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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
T1178Banner Churchill Community HospitalFallon, NV · Critical access124 min24—11.8%15.6%——25Compare
T1178Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care124 min2213.1%9.7%15.2%1.301.01492Compare
T1178Carlinville Area HospitalCarlinville, IL · Critical access124 min2——12.2%15.0%——25Compare
T1178East Ohio Regional HospitalMartins Ferry, OH · Acute care124 min2——11.1%15.7%0.960.94—Compare
T1178Olivia Hospital & ClinicOlivia, MN · Critical access124 min2———14.8%——16Compare
T1178Highland Community HospitalPicayune, MS · Acute care124 min1——11.4%15.8%0.961.1160Compare
T1178Paris Regional Medical CenterParis, TX · Acute care124 min1213.4%11.6%15.4%0.791.06368Compare
T1178673Rd Medical Group (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)Jber, AK · Military124 min—4——————Compare
T1178Ascension St Vincent SalemSalem, IN · Critical access124 min————14.8%——25Compare
T1178Aspirus Lake View HospitalTwo Harbors, MN · Critical access124 min————14.7%——25Compare
T1178Centracare - Paynesville HospitalPaynesville, MN · Critical access124 min————14.9%——36Compare
T1178Concho County HospitalEden, TX · Critical access124 min————————Compare
T1178Faith Community HospitalJacksboro, TX · Acute care124 min————14.8%1.041.2441Compare
T1178Gothenburg HealthGothenburg, NE · Critical access124 min————14.6%——15Compare
T1178Jackson Medical CenterJackson, AL · Acute care124 min————14.7%—0.8835Compare
T1178John C Fremont Healthcare DistrictMariposa, CA · Critical access124 min———12.3%15.2%——34Compare
T1178Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial HospitalSonora, TX · Critical access124 min———————12Compare
T1178Memorial HospitalAurora, NE · Critical access124 min————14.6%——12Compare
T1178Morrison Community HospitalMorrison, IL · Critical access124 min————15.1%——25Compare
T1178North Caddo Medical CenterVivian, LA · Critical access124 min————14.9%——25Compare
T1178Pioneer Memorial HospitalHeppner, OR · Critical access124 min———————21Compare
T1178Pointe Coupee General HospitalNew Roads, LA · Critical access124 min———————23Compare
T1178Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CAHCanton, SD · Critical access124 min———————11Compare
T1178Sanford Jackson Medical CenterJackson, MN · Critical access124 min———————20Compare
T1178St Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior, WI · Critical access124 min—3——14.8%——15Compare
T1178Wichita County Health CenterLeoti, KS · Critical access124 min————15.0%——25Compare
T1227Lewisgale Hospital PulaskiPulaski, VA · Acute care125 min45—9.9%15.1%0.961.00147Compare
T1227Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway, ME · Critical access125 min45—12.4%15.0%——25Compare
T1227Metro Nashville General HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care125 min43——14.7%0.991.05150Compare
T1227Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee, MI · Acute care125 min44—10.3%14.1%0.990.7725Compare
T1227SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OK · Acute care125 min4310.1%9.9%14.3%1.271.00686Compare
T1227Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · Acute care125 min4310.0%9.9%15.6%0.930.94276Compare
T1227Vanderbilt Bedford HospitalShelbyville, TN · Acute care125 min43—9.4%13.6%0.950.91104Compare
T1227Ascension St Vincent HospitalIndianapolis, IN · Acute care125 min2211.7%11.2%13.9%0.911.04779Compare
T1227HCA Florida Palms West HospitalLoxahatchee, FL · Acute care125 min2211.0%10.5%17.4%1.030.96207Compare
T1227HCA Florida Trinity HospitalTrinity, FL · Acute care125 min2211.1%8.8%15.7%0.851.01340Compare
T1227Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · Acute care125 min2412.5%11.4%14.6%1.210.99166Compare
T1227Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake, IA · Acute care125 min25—17.0%14.4%1.120.8849Compare
T1227Bigfork Valley HospitalBigfork, MN · Critical access125 min———————20Compare
T1227Caldwell Regional Medical CenterCaldwell, KS · Critical access125 min————14.6%——25Compare
T1227Froedtert Community HospitalNew Berlin, WI · Acute care125 min—5——14.8%—0.7116Compare
T1227Highland Hills Medical CenterSenatobia, MS · Acute care125 min————14.7%—0.8249Compare
T1227Kearney County Health Services HospitalMinden, NE · Critical access125 min————14.6%——10Compare
T1227Madison Parish HospitalTallulah, LA · Critical access125 min———————16Compare
T1227Mount Carmel DublinDublin, OH · Acute care125 min———————30Compare
T1227Newman Memorial HospitalShattuck, OK · Critical access125 min————15.0%——79Compare
T1227Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO · Critical access125 min————14.7%——22Compare
T1248Franciscan Health MooresvilleMooresville, IN · Acute care126 min54—11.2%14.4%0.830.9382Compare
T1248Putnam County HospitalGreencastle, IN · Critical access126 min5———14.6%——25Compare
T1248Ascension St Vincent's SouthsideJacksonville, FL · Acute care126 min4211.3%11.6%14.5%0.941.11295Compare

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).