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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
T1031Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CAHDe Smet, SD · Critical access120 min———————6Compare
T1031Big Bend Regional Medical CenterAlpine, TX · Critical access120 min—4——14.9%——25Compare
T1031Burke Medical CenterWaynesboro, GA · Acute care120 min—4——14.7%0.971.0140Compare
T1031Cannon Memorial HospitalPickens, SC · Acute care120 min————14.9%0.991.0655Compare
T1031Copper Queen Community HospitalBisbee, AZ · Critical access120 min————14.7%——14Compare
T1031Ennis Regional Medical CenterEnnis, TX · Acute care120 min————14.8%0.990.9860Compare
T1031Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & ClinicsWhitehall, WI · Critical access120 min————14.6%——25Compare
T1031Guthrie County HospitalGuthrie Center, IA · Critical access120 min————14.7%——25Compare
T1031Haskell Regional Hospital, IncStigler, OK · Critical access120 min————14.9%——25Compare
T1031Henderson Community HospitalHenderson, NE · Critical access120 min————14.8%——10Compare
T1031Martin County Hospital DistrictStanton, TX · Critical access120 min————15.0%——18Compare
T1031Mercy St Francis HospitalMountain View, MO · Critical access120 min————14.7%——25Compare
T1031Ochsner St Anne General HospitalRaceland, LA · Critical access120 min—5—11.9%14.5%——35Compare
T1031Ortonville Area Health ServicesOrtonville, MN · Critical access120 min————15.1%——29Compare
T1031Plumas District HospitalQuincy, CA · Critical access120 min————15.1%——25Compare
T1031Pocahontas Community HospitalPocahontas, IA · Critical access120 min———————25Compare
T1031Providence St Joseph HospitalChewelah, WA · Critical access120 min————15.0%——65Compare
T1031Scenic Mountain Medical CenterBig Spring, TX · Acute care120 min———13.2%15.1%0.991.21146Compare
T1031Sheridan County HospitalHoxie, KS · Critical access120 min————14.8%——25Compare
T1031St Luke Hospital & Living CenterMarion, KS · Critical access120 min————14.7%——22Compare
T1031UPMC GreeneWaynesburg, PA · Acute care120 min————15.1%—1.0218Compare
T1031Westfield Memorial Hospital, IncWestfield, NY · Acute care120 min————14.8%—0.86—Compare
T1073Methodist Hospital For SurgeryAddison, TX · Acute care121 min44——14.4%0.961.0332Compare
T1073St Joseph Health System, LLCFort Wayne, IN · Acute care121 min43—11.0%14.8%0.961.16191Compare
T1073Stonesprings Hospital CenterDulles, VA · Acute care121 min43—13.0%14.9%0.870.97124Compare
T1073The Memorial HospitalNorth Conway, NH · Critical access121 min44—12.2%15.4%——25Compare
T1073Columbus Community Hospital, IncColumbus, NE · Acute care121 min3412.4%10.5%14.1%0.891.0047Compare
T1073Graham Hospital AssociationCanton, IL · Acute care121 min33—12.7%15.2%0.880.93—Compare
T1073Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital IncTipton, IN · Critical access121 min3——11.6%15.1%——25Compare
T1073Tahoe Forest HospitalTruckee, CA · Critical access121 min35—9.4%14.9%——72Compare
T1073Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · Acute care121 min23—13.3%17.4%0.931.2649Compare
T1073Central Florida Lake Monroe HospitalSanford, FL · Acute care121 min2113.1%9.1%15.7%0.991.06221Compare
T1073Doctors Memorial HospitalBonifay, FL · Critical access121 min2———15.3%——20Compare
T1073HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesDenver, CO · Acute care121 min23—12.4%15.4%1.121.01680Compare
T1073Memorial HealthLawton, OK · Acute care121 min2212.7%11.1%16.5%1.140.97265Compare
T1073Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · Acute care121 min23—13.3%15.5%0.921.1492Compare
T1073Ocean Beach HospitalIlwaco, WA · Critical access121 min2——11.5%14.4%——15Compare
T1073Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical CenterMccomb, MS · Acute care121 min2313.1%10.1%15.8%0.881.02160Compare
T1073Union Hospital ClintonClinton, IN · Critical access121 min2——11.1%15.4%——25Compare
T1073Westside Regional Medical CenterPlantation, FL · Acute care121 min2212.2%10.9%17.0%0.901.06250Compare
T1073Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk, WI · Critical access121 min————14.1%——18Compare
T1073Bear River Valley HospitalTremonton, UT · Acute care121 min————14.8%—0.8916Compare
T1073Beaver Valley HospitalBeaver, UT · Critical access121 min————14.9%——25Compare
T1073Colorado River Medical CenterNeedles, CA · Critical access121 min————15.0%——25Compare
T1073Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown, ND · Critical access121 min————14.9%——18Compare
T1073Gundersen St Josephs Hospital And ClinicsHillsboro, WI · Critical access121 min————14.8%——25Compare
T1073Madelia HealthMadelia, MN · Critical access121 min————15.4%——25Compare
T1073Marshall Medical CenterLewisburg, TN · Critical access121 min————15.6%——25Compare
T1073Pioneer Memorial Hospital - CAHViborg, SD · Critical access121 min———————12Compare
T1073Providence Medical CenterWayne, NE · Critical access121 min————14.8%——21Compare

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).