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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
T1590Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview, TX · Acute care135 min3312.1%10.9%15.9%0.851.04230Compare
T1590North Hawaii Community Hospital, IncKamuela, HI · Acute care135 min33—11.5%14.4%0.960.8533Compare
T1590Perham HealthPerham, MN · Critical access135 min35—13.3%14.8%——25Compare
T1590St Mary's Regional Medical CenterEnid, OK · Acute care135 min3411.5%14.7%14.4%0.991.04229Compare
T1590Castleview HospitalPrice, UT · Acute care135 min23—11.0%15.0%0.911.0184Compare
T1590Mercy Hospital PerryPerryville, MO · Critical access135 min24—10.1%15.2%——25Compare
T1590Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · Acute care135 min2212.9%13.1%14.7%1.031.3265Compare
T1590Samaritan HospitalMoses Lake, WA · Acute care135 min23—13.1%14.3%1.150.9350Compare
T1590Southwestern Medical CenterLawton, OK · Acute care135 min22—9.2%15.3%0.921.02199Compare
T1590Alaska Regional HospitalAnchorage, AK · Acute care135 min1313.3%10.6%15.8%1.020.88250Compare
T1590Ballinger Memorial HospitalBallinger, TX · Critical access135 min————15.4%——25Compare
T1590Great Plains Of SabethaSabetha, KS · Critical access135 min————15.1%——25Compare
T1590Jackson Parish HospitalJonesboro, LA · Critical access135 min————14.1%——25Compare
T1614Indiana University Health Jay, Inc.Portland, IN · Critical access136 min5——9.9%14.2%——35Compare
T1614Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care136 min5411.6%11.7%15.0%0.881.05156Compare
T1614Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac LakeSaranac Lake, NY · Acute care136 min45—13.4%14.3%1.280.8795Compare
T1614Advent Health PolkColumbus, NC · Critical access136 min44—11.2%14.6%——35Compare
T1614Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care136 min44—11.5%13.8%0.970.90127Compare
T1614Box Butte General HospitalAlliance, NE · Critical access136 min44—12.1%14.5%——25Compare
T1614Resolute Health HospitalNew Braunfels, TX · Acute care136 min4312.8%10.9%15.3%0.901.11128Compare
T1614Sutter Amador HospitalJackson, CA · Acute care136 min44—9.6%14.0%1.050.9652Compare
T1614Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital AllenAllen, TX · Acute care136 min4411.5%9.9%14.6%0.841.0729Compare
T1614Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA · Acute care136 min42—11.4%13.9%0.970.9380Compare
T1614UPMC NorthwestSeneca, PA · Acute care136 min4312.5%8.5%14.6%0.950.96173Compare
T1614UT Health East Texas Quitman HospitalQuitman, TX · Critical access136 min44—13.1%14.8%——25Compare
T1614Valley West Community HospitalSandwich, IL · Critical access136 min44——14.5%——25Compare
T1614Wright Memorial HospitalTrenton, MO · Critical access136 min4——12.9%14.2%——25Compare
T1614Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care136 min32—11.7%14.3%0.96—270Compare
T1614Manatee Memorial HospitalBradenton, FL · Acute care136 min3211.9%14.6%14.6%0.811.03319Compare
T1614Mercy Health Saint Mary'sGrand Rapids, MI · Acute care136 min3413.0%10.5%14.9%1.120.92230Compare
T1614Merit Health MadisonCanton, MS · Acute care136 min34—11.2%15.8%0.950.9567Compare
T1614Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · Acute care136 min3312.2%10.6%16.2%0.921.08483Compare
T1614Penn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon, PA · Acute care136 min3312.0%8.6%15.2%0.950.9377Compare
T1614Speare Memorial HospitalPlymouth, NH · Critical access136 min34—12.1%15.0%——25Compare
T1614Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA · Acute care136 min3311.9%11.2%14.3%0.991.03111Compare
T1614Valley Baptist Medical Center- BrownsvilleBrownsville, TX · Acute care136 min3211.4%11.0%15.4%0.881.05240Compare
T1614Clara Barton HospitalHoisington, KS · Critical access136 min24—17.3%15.2%——25Compare
T1614Desoto Memorial HospitalArcadia, FL · Acute care136 min24—10.9%15.1%0.981.0949Compare
T1614HCA Florida Lehigh HospitalLehigh Acres, FL · Acute care136 min21—9.8%15.1%0.930.9553Compare
T1614Medical City WeatherfordWeatherford, TX · Acute care136 min2311.6%11.7%15.0%0.911.08103Compare
T1614Monadnock Community HospitalPeterborough, NH · Critical access136 min24—13.1%14.9%——25Compare
T1614Perry County Memorial HospitalTell City, IN · Critical access136 min24—11.6%15.0%——25Compare
T1614Punxsutawney Area HospitalPunxsutawney, PA · Acute care136 min24—11.7%15.5%0.990.9549Compare
T1614Summersville Regional Medical CenterSummersville, WV · Critical access136 min25—13.6%15.1%——25Compare
T1614Uintah Basin Medical CenterRoosevelt, UT · Acute care136 min23—14.0%14.4%0.980.8649Compare
T1614Palestine Regional Medical CenterPalestine, TX · Acute care136 min13—15.6%15.5%1.051.10161Compare
T1614Bronson South Haven HospitalSouth Haven, MI · Acute care136 min——————0.8482Compare
T1614Community Hospital, Onaga And St Marys CampusOnaga, KS · Critical access136 min————15.2%——25Compare
T1614Evans Memorial HospitalClaxton, GA · Acute care136 min—4——14.7%0.991.0449Compare
T1614Forks Community HospitalForks, WA · Critical access136 min————14.8%——45Compare

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).