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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
T2181Calais Community HospitalCalais, ME · Critical access154 min————15.0%——25Compare
T2181Miami County Medical CenterPaola, KS · Acute care154 min————14.6%0.980.8639Compare
T2181North Adams Regional Hospital CorporationNorth Adams, MA · Critical access154 min—5—————25Compare
T2181Southeast Colorado Hospital DistrictSpringfield, CO · Critical access154 min————15.4%——23Compare
T2205Bailey Medical Center, LLCOwasso, OK · Acute care155 min54—9.8%14.4%0.950.8973Compare
T2205Baylor Scott & White Medical Center At IrvingIrving, TX · Acute care155 min5311.1%7.7%14.8%0.851.00288Compare
T2205Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay, TX · Acute care155 min5410.7%9.1%15.2%0.841.08178Compare
T2205Intermountain Health Riverton HospitalRiverton, UT · Acute care155 min54—12.0%13.9%0.940.9497Compare
T2205Community Memorial Hospital, IncHamilton, NY · Critical access155 min44—15.1%15.3%——25Compare
T2205MercyOne Newton Medical CenterNewton, IA · Acute care155 min4——12.3%13.4%—0.9968Compare
T2205Bethesda NorthCincinnati, OH · Acute care155 min339.8%10.7%15.5%0.821.00465Compare
T2205Canonsburg General HospitalCanonsburg, PA · Acute care155 min34—11.3%15.6%0.941.04104Compare
T2205Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin, CA · Acute care155 min31—10.1%14.9%0.791.42135Compare
T2205Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Township, MI · Acute care155 min3212.5%8.4%13.9%0.940.94153Compare
T2205Mcalester Regional Health CenterMcalester, OK · Acute care155 min33—11.6%15.0%1.110.98149Compare
T2205Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care155 min3312.3%9.8%15.7%0.850.97281Compare
T2205St Marys HealthcareAmsterdam, NY · Acute care155 min33—9.3%15.4%1.041.07149Compare
T2205Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper, AL · Acute care155 min32—9.2%15.4%0.920.95267Compare
T2205Mercy Regional Medical CenterLorain, OH · Acute care155 min2213.4%11.4%15.3%1.101.16317Compare
T2205Trihealth Clinton Regional HospitalWilmington, OH · Acute care155 min2310.9%10.9%15.0%0.921.06143Compare
T2205UT Health East Texas Athens HospitalAthens, TX · Acute care155 min2412.0%14.8%16.2%0.941.08127Compare
T2205Lakeland Regional Medical CenterLakeland, FL · Acute care155 min1314.2%8.9%16.7%1.551.00892Compare
T2205St Mary's Medical CenterWest Palm Beach, FL · Acute care155 min12—12.3%15.2%0.961.04413Compare
T2205Benson HospitalBenson, AZ · Critical access155 min———————22Compare
T2205LECOM Health Corry Memorial HospitalCorry, PA · Critical access155 min———18.8%15.1%——20Compare
T2205Union Medical CenterUnion, SC · Acute care155 min————14.8%—0.84143Compare
T2205West Henderson HospitalHenderson, NV · Acute care155 min———10.2%———150Compare
T2228Novato Community HospitalNovato, CA · Acute care156 min54—10.0%14.4%0.850.9375Compare
T2228Whitman Hospital And Medical CenterColfax, WA · Critical access156 min5——12.8%14.5%——25Compare
T2228Adventist Health CastleKailua, HI · Acute care156 min4411.6%11.2%15.1%0.810.91160Compare
T2228Baptist Health RichmondRichmond, KY · Acute care156 min4412.6%13.5%14.8%0.971.02105Compare
T2228CHI Health Bergan MercyOmaha, NE · Acute care156 min4311.4%9.6%14.6%0.991.02400Compare
T2228Covenant Hospital PlainviewPlainview, TX · Acute care156 min43—10.7%14.4%0.930.99100Compare
T2228Harlingen Medical CenterHarlingen, TX · Acute care156 min4311.8%8.8%14.6%1.090.97118Compare
T2228Hill Country Memorial HospitalFredericksburg, TX · Acute care156 min44—16.0%14.4%0.911.0184Compare
T2228Munson Healthcare Cadillac HospitalCadillac, MI · Acute care156 min44—11.1%14.1%1.000.82117Compare
T2228Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea, HI · Acute care156 min4410.9%9.8%13.9%0.790.92116Compare
T2228Prisma Health Oconee Memorial HospitalSeneca, SC · Acute care156 min4411.3%11.4%15.3%1.011.00169Compare
T2228Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden CampusSaint Marys, GA · Acute care156 min44—10.0%15.1%0.960.9340Compare
T2228St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville, AR · Acute care156 min4312.8%13.1%14.3%0.961.04170Compare
T2228The Nebraska Methodist HospitalOmaha, NE · Acute care156 min4411.0%11.0%15.5%1.040.98430Compare
T2228UPMC HorizonGreenville, PA · Acute care156 min44—15.4%15.9%0.960.95201Compare
T2228CHI St Alexius Health WillistonWilliston, ND · Critical access156 min32—15.1%15.6%——25Compare
T2228HCA Florida Englewood HospitalEnglewood, FL · Acute care156 min3211.9%11.3%15.3%0.831.01100Compare
T2228Intermountain Health Cedar City HospitalCedar City, UT · Acute care156 min35—12.9%14.9%0.930.9748Compare
T2228Menorah Medical CenterOverland Park, KS · Acute care156 min3312.1%10.1%15.9%0.911.02190Compare
T2228Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo, OH · Acute care156 min3310.9%10.7%15.0%0.951.04568Compare
T2228MetroHealth SystemCleveland, OH · Acute care156 min3311.7%8.3%15.6%1.370.96702Compare
T2228Nacogdoches Medical CenterNacogdoches, TX · Acute care156 min3412.9%10.5%15.9%0.940.99150Compare
T2228Northwest Health-La PorteLa Porte, IN · Acute care156 min3315.1%12.6%15.6%0.851.03227Compare

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).