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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
T1109Meeker Memorial HospitalLitchfield, MN · Critical access122 min—3——15.1%——25Compare
T1109Sarah D Culbertson Memorial HospitalRushville, IL · Critical access122 min————14.7%——22Compare
T1109The Memorial HospitalCraig, CO · Critical access122 min————14.8%——25Compare
T1154Integris Grove HospitalGrove, OK · Acute care123 min44—10.2%14.6%0.931.0558Compare
T1154MercyOne Clinton Medical CenterClinton, IA · Acute care123 min4412.2%11.4%14.5%0.960.86147Compare
T1154Platte County HospitalWheatland, WY · Critical access123 min4——9.6%14.3%——25Compare
T1154West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · Acute care123 min4411.7%11.7%14.6%1.041.03110Compare
T1154Mark Twain Medical CenterSan Andreas, CA · Critical access123 min34—10.0%15.2%——25Compare
T1154HCA Florida Capital HospitalTallahassee, FL · Acute care123 min2210.9%10.9%16.2%0.981.01288Compare
T1154Merit Health River RegionVicksburg, MS · Acute care123 min2212.3%8.9%16.0%0.991.07354Compare
T1154Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston, MO · Acute care123 min24—13.1%15.7%0.980.9566Compare
T1154Ascension St Vincent JenningsNorth Vernon, IN · Critical access123 min————15.2%——19Compare
T1154Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill, WI · Critical access123 min———10.7%15.2%——25Compare
T1154Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie, MN · Critical access123 min————14.7%——34Compare
T1154Columbia Memorial HospitalAstoria, OR · Critical access123 min—4—————49Compare
T1154Community Memorial HospitalCloquet, MN · Critical access123 min—4——15.2%——36Compare
T1154Floyd Cherokee Medical CenterCentre, AL · Acute care123 min————15.1%—0.9760Compare
T1154Freeman Medical Center - CAHFreeman, SD · Critical access123 min————14.7%——25Compare
T1154Greenwood County HospitalEureka, KS · Critical access123 min————15.2%——25Compare
T1154Hemphill County HospitalCanadian, TX · Critical access123 min———————20Compare
T1154Kentucky River Medical CenterJackson, KY · Critical access123 min———————25Compare
T1154MercyOne Oelwein Medical CenterOelwein, IA · Critical access123 min————14.7%——25Compare
T1154Monroe County HospitalAlbia, IA · Critical access123 min————14.6%——25Compare
T1154PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical CenterCottage Grove, OR · Critical access123 min————14.9%——11Compare
T1154Putnam General HospitalEatonton, GA · Critical access123 min————15.4%——25Compare
T1154Sanford Sheldon Medical CenterSheldon, IA · Critical access123 min————14.4%——25Compare
T1154Sedgwick County Memorial HospitalJulesburg, CO · Critical access123 min————15.3%——25Compare
T1178Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care124 min5311.3%9.8%13.6%0.93—538Compare
T1178Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg, PA · Acute care124 min54—9.3%14.4%0.880.9460Compare
T1178Lakeview HospitalBountiful, UT · Acute care124 min54—11.1%14.4%0.871.00117Compare
T1178Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care124 min54—8.9%13.9%0.970.90181Compare
T1178Doctors Hospital Of LaredoLaredo, TX · Acute care124 min4310.5%10.5%15.9%0.830.89183Compare
T1178Fisher-Titus HospitalNorwalk, OH · Acute care124 min4312.3%11.1%15.6%0.920.95112Compare
T1178Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe, MO · Critical access124 min45—11.6%14.9%——25Compare
T1178Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care124 min45—11.7%14.5%0.970.7840Compare
T1178Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital StephenvillStephenville, TX · Acute care124 min44—12.5%14.8%1.030.8997Compare
T1178CHI Health - Mercy CorningCorning, IA · Critical access124 min3———14.8%——22Compare
T1178Citizens Medical CenterColumbia, LA · Acute care124 min35—10.8%15.6%0.990.9640Compare
T1178Colleton Medical CenterWalterboro, SC · Acute care124 min34—12.2%14.9%1.070.95135Compare
T1178Community Hospitals And Wellness CentersBryan, OH · Acute care124 min3411.8%12.7%14.4%0.981.0370Compare
T1178Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga, AL · Acute care124 min33—12.7%15.1%0.940.93168Compare
T1178El Campo Memorial HospitalEl Campo, TX · Acute care124 min33—11.9%14.7%0.991.1349Compare
T1178Excela Health - Frick HospitalMount Pleasant, PA · Acute care124 min33—10.3%15.8%0.960.93210Compare
T1178Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville, IL · Acute care124 min3——15.2%14.8%0.941.0067Compare
T1178Lewisgale Hospital MontgomeryBlacksburg, VA · Acute care124 min3411.7%12.4%14.4%0.720.93146Compare
T1178OSF Heart Of Mary Medical CenterUrbana, IL · Acute care124 min3312.9%10.8%14.9%0.930.98268Compare
T1178SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - ShawneeShawnee, OK · Acute care124 min3412.4%11.7%13.7%0.900.9296Compare
T1178Sequoyah County-City Of Sallisaw Hospital AuthoritSallisaw, OK · Acute care124 min3——10.5%15.2%—1.0541Compare
T1178St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care124 min3212.6%8.8%14.9%1.000.97300Compare
T1178Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland, WI · Critical access124 min35—13.4%14.9%——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).