compare
T1012Good Samaritan HospitalVincennes, IN · Acute care119 min2311.1%13.0%14.2%0.891.16165Compare
T1012Sonoma Valley HospitalSonoma, CA · Acute care119 min24—11.0%15.0%1.111.0183Compare
T1012Whitfield Regional HospitalDemopolis, AL · Acute care119 min23—11.3%14.9%1.450.8599Compare
T1012Neosho Memorial Regional Medical CenterChanute, KS · Critical access119 min14—13.1%15.8%——25Compare
T1012Potomac Valley HospitalKeyser, WV · Critical access119 min15—14.8%15.5%——25Compare
T1012Aultman Orrville HospitalOrrville, OH · Critical access119 min—3——14.8%——25Compare
T1012Benewah Community HospitalSaint Maries, ID · Critical access119 min————14.6%——19Compare
T1012Childress Regional Medical CenterChildress, TX · Acute care119 min————14.5%0.981.0539Compare
T1012Coquille Valley HospitalCoquille, OR · Critical access119 min————15.4%——30Compare
T1012Cumberland Memorial HospitalCumberland, WI · Critical access119 min————15.2%——25Compare
T1012Mercy Medical Center-New HamptonNew Hampton, IA · Critical access119 min————15.5%——25Compare
T1012Ochsner Choctaw GeneralButler, AL · Critical access119 min———————25Compare
T1031CHI Health St. FrancisGrand Island, NE · Acute care120 min4411.8%10.0%14.3%0.861.03130Compare
T1031Cottage HospitalWoodsville, NH · Critical access120 min4——11.3%14.8%——25Compare
T1031Parkland Medical CenterDerry, NH · Acute care120 min4310.5%7.7%15.5%0.870.9486Compare
T1031Parkview Whitley HospitalColumbia City, IN · Acute care120 min44—12.0%14.6%0.980.8930Compare
T1031Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen, SD · Acute care120 min44—11.5%14.6%0.950.9148Compare
T1031Washakie Medical CenterWorland, WY · Critical access120 min4——12.3%15.0%——25Compare
T1031Cassia Regional HospitalBurley, ID · Critical access120 min34—12.3%14.2%——25Compare
T1031HCA Florida Raulerson HospitalOkeechobee, FL · Acute care120 min3310.5%8.1%16.2%0.851.00100Compare
T1031Labette HealthParsons, KS · Acute care120 min34—14.7%14.7%0.930.90109Compare
T1031Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA · Acute care120 min3——11.6%15.1%—0.7619Compare
T1031Southern Tennessee Regional Health System PulaskiPulaski, TN · Acute care120 min33—11.3%14.5%0.960.9495Compare
T1031Spotsylvania Regional Medical CenterFredericksburg, VA · Acute care120 min3212.7%9.7%15.6%0.840.98126Compare
T1031Thedacare Medical Center-WaupacaWaupaca, WI · Critical access120 min34—12.1%14.5%——25Compare
T1031Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care120 min3413.2%21.9%14.3%0.910.9795Compare
T1031Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery, WI · Critical access120 min25—14.9%14.5%——25Compare
T1031Angel Medical CenterFranklin, NC · Critical access120 min24—10.9%15.7%——25Compare
T1031Community HospitalTorrington, WY · Critical access120 min24—14.4%14.8%——25Compare
T1031Girard Medical CenterGirard, KS · Critical access120 min2———14.5%——25Compare
T1031Goodland Regional Medical CenterGoodland, KS · Critical access120 min2——11.4%15.4%——25Compare
T1031Endless Mountains Health SystemsMontrose, PA · Critical access120 min1———16.6%——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).