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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
T1614Franklin General HospitalHampton, IA · Critical access136 min————14.5%——77Compare
T1614General Leonard Wood ACH (Ft Leonard Wood)Fort Leonard Wood, MO · Military136 min—4—————300Compare
T1614Indian Path Community HospitalKingsport, TN · Acute care136 min—3——14.5%0.950.99239Compare
T1614Madison Valley Medical CenterEnnis, MT · Critical access136 min————15.0%——16Compare
T1614Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo, WI · Critical access136 min—5—9.5%14.9%——18Compare
T1614Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care ServicesGallup, NM · Critical access136 min———————69Compare
T1614Wayne HospitalGreenville, OH · Critical access136 min—3—12.4%———92Compare
T1658Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg, WI · Critical access137 min54—11.0%14.2%——25Compare
T1658Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital CleburneCleburne, TX · Acute care137 min54—12.2%14.5%0.941.00137Compare
T1658Abraham Lincoln Memorial HospitalLincoln, IL · Critical access137 min44—10.3%14.6%——15Compare
T1658AdventHealth Dade CityDade City, FL · Acute care137 min4411.3%10.1%14.8%0.891.02122Compare
T1658Banner North Colorado Medical CenterGreeley, CO · Acute care137 min4312.6%11.8%14.6%1.111.08378Compare
T1658CHI Health MidlandsPapillion, NE · Acute care137 min44—11.4%14.8%0.970.83131Compare
T1658Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLCIdaho Falls, ID · Acute care137 min43—14.3%14.6%0.851.0188Compare
T1658Mercy Hospital AdaAda, OK · Acute care137 min43—9.9%15.6%0.841.00159Compare
T1658Presence St Marys HospitalKankakee, IL · Acute care137 min4312.9%12.0%14.0%0.900.97182Compare
T1658Rappahannock General HospitalKilmarnock, VA · Critical access137 min43—9.7%14.8%——76Compare
T1658Spectrum Health United HospitalGreenville, MI · Acute care137 min44—11.8%15.0%0.980.8848Compare
T1658William Newton HospitalWinfield, KS · Critical access137 min4——14.0%14.6%——25Compare
T1658Dallas Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care137 min33——13.7%0.941.04155Compare
T1658Fulton County Health CenterWauseon, OH · Critical access137 min34—16.1%15.3%——35Compare
T1658Holzer Medical Center JacksonJackson, OH · Critical access137 min3———15.0%——25Compare
T1658Orlando Health South Lake HospitalClermont, FL · Acute care137 min3311.7%9.9%15.9%0.700.98235Compare
T1658St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham, IL · Acute care137 min34—12.9%15.3%0.950.94146Compare
T1658Welia HealthMora, MN · Critical access137 min35——14.6%——49Compare
T1658West Boca Medical CenterBoca Raton, FL · Acute care137 min3111.4%9.2%16.0%0.911.00195Compare
T1658Bon Secours Southside Medical CenterPetersburg, VA · Acute care137 min2312.2%10.1%15.8%0.971.11300Compare
T1658Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA · Acute care137 min2211.8%10.1%16.1%1.081.07346Compare
T1658Rockcastle County Hospital, Inc.Mount Vernon, KY · Acute care137 min2———14.8%1.001.0026Compare
T1658Lasalle General HospitalJena, LA · Acute care137 min1———15.1%—1.1046Compare
T1658Littleton Regional HealthcareLittleton, NH · Critical access137 min15——15.2%——25Compare
T1658Appleton Area HealthAppleton, MN · Critical access137 min————15.1%——15Compare
T1658Ascension St John SapulpaSapulpa, OK · Critical access137 min————14.5%——25Compare
T1658Coryell Memorial HospitalGatesville, TX · Critical access137 min—5——15.3%——25Compare
T1658Jay HospitalJay, FL · Critical access137 min————14.7%——25Compare
T1658Knox County HospitalBarbourville, KY · Critical access137 min————14.8%——25Compare
T1658Madison County Memorial HospitalMadison, FL · Critical access137 min————14.7%——25Compare
T1658South Peninsula HospitalHomer, AK · Critical access137 min—4——15.0%——22Compare
T1689Baptist Health LagrangeLa Grange, KY · Acute care138 min54—10.6%14.4%0.981.0190Compare
T1689Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care138 min54—8.7%13.8%0.910.8865Compare
T1689Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PflugervillePflugerville, TX · Acute care138 min44—11.7%14.8%0.971.0546Compare
T1689CHI Health Good SamaritanKearney, NE · Acute care138 min4411.0%10.2%14.7%0.981.03165Compare
T1689Carilion Giles Community HospitalPearisburg, VA · Critical access138 min45—11.7%15.3%——25Compare
T1689Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, WI · Critical access138 min45—13.9%14.6%——25Compare
T1689Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington, MI · Acute care138 min44—13.8%13.9%0.960.8381Compare
T1689Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA · Acute care138 min4314.5%10.7%15.3%0.870.96185Compare
T1689McLeod Loris HospitalLoris, SC · Acute care138 min4415.6%14.7%15.0%0.781.00105Compare
T1689Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, TX · Acute care138 min439.9%8.4%15.8%1.171.041,048Compare
T1689SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville, WI · Acute care138 min43—13.7%14.0%0.880.9050Compare
T1689Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center - PlymouthPlymouth, IN · Acute care138 min43—13.0%13.7%0.960.9558Compare

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).