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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
T1752Methodist Southlake Medical CenterSouthlake, TX · Acute care140 min—5——15.1%0.971.0454Compare
T1752New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · Acute care140 min————14.9%0.981.0550Compare
T1752Northern Maine Medical CenterFort Kent, ME · Critical access140 min—512.6%9.7%———25Compare
T1752St Mary's HospitalCottonwood, ID · Critical access140 min————15.1%——25Compare
T1752West Tennessee Healthcare Camden HospitalCamden, TN · Critical access140 min————14.9%——25Compare
T1806CentraCare Health System - Melrose HospitalMelrose, MN · Critical access141 min5——12.2%14.1%——28Compare
T1806Conemaugh Nason Medical CenterRoaring Spring, PA · Acute care141 min5412.4%9.8%14.6%0.910.9345Compare
T1806NMC HealthNewton, KS · Acute care141 min5411.7%11.1%14.1%0.801.0199Compare
T1806Vail Health HospitalVail, CO · Acute care141 min5411.2%9.8%14.2%0.870.9056Compare
T1806AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim, CA · Acute care141 min4211.3%11.1%14.9%0.901.08224Compare
T1806AdventHealth New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beach, FL · Acute care141 min439.9%11.1%15.2%0.830.97109Compare
T1806Mahaska Health PartnershipOskaloosa, IA · Critical access141 min44—10.0%14.4%——25Compare
T1806St Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls, MN · Critical access141 min44——14.7%——49Compare
T1806Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA · Acute care141 min4313.9%12.7%14.4%0.940.95120Compare
T1806Medical City PlanoPlano, TX · Acute care141 min3212.1%11.0%16.5%1.061.11611Compare
T1806Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusLakewood, NJ · Acute care141 min3312.4%10.2%16.1%1.001.15285Compare
T1806Riverside Shore Memorial HospitalOnancock, VA · Acute care141 min3411.7%12.7%15.6%0.940.9252Compare
T1806Smyth County Community HospitalMarion, VA · Acute care141 min33—13.2%14.7%0.970.97170Compare
T1806St Joseph's Hospital Of Buckhannon, IncBuckhannon, WV · Critical access141 min35—12.7%16.4%——51Compare
T1806Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At WindberWindber, PA · Acute care141 min2412.0%14.0%15.5%0.981.0254Compare
T1806Chinese HospitalSan Francisco, CA · Acute care141 min23—8.6%14.7%1.120.9065Compare
T1806Cary Medical CenterCaribou, ME · Acute care141 min14—13.9%15.0%0.960.8465Compare
T1806Ascension St Vincent ClayBrazil, IN · Critical access141 min————15.3%——25Compare
T1806Haxtun Hospital DistrictHaxtun, CO · Critical access141 min————15.1%——25Compare
T1806Hendry Regional Medical CenterClewiston, FL · Critical access141 min————14.8%——25Compare
T1806Hill Hospital Of Sumter CountyYork, AL · Acute care141 min———————33Compare
T1806Lakeside Medical CenterBelle Glade, FL · Acute care141 min————14.7%0.991.0770Compare
T1806Pagosa Springs Medical CenterPagosa Springs, CO · Critical access141 min———————11Compare
T1806Santa Ynez Valley Cottage HospitalSolvang, CA · Critical access141 min————15.4%——11Compare
T1806Share Medical CenterAlva, OK · Critical access141 min————15.2%——25Compare
T1806Trigg County HospitalCadiz, KY · Critical access141 min————15.3%——25Compare
T1806University McDuffie County Regional Medical CenterThomson, GA · Acute care141 min—3—10.3%14.8%0.970.8947Compare
T1833Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care142 min5412.0%11.1%14.7%0.930.9066Compare
T1833Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWestwood, NJ · Acute care142 min5313.3%9.8%15.4%0.961.04128Compare
T1833UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care142 min5411.0%10.4%15.8%0.830.93448Compare
T1833American Fork HospitalAmerican Fork, UT · Acute care142 min44—12.0%14.1%0.900.8889Compare
T1833Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, IncManhattan, KS · Acute care142 min4312.5%11.8%14.6%0.890.94150Compare
T1833Banner Payson Medical CenterPayson, AZ · Critical access142 min43—10.6%14.4%——44Compare
T1833Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake PointeRowlett, TX · Acute care142 min4312.5%11.7%15.6%0.881.02148Compare
T1833Bozeman Health Deaconess HospitalBozeman, MT · Acute care142 min4410.3%9.6%14.4%1.070.90140Compare
T1833Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler, AZ · Acute care142 min4313.8%11.4%15.2%1.071.04429Compare
T1833Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access142 min44—9.9%14.4%——15Compare
T1833Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise, AL · Acute care142 min43—12.5%14.9%0.870.91131Compare
T1833Memorial HospitalCarthage, IL · Critical access142 min45—10.2%15.3%——48Compare
T1833Mercy Health - West HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care142 min4311.6%10.1%15.1%1.030.95297Compare
T1833Ocean Medical CenterBrick, NJ · Acute care142 min4310.9%9.4%14.7%1.021.11436Compare
T1833Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe, GA · Acute care142 min43—10.6%15.5%0.950.9577Compare
T1833Thedacare Regional Medical Center - NeenahNeenah, WI · Acute care142 min4412.1%14.1%14.8%1.080.95182Compare
T1833UPMC Bedford MemorialEverett, PA · Acute care142 min43—10.1%14.4%—1.0449Compare
T1833University Hospitals Samaritan Medical CenterAshland, OH · Acute care142 min44—11.1%14.4%0.910.96123Compare

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).