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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
T1299Aurora Medical Center Washington CountyHartford, WI · Acute care127 min44—10.9%15.7%0.950.8471Compare
T1299Bellevue HospitalBellevue, OH · Acute care127 min44—14.1%14.3%0.960.9670Compare
T1299Crawford Memorial HospitalRobinson, IL · Critical access127 min45—12.9%14.3%——25Compare
T1299Kettering Health DaytonDayton, OH · Acute care127 min4310.7%10.7%15.1%0.860.99417Compare
T1299Mercy Health - Defiance HospitalDefiance, OH · Acute care127 min44—12.3%14.6%0.990.9123Compare
T1299St Catherine Hospital IncEast Chicago, IN · Acute care127 min43—8.3%15.2%1.121.10189Compare
T1299Coral Gables HospitalCoral Gables, FL · Acute care127 min33—8.5%15.8%0.921.17245Compare
T1299Jackson General HospitalRipley, WV · Critical access127 min35—12.0%14.8%——25Compare
T1299Memorial Satilla HealthWaycross, GA · Acute care127 min3310.9%11.5%16.7%0.880.99237Compare
T1299Avera St Mary's HospitalPierre, SD · Acute care127 min24—14.8%14.3%1.070.9360Compare
T1299Deaconess Henderson HospitalHenderson, KY · Acute care127 min23—8.3%15.1%0.991.03205Compare
T1299HCA Florida Blake HospitalBradenton, FL · Acute care127 min2212.4%10.6%16.4%0.921.06383Compare
T1299Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of LPDS HealthcEl Paso, TX · Acute care127 min2211.8%11.6%15.5%0.801.07642Compare
T1299Medical City North HillsNorth Richland Hills, TX · Acute care127 min2312.1%11.4%15.3%1.081.02140Compare
T1299Sampson Regional Medical CenterClinton, NC · Acute care127 min24—11.7%15.5%0.960.96146Compare
T1299Western Arizona Regional Medical CenterBullhead City, AZ · Acute care127 min2211.7%9.9%14.9%0.830.90139Compare
T1299Bolivar Medical CenterCleveland, MS · Acute care127 min13—11.4%15.0%0.840.98165Compare
T1299Larkin Community HospitalSouth Miami, FL · Acute care127 min1——9.7%17.7%0.911.13146Compare
T129999th Medical Group (Nellis AFB)Nellis Afb, NV · Military127 min—4—————43Compare
T1299Adams Memorial HospitalDecatur, IN · Critical access127 min—4—11.9%15.2%——35Compare
T1299Ascension Saint Thomas Three RiversWaverly, TN · Critical access127 min————15.6%——25Compare
T1299Bleckley Memorial HospitalCochran, GA · Critical access127 min————14.9%——25Compare
T1299Frio Regional HospitalPearsall, TX · Critical access127 min————15.1%——22Compare
T1299Merrick Medical CenterCentral City, NE · Critical access127 min————14.6%——6Compare
T1299Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical CenterOkmulgee, OK · Acute care127 min————14.6%—0.9866Compare
T1299NH JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL · Military127 min—4—————430Compare
T1299North Valley HospitalTonasket, WA · Critical access127 min————14.4%——85Compare
T1299Okeene Municipal HospitalOkeene, OK · Critical access127 min————15.6%——17Compare
T1299Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln, ME · Critical access127 min————14.8%——25Compare
T1299Stewart Memorial Community HospitalLake City, IA · Critical access127 min————15.0%——25Compare
T1331United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth, MN · Critical access128 min54—11.9%14.9%——43Compare
T1331Greene County General HospitalLinton, IN · Critical access128 min45——14.8%——25Compare
T1331Lower Keys Medical CenterKey West, FL · Acute care128 min43—8.9%15.4%0.990.90167Compare
T1331Marcum And Wallace Memorial HospitalIrvine, KY · Critical access128 min4———15.0%——25Compare
T1331Memorial HospitalFremont, OH · Acute care128 min43—12.0%15.6%0.940.95179Compare
T1331Soin Medical CenterBeaver Creek, OH · Acute care128 min449.7%10.4%15.5%1.080.99206Compare
T1331Spencer Municipal HospitalSpencer, IA · Acute care128 min44—12.5%14.4%1.130.9093Compare
T1331St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood, AR · Acute care128 min43—11.7%15.0%0.911.1169Compare
T1331Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · Acute care128 min34—12.8%15.2%0.980.9499Compare
T1331Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · Acute care128 min3411.0%11.8%15.3%1.181.01228Compare
T1331Bartow Regional Medical CenterBartow, FL · Acute care128 min3311.9%11.9%14.1%1.090.9872Compare
T1331Baylor Scott And White Surgical Hospital At ShermaSherman, TX · Acute care128 min3———14.9%0.910.9614Compare
T1331Bon Secours St Francis Medical CenterMidlothian, VA · Acute care128 min3313.8%13.2%14.8%0.940.99130Compare
T1331CHI Health ImmanuelOmaha, NE · Acute care128 min3310.9%11.7%15.5%0.831.03356Compare
T1331Great Plains HealthNorth Platte, NE · Acute care128 min3311.5%11.3%15.0%0.820.97116Compare
T1331Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene, TX · Acute care128 min3312.7%13.0%15.1%0.921.10615Compare
T1331Mercy Health - Tiffin HospitalTiffin, OH · Acute care128 min34—9.7%15.2%0.900.91120Compare
T1331Saint Joseph HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care128 min3213.2%10.2%15.2%1.351.00468Compare
T1331Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Ste Marie, MI · Acute care128 min24—11.2%15.3%1.150.8682Compare
T1331De Tar Hospital NavarroVictoria, TX · Acute care128 min2214.1%11.6%14.5%0.831.16278Compare

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).