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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
T1472Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalGlendale, AZ · Acute care132 min2212.2%10.2%14.2%1.091.02217Compare
T1472Copley HospitalMorrisville, VT · Critical access132 min2512.1%14.5%14.9%——25Compare
T1472HCA Florida St Petersburg HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care132 min22—11.2%16.3%0.891.06215Compare
T1472AdventHealth Port CharlottePort Charlotte, FL · Acute care132 min1111.3%12.1%16.1%1.261.01254Compare
T1472George Regional Health SystemLucedale, MS · Acute care132 min14——15.7%1.030.9548Compare
T1472Jackson Purchase Medical CenterMayfield, KY · Acute care132 min13—12.5%15.3%1.071.0693Compare
T1472Pineville Community Health Center, IncPineville, KY · Acute care132 min1———14.9%—1.33120Compare
T1472CentraCare Health - MonticelloMonticello, MN · Critical access132 min—4——14.5%——39Compare
T1472Columbia Basin HospitalEphrata, WA · Critical access132 min————14.4%——28Compare
T1472Community Memorial Hospital Medical CenterSumner, IA · Critical access132 min————14.7%——25Compare
T1472East Houston Medical CenterHouston, TX · Acute care132 min———————4Compare
T1472Goodall Witcher HospitalClifton, TX · Critical access132 min————14.9%———Compare
T1472Greeley County Health ServicesTribune, KS · Critical access132 min————14.8%——18Compare
T1472Kearny County HospitalLakin, KS · Critical access132 min————14.5%——25Compare
T1472Little Colorado Medical CenterWinslow, AZ · Critical access132 min————15.1%——25Compare
T1472Margaret Mary Community Hospital IncBatesville, IN · Critical access132 min—4—11.8%15.1%——25Compare
T1472Middle Park Medical CenterKremmling, CO · Critical access132 min————14.9%——25Compare
T1472Monument Health Custer HospitalCuster, SD · Critical access132 min————15.7%——12Compare
T1472Monument Health Sturgis HospitalSturgis, SD · Critical access132 min————14.6%——25Compare
T1472Morton County HospitalElkhart, KS · Critical access132 min———————25Compare
T1472Pipestone County Medical CenterPipestone, MN · Critical access132 min————14.9%——44Compare
T1472St Vincents BlountOneonta, AL · Critical access132 min————14.2%——25Compare
T1472Union County General HospitalClayton, NM · Critical access132 min————15.3%——25Compare
T1524Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco, TX · Acute care133 min53—7.4%14.4%0.870.99233Compare
T1524Medical Center Of The RockiesLoveland, CO · Acute care133 min5410.3%11.6%13.1%0.981.01180Compare
T1524UT Health East Texas Henderson HospitalHenderson, TX · Acute care133 min54—10.8%14.3%0.981.03158Compare
T1524Alhambra Hospital Medical CenterAlhambra, CA · Acute care133 min4311.4%10.7%14.7%0.951.18144Compare
T1524Ascension St Vincent FishersFishers, IN · Acute care133 min43——15.2%0.961.0046Compare
T1524Aurora BayCare Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care133 min4412.2%12.8%14.9%1.010.92132Compare
T1524Salem Memorial District HospitalSalem, MO · Critical access133 min4——11.9%14.8%——25Compare
T1524St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff, CA · Acute care133 min44—13.3%15.1%0.900.9576Compare
T1524St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care133 min4311.6%15.2%14.0%1.240.99523Compare
T1524Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · Acute care133 min4411.1%13.6%15.8%0.691.04321Compare
T1524Adventist Health Mendocino CoastFort Bragg, CA · Critical access133 min35—9.0%14.5%——25Compare
T1524Eastern Idaho Regional Medical CenterIdaho Falls, ID · Acute care133 min3310.2%11.1%12.9%0.841.00330Compare
T1524Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar IncMenomonie, WI · Critical access133 min34—12.1%14.7%——25Compare
T1524Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock, TX · Acute care133 min3312.9%11.3%15.0%1.091.05209Compare
T1524Wetzel County HospitalNew Martinsville, WV · Acute care133 min35—13.5%15.3%—0.9958Compare
T1524Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha CountyStarkville, MS · Acute care133 min23—11.3%15.0%0.941.0696Compare
T1524CHI St Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake, ND · Critical access133 min2——10.0%14.9%——25Compare
T1524Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, WA · Acute care133 min2213.5%12.5%15.1%1.350.91365Compare
T1524St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll, IA · Critical access133 min25——14.7%——25Compare
T1524Tampa General Hospital Crystal RiverCrystal River, FL · Acute care133 min2212.9%12.7%15.5%0.870.99128Compare
T1524University Hospital And Medical CenterTamarac, FL · Acute care133 min2211.9%12.0%16.3%0.851.16211Compare
T1524Charlevoix Area HospitalCharlevoix, MI · Critical access133 min—4——14.7%——25Compare
T1524Intermountain Health Delta Community HospitalDelta, UT · Critical access133 min————14.4%——18Compare
T1524Kirby Medical CenterMonticello, IL · Critical access133 min————14.8%——16Compare
T1524McKenzie Health SystemSandusky, MI · Critical access133 min————15.1%——25Compare
T1524Mountains Community HospitalLake Arrowhead, CA · Critical access133 min————15.3%——17Compare
T1524Mymichigan Medical Center GladwinGladwin, MI · Critical access133 min—5——14.7%——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).