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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
T1248Avera St LukesAberdeen, SD · Acute care126 min4411.7%11.0%15.2%1.061.02109Compare
T1248Brodstone HealthcareSuperior, NE · Critical access126 min44—14.1%15.2%——25Compare
T1248CHI Saint Joseph Berea NfBerea, KY · Critical access126 min45—10.5%14.7%——25Compare
T1248Dupont Hospital LLCFort Wayne, IN · Acute care126 min43—9.5%15.4%0.901.04131Compare
T1248Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care126 min4410.9%17.6%14.4%0.90—33Compare
T1248HCA Florida Kendall HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care126 min4210.8%8.8%15.7%0.841.06447Compare
T1248Mid-Columbia Medical CenterThe Dalles, OR · Acute care126 min44—11.2%13.9%0.870.81—Compare
T1248Saint James HospitalPontiac, IL · Acute care126 min43—14.8%14.4%0.940.9281Compare
T1248Sharp Coronado Hospital And Healthcare CenterCoronado, CA · Acute care126 min44—13.6%14.2%1.220.85204Compare
T1248York General Health Care ServicesYork, NE · Critical access126 min44—12.5%15.0%——25Compare
T1248Atmore Community HospitalAtmore, AL · Acute care126 min3——10.1%15.5%0.991.0149Compare
T1248HCA Healthone Mountain RidgeThornton, CO · Acute care126 min3211.1%9.9%15.1%0.911.01157Compare
T1248Lake Granbury Medical CenterGranbury, TX · Acute care126 min3212.3%11.4%14.8%0.920.9959Compare
T1248Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma, LA · Acute care126 min34—9.8%14.8%1.560.91156Compare
T1248McLaren Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MI · Acute care126 min33—11.0%15.1%0.940.85151Compare
T1248Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterLake Geneva, WI · Critical access126 min34—12.9%14.7%——25Compare
T1248Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale, AR · Acute care126 min3312.9%13.6%14.9%0.931.01414Compare
T1248Parkview Wabash Hospital, IncWabash, IN · Critical access126 min34—10.0%14.7%——50Compare
T1248Saint John HospitalLeavenworth, KS · Acute care126 min33—11.8%15.5%—0.8876Compare
T1248St Charles Medical Center PrinevillePrineville, OR · Critical access126 min34—12.2%14.3%——35Compare
T1248Trident Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Acute care126 min339.6%9.5%14.9%0.811.01497Compare
T1248AdventHealth Lake WalesLake Wales, FL · Acute care126 min23—10.3%15.0%1.040.98118Compare
T1248HCA Florida Putnam HospitalPalatka, FL · Acute care126 min2311.5%11.9%16.1%0.971.0099Compare
T1248Integris Health Edmond HospitalEdmond, OK · Acute care126 min2311.8%12.0%15.0%0.881.0295Compare
T1248Methodist Fremont HealthFremont, NE · Acute care126 min2413.1%12.7%14.9%1.080.9590Compare
T1248Northeastern Health SystemTahlequah, OK · Acute care126 min2313.2%14.5%15.0%1.180.9798Compare
T1248Norton Scott HospitalScottsburg, IN · Critical access126 min2———15.2%——25Compare
T1248Marion General HospitalColumbia, MS · Acute care126 min1———15.4%—1.0479Compare
T1248Avera Marshall Regional Medical CenterMarshall, MN · Critical access126 min—4—11.8%15.2%——49Compare
T1248Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CAHWessington Springs, SD · Critical access126 min————14.8%——16Compare
T1248Bradley County Medical CenterWarren, AR · Critical access126 min————14.7%——35Compare
T1248Callaway District HospitalCallaway, NE · Critical access126 min————15.1%——12Compare
T1248Claiborne Medical CenterTazewell, TN · Acute care126 min—4——16.0%0.971.0285Compare
T1248Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings, PA · Critical access126 min—5——15.3%——20Compare
T1248Deaconess Illinois Union CountyAnna, IL · Critical access126 min————15.0%——25Compare
T1248Ellinwood District HospitalEllinwood, KS · Critical access126 min————15.9%——24Compare
T1248Haywood County Community HospitalBrownsville, TN · Acute care126 min————15.4%—1.069Compare
T1248Higgins General HospitalBremen, GA · Critical access126 min—5—————25Compare
T1248Johnson Memorial HospitalDawson, MN · Critical access126 min————14.9%——24Compare
T1248Lakewood Health SystemStaples, MN · Critical access126 min—4——15.3%——37Compare
T1248Milbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthMilbank, SD · Critical access126 min————14.8%——25Compare
T1248Petersburg Medical CenterPetersburg, AK · Critical access126 min————14.6%——12Compare
T1248Riverside Medical CenterFranklinton, LA · Critical access126 min————14.7%——25Compare
T1248St Charles MadrasMadras, OR · Critical access126 min—4—12.5%15.3%——36Compare
T1248Touchette Regional Hospital IncCentreville, IL · Acute care126 min—————0.990.88109Compare
T1248UChicago Medicine Northwest IndianaCrown Point, IN · Acute care126 min———————8Compare
T1248Unity Medical CenterGrafton, ND · Critical access126 min————14.5%——14Compare
T1248Ward Memorial HospitalMonahans, TX · Critical access126 min————15.2%——25Compare
T1299Kettering Health TroyTroy, OH · Acute care127 min55—10.2%15.1%0.960.9228Compare
T1299Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins, CO · Acute care127 min5411.7%12.0%12.8%0.870.98255Compare

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).