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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
T1833Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, IncWichita, KS · Acute care142 min4413.2%11.9%15.6%0.910.9968Compare
T1833Westerly HospitalWesterly, RI · Acute care142 min44—11.5%13.9%0.850.94116Compare
T1833Ascension Seton Cedar ParkCedar Park, TX · Acute care142 min3210.9%9.3%15.6%0.790.96126Compare
T1833Broward Health Imperial PointFort Lauderdale, FL · Acute care142 min32—10.9%14.7%1.031.09204Compare
T1833Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care142 min3312.1%12.4%15.1%0.891.05230Compare
T1833Clara Maass Medical CenterBelleville, NJ · Acute care142 min3312.9%9.6%16.1%0.961.14472Compare
T1833Ivinson Memorial HospitalLaramie, WY · Acute care142 min34—11.0%14.5%0.910.9799Compare
T1833Palmdale Regional Medical CenterPalmdale, CA · Acute care142 min3211.1%9.9%15.0%0.861.06157Compare
T1833PeaceHealth United General Medical CenterSedro Woolley, WA · Critical access142 min34—12.6%13.7%——30Compare
T1833Tristar Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield, TN · Acute care142 min3411.9%10.5%15.3%0.950.95109Compare
T1833Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam, NY · Acute care142 min2411.2%11.9%15.6%1.180.96109Compare
T1833Carolina Pines Regional Medical CenterHartsville, SC · Acute care142 min2411.0%15.4%16.6%1.121.01116Compare
T1833Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden, AR · Acute care142 min2——12.7%14.9%0.951.04—Compare
T1833Sycamore Shoals HospitalElizabethton, TN · Acute care142 min24—13.5%15.0%0.921.10121Compare
T1833Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · Acute care142 min24—15.2%15.3%1.020.8657Compare
T1833Southwest Medical CenterLiberal, KS · Acute care142 min13—14.0%14.9%1.180.9280Compare
T1833Legacy Silverton Medical CenterSilverton, OR · Acute care142 min—4——14.7%1.040.8248Compare
T1833McGehee HospitalMcgehee, AR · Critical access142 min————14.9%——18Compare
T1869AdventHealth Fish MemorialOrange City, FL · Acute care143 min549.7%7.7%14.6%0.980.95175Compare
T1869Carson Valley HealthGardnerville, NV · Critical access143 min55—13.4%16.3%——25Compare
T1869Corewell Health Zeeland HospitalZeeland, MI · Acute care143 min55—12.3%14.4%0.970.8657Compare
T1869Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton, WI · Acute care143 min4312.7%12.5%14.8%1.200.85332Compare
T1869Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San MarcosSan Marcos, TX · Acute care143 min4311.0%10.1%14.2%0.851.15302Compare
T1869Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville, AR · Acute care143 min44—10.6%15.5%0.981.1290Compare
T1869Novant Health East Cooper Medical CenterMount Pleasant, SC · Acute care143 min44—9.7%14.2%1.000.99140Compare
T1869St Thomas More HospitalCanon City, CO · Critical access143 min44—12.7%14.5%——25Compare
T1869Tri-State Memorial HospitalClarkston, WA · Critical access143 min45—15.9%13.9%——25Compare
T1869Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · Acute care143 min3411.0%12.9%15.5%1.000.94198Compare
T1869Delta County Memorial HospitalDelta, CO · Acute care143 min33—12.9%14.8%0.960.9649Compare
T1869Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL · Acute care143 min33—12.1%13.3%0.971.00240Compare
T1869Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston, WI · Acute care143 min3412.3%11.5%15.4%1.150.9386Compare
T1869Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · Acute care143 min34—10.9%16.1%1.071.03116Compare
T1869Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care143 min1111.9%9.8%15.4%1.501.03991Compare
T1869Martin ACH (Ft Benning)Fort Benning, GA · Military143 min—5——————Compare
T1869Sidney Regional Medical CenterSidney, NE · Critical access143 min—5——15.4%——25Compare
T1886AdventHealth MurrayChatsworth, GA · Acute care144 min55—9.4%14.6%—0.7842Compare
T1886Intermountain Health Logan Regional HospitalLogan, UT · Acute care144 min5411.1%11.5%13.6%1.040.87148Compare
T1886St Elizabeth Ft ThomasFort Thomas, KY · Acute care144 min54—9.8%15.9%1.011.09178Compare
T1886Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany, MS · Acute care144 min44—12.8%14.1%0.960.98153Compare
T1886Bellevue Medical CenterBellevue, NE · Acute care144 min4311.6%11.5%15.7%0.880.9291Compare
T1886Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay, WI · Critical access144 min45—13.9%14.4%——25Compare
T1886Integris Canadian Valley HospitalYukon, OK · Acute care144 min43—10.9%14.7%0.891.0375Compare
T1886Jones Memorial HospitalWellsville, NY · Acute care144 min44—8.2%13.5%1.110.9349Compare
T1886Mercy Health - Clermont HospitalBatavia, OH · Acute care144 min43—8.5%14.5%0.850.96157Compare
T1886Monument Health Spearfish HospitalSpearfish, SD · Acute care144 min43—10.0%14.2%0.950.9244Compare
T1886Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care144 min44—10.8%14.6%0.960.8437Compare
T1886Sutter Davis HospitalDavis, CA · Acute care144 min44—10.6%13.9%0.880.9057Compare
T1886Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care144 min4312.1%9.3%14.2%1.030.95697Compare
T1886Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint ThomaGallatin, TN · Acute care144 min3212.3%7.8%15.9%1.271.01155Compare
T1886Kettering Health Main CampusKettering, OH · Acute care144 min3413.1%12.1%15.2%0.771.05494Compare

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).