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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
T2294M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care158 min43—10.1%14.4%0.820.9086Compare
T2294Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA · Acute care158 min44—10.4%15.4%1.031.1196Compare
T2294Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas, TX · Acute care158 min4310.6%12.3%13.8%0.891.04866Compare
T2294Wood County HospitalBowling Green, OH · Acute care158 min44—11.3%14.5%1.010.97168Compare
T2294Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham, AL · Acute care158 min3212.5%11.8%14.5%0.951.09595Compare
T2294Goshen HospitalGoshen, IN · Acute care158 min3413.0%14.3%14.4%0.971.00123Compare
T2294Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport, ME · Acute care158 min3412.2%11.4%15.3%0.930.92109Compare
T2294Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care158 min33—9.5%15.7%1.181.04172Compare
T2294Saline Memorial HospitalBenton, AR · Acute care158 min3312.5%10.5%14.9%0.861.01177Compare
T2294St Elizabeth FlorenceFlorence, KY · Acute care158 min3311.7%12.5%15.4%0.861.03231Compare
T2294St. Vincent's EastBirmingham, AL · Acute care158 min3312.3%13.0%14.6%1.030.96362Compare
T2294CHI St Joseph Health Regional HospitalBryan, TX · Acute care158 min2314.4%10.5%14.9%0.901.07316Compare
T2294Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · Acute care158 min2412.4%10.5%15.9%1.041.08227Compare
T2294Grant Medical CenterColumbus, OH · Acute care158 min2313.1%8.7%15.7%1.130.97645Compare
T2294HCA Houston Healthcare ConroeConroe, TX · Acute care158 min2212.3%9.8%16.9%1.241.15328Compare
T2294Sparrow Ionia HospitalIonia, MI · Critical access158 min24—10.4%15.2%——25Compare
T2294Summit Pacific Medical CenterElma, WA · Critical access158 min2——11.4%14.9%——24Compare
T2294The Hospitals Of Providence - East CampusEl Paso, TX · Acute care158 min2213.8%13.7%15.1%0.911.02238Compare
T2294UCI Health - Fountain ValleyFountain Valley, CA · Acute care158 min2—11.7%8.3%15.7%0.881.11—Compare
T2294UVA Health Culpeper Medical CenterCulpeper, VA · Acute care158 min22—10.9%15.3%0.981.0270Compare
T2294Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach, CA · Acute care158 min11—9.6%14.8%0.901.25131Compare
T2294Methodist Hospitals IncGary, IN · Acute care158 min1212.9%10.2%16.0%1.151.07536Compare
T2294The University Of Vermont Health Network-Alice HyMalone, NY · Critical access158 min13—9.0%14.4%——25Compare
T2294Glencoe Regional HealthGlencoe, MN · Critical access158 min—5——14.8%——49Compare
T2294Hawarden Regional HealthcareHawarden, IA · Critical access158 min————15.0%——25Compare
T2326AdventHealth Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel, FL · Acute care159 min5411.3%9.4%15.2%1.040.95169Compare
T2326Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care159 min5410.6%6.0%14.2%0.790.981,299Compare
T2326AdventHealth DelandDeland, FL · Acute care159 min4411.0%9.8%15.1%1.121.00170Compare
T2326Cuero Regional HospitalCuero, TX · Acute care159 min4——11.8%14.6%0.971.2349Compare
T2326Holy Cross HospitalFt Lauderdale, FL · Acute care159 min4210.9%10.1%14.8%1.141.06557Compare
T2326Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · Acute care159 min4310.3%7.7%15.4%0.831.02273Compare
T2326Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care159 min43—10.3%15.2%0.931.0095Compare
T2326Mercy Health St Ritas Medical CenterLima, OH · Acute care159 min4311.7%10.3%13.7%0.870.99424Compare
T2326Mercy Health-Anderson HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care159 min4312.3%10.8%14.4%0.780.98226Compare
T2326Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · Acute care159 min4311.5%10.9%14.8%0.950.99185Compare
T2326Methodist Midlothian Medical CenterMidlothian, TX · Acute care159 min44—10.1%14.4%1.021.1246Compare
T2326OSF Saint Anthony's Health CenterAlton, IL · Acute care159 min4411.9%9.7%15.2%1.021.00296Compare
T2326Oaklawn HospitalMarshall, MI · Acute care159 min44—12.3%14.1%0.920.8794Compare
T2326Schneck Medical CenterSeymour, IN · Acute care159 min44—15.7%14.0%0.961.0293Compare
T2326Tristar Hendersonville Medical CenterHendersonville, TN · Acute care159 min4313.4%10.6%15.6%0.840.95148Compare
T2326Miami Valley HospitalDayton, OH · Acute care159 min3211.2%9.1%16.0%0.721.02970Compare
T2326Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT · Acute care159 min34—12.7%14.7%0.820.95275Compare
T2326Murray-Calloway County HospitalMurray, KY · Acute care159 min3412.0%14.0%16.4%1.051.02140Compare
T2326Uvalde Memorial HospitalUvalde, TX · Critical access159 min34—10.7%14.7%——25Compare
T2326Hardin Medical CenterSavannah, TN · Acute care159 min24—19.3%15.1%0.971.0058Compare
T2326Heights University HospitalJersey City, NJ · Acute care159 min2211.1%11.8%14.8%1.241.20401Compare
T2326Lubbock Heart Hospital LPLubbock, TX · Acute care159 min2411.7%14.4%15.4%1.311.0974Compare
T2326North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · Acute care159 min2314.0%13.4%16.8%1.101.15330Compare
T2349AdventHealth Palm CoastPalm Coast, FL · Acute care160 min5311.5%8.2%13.8%0.880.9399Compare
T2349Centura Health-St Anthony North Health CampusWestminster, CO · Acute care160 min5310.5%12.1%15.0%0.830.98236Compare

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).