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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
T1331Integris Health Ponca CityPonca City, OK · Acute care128 min23—10.6%14.4%1.081.00140Compare
T1331Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan, ME · Critical access128 min25—14.3%14.5%——25Compare
T1331Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City, CA · Acute care128 min24—15.8%13.9%0.950.9249Compare
T1331The Medical Center At RussellvilleRussellville, KY · Acute care128 min2——12.6%14.8%0.980.9292Compare
T1331HCA Florida Lawnwood HospitalFort Pierce, FL · Acute care128 min1212.8%9.8%16.5%1.001.09497Compare
T1331Monroe County Medical CenterTompkinsville, KY · Acute care128 min15—11.0%16.8%—0.9249Compare
T1331South Central Regional Medical CenterLaurel, MS · Acute care128 min1311.3%12.0%16.9%2.191.00285Compare
T1331Abbeville Area Medical CenterAbbeville, SC · Critical access128 min————15.0%——25Compare
T1331Bluffton HospitalBluffton, OH · Critical access128 min———————25Compare
T1331Centracare - RedwoodRedwood Falls, MN · Critical access128 min———12.6%15.1%——31Compare
T1331Community Memorial HospitalBurke, SD · Critical access128 min————15.6%——16Compare
T1331Evans ACH (Ft Carson)Fort Carson, CO · Military128 min—5—————250Compare
T1331Greene County HospitalEutaw, AL · Acute care128 min———————20Compare
T1331Lynn County Hospital DistrictTahoka, TX · Critical access128 min————15.3%——24Compare
T1331Memorial Community Hospital & Health SystemBlair, NE · Critical access128 min—3——15.2%——25Compare
T1331Minneola District HospitalMinneola, KS · Critical access128 min————14.7%——25Compare
T1331Morgan County ARH HospitalWest Liberty, KY · Critical access128 min————15.0%——25Compare
T1331Pender Community HospitalPender, NE · Critical access128 min————15.1%——21Compare
T1331Platte Health CenterPlatte, SD · Critical access128 min————14.8%——17Compare
T1331Prairie Ridge Hospital And Health ServicesElbow Lake, MN · Critical access128 min———————10Compare
T1331Providence Valdez Medical CenterValdez, AK · Critical access128 min———————11Compare
T1331Ringgold County HospitalMount Ayr, IA · Critical access128 min————14.7%——25Compare
T1331River's Edge Hospital & ClinicSt Peter, MN · Critical access128 min—4——14.9%——17Compare
T1331San Juan HospitalMonticello, UT · Critical access128 min————14.9%——25Compare
T1331Weatherford Regional HospitalWeatherford, OK · Critical access128 min————15.0%——25Compare
T1376Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care129 min44—9.3%15.7%0.900.8499Compare
T1376Intermountain Health Sevier Valley HospitalRichfield, UT · Acute care129 min45——14.3%0.960.9142Compare
T1376Jack Hughston Memorial HospitalPhenix City, AL · Acute care129 min44——15.2%0.950.9870Compare
T1376OSF St Francis Hospital And Medical GroupEscanaba, MI · Critical access129 min44—11.3%15.4%——25Compare
T1376Beloit Health SystemBeloit, WI · Acute care129 min3310.9%14.1%15.5%1.290.96256Compare
T1376Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · Acute care129 min3310.6%10.0%15.9%0.901.05597Compare
T1376HCA Florida University HospitalDavie, FL · Acute care129 min32—9.7%16.4%1.180.99165Compare
T1376Orlando Health Melbourne HospitalMelbourne, FL · Acute care129 min3212.9%10.7%15.7%0.851.04119Compare
T1376Southern Tennessee Regional Health System LawrenceLawrenceburg, TN · Acute care129 min33—13.2%15.2%0.941.0796Compare
T1376Dukes Memorial HospitalPeru, IN · Critical access129 min2——11.5%15.2%——25Compare
T1376St Joseph Regional Medical CenterLewiston, ID · Acute care129 min2310.0%14.9%14.1%0.921.07145Compare
T1376CHI St Lukes Lakeside HospitalThe Woodlands, TX · Acute care129 min—4——14.4%0.891.1830Compare
T1376Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association IncEkalaka, MT · Critical access129 min————14.6%——25Compare
T1376Hu Hu Kam Memorial HospitalSacaton, AZ · Critical access129 min———————15Compare
T1376Intermountain Health Heber Valley HospitalHeber City, UT · Critical access129 min—5——14.8%——19Compare
T1376Izard Regional Hospital LLCCalico Rock, AR · Critical access129 min————16.0%——25Compare
T1376Kimble HospitalJunction, TX · Critical access129 min————15.2%——15Compare
T1376Medina Regional HospitalHondo, TX · Critical access129 min————15.2%——25Compare
T1376Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora, MO · Critical access129 min—5——15.0%——53Compare
T1376North Shore HealthGrand Marais, MN · Critical access129 min———————16Compare
T1376Northern Montana HospitalHavre, MT · Critical access129 min———————48Compare
T1376Perkins County Health ServicesGrant, NE · Critical access129 min————15.4%——20Compare
T1376Sabine Medical CenterMany, LA · Acute care129 min————15.4%0.991.0948Compare
T1399Holy Rosary HospitalMiles City, MT · Critical access130 min54—13.9%14.3%——25Compare
T1399Longs Peak HospitalLongmont, CO · Acute care130 min5310.3%13.2%13.9%0.880.9883Compare

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).