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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
T1928Bertrand Chaffee HospitalSpringville, NY · Acute care145 min—3——15.2%0.990.8249Compare
T1928Chase County Community HospitalImperial, NE · Critical access145 min————15.5%——15Compare
T1928Coalinga Regional Medical CenterCoalinga, CA · Critical access145 min———————138Compare
T1928Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro, LA · Acute care145 min————15.3%0.981.1837Compare
T1928St Luke's McCallMccall, ID · Critical access145 min—5——14.8%——15Compare
T1928West Carroll Memorial HospitalOak Grove, LA · Critical access145 min————14.8%——25Compare
T1928Wyoming CountyWarsaw, NY · Critical access145 min—4—————25Compare
T1958Banner Goldfield Medical CenterApache Junction, AZ · Acute care146 min53—9.0%15.3%—0.7820Compare
T1958Christus Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview, TX · Acute care146 min449.4%8.6%16.4%0.821.01574Compare
T1958Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · Acute care146 min4411.9%12.6%15.2%0.760.95220Compare
T1958Montrose Regional HealthMontrose, CO · Acute care146 min4411.4%10.6%14.7%0.940.9675Compare
T1958Overland Park Regional Medical CenterOverland Park, KS · Acute care146 min4313.6%8.6%15.2%1.151.03351Compare
T1958Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care146 min4311.8%9.3%14.9%1.00—402Compare
T1958Salem Township HospitalSalem, IL · Critical access146 min4———14.9%——25Compare
T1958Springfield Regional Medical CenterSpringfield, OH · Acute care146 min4210.7%11.4%14.7%0.861.04254Compare
T1958Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care146 min3311.5%9.7%16.4%0.791.06252Compare
T1958Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar, MN · Acute care146 min33—10.3%14.7%0.990.85136Compare
T1958Community HospitalMccook, NE · Critical access146 min3——15.2%15.0%——25Compare
T1958Holy Cross Hospital - Salt LakeSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care146 min3———14.5%0.881.08158Compare
T1958Lutheran HospitalCleveland, OH · Acute care146 min32—8.7%15.1%0.910.97203Compare
T1958St Luke's Patients Medical CenterPasadena, TX · Acute care146 min32—10.8%14.6%0.911.0361Compare
T1958Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica, GA · Acute care146 min3311.2%9.7%15.9%1.051.0140Compare
T1958UPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport, PA · Acute care146 min3414.1%14.0%15.1%1.381.02255Compare
T1958Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care146 min2311.8%12.4%14.1%0.86—553Compare
T1958Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · Acute care146 min2311.2%13.2%15.2%0.950.99284Compare
T1958Central Peninsula General HospitalSoldotna, AK · Acute care146 min24—11.1%15.8%1.090.8349Compare
T1958Christus Spohn Hospital BeevilleBeeville, TX · Acute care146 min22—10.8%15.4%0.981.1669Compare
T1958HCA Florida South Shore HospitalSun City Center, FL · Acute care146 min2212.8%10.2%15.9%0.990.98112Compare
T1958Lincoln County Medical CenterRuidoso, NM · Critical access146 min24—11.9%14.7%——25Compare
T1958Three Rivers HealthThree Rivers, MI · Acute care146 min23—12.2%15.0%0.970.9960Compare
T1958Garfield Medical CenterMonterey Park, CA · Acute care146 min1312.4%11.4%16.0%0.971.16210Compare
T1958Cherry County HospitalValentine, NE · Critical access146 min—4——15.2%——21Compare
T1958Kings Daughters Medical Center OhioPortsmouth, OH · Acute care146 min—————0.99—10Compare
T1958Memorial Hospital Of Texas County AuthorityGuymon, OK · Critical access146 min————15.5%——33Compare
T1958Morrill County Community HospitalBridgeport, NE · Critical access146 min————14.6%——20Compare
T1958Mt. Graham Regional Medical CenterSafford, AZ · Critical access146 min—4——14.6%——25Compare
T1958Ripon Medical CenterRipon, WI · Critical access146 min—5——14.5%——18Compare
T1958Van Buren County HospitalKeosauqua, IA · Critical access146 min————15.6%——25Compare
T1958Washington County Memorial HospitalPotosi, MO · Critical access146 min————15.5%——25Compare
T1990St. George Regional HospitalSt George, UT · Acute care147 min5410.4%11.5%13.5%0.810.94334Compare
T1990Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · Acute care147 min4310.8%10.4%15.3%0.900.94110Compare
T1990Regional Medical CenterManchester, IA · Critical access147 min44—13.8%14.3%——25Compare
T1990Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton, WI · Acute care147 min4411.9%17.5%13.1%1.540.92160Compare
T1990UPMC ColeCoudersport, PA · Critical access147 min44—12.2%14.9%——49Compare
T1990Womans HospitalBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care147 min44——14.8%0.951.06184Compare
T1990AdventHealth SebringSebring, FL · Acute care147 min3310.8%11.6%14.5%0.961.02204Compare
T1990Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care147 min3413.2%14.6%14.9%0.82—48Compare
T1990Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT · Acute care147 min33—13.0%16.1%0.830.96109Compare
T1990Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana, TX · Acute care147 min3414.1%13.3%14.8%0.841.07724Compare
T1990Lafollette Medical CenterLa Follette, TN · Acute care147 min33—10.0%14.4%0.941.1166Compare

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).