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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
T2388CAMC Plateau Medical Center, IncOak Hill, WV · Critical access161 min—5——14.4%——25Compare
T2388Dimmit Regional HospitalCarrizo Springs, TX · Critical access161 min———————25Compare
T2403Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC · Acute care162 min5210.6%9.3%13.3%0.690.96877Compare
T2403Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon, TN · Acute care162 min5410.9%10.5%13.9%0.910.96250Compare
T2403Beaumont Hospital - Grosse PointeGrosse Pointe, MI · Acute care162 min4310.4%9.2%13.8%0.770.92311Compare
T2403Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg, PA · Acute care162 min44—11.4%14.7%0.960.9462Compare
T2403HSHS St Elizabeth's HospitalO Fallon, IL · Acute care162 min4412.8%11.0%15.1%0.981.00260Compare
T2403Hancock Regional HospitalGreenfield, IN · Acute care162 min44—9.5%14.5%0.881.0369Compare
T2403Peterson Regional Medical CenterKerrville, TX · Acute care162 min4411.1%11.5%15.0%1.590.97124Compare
T2403Prisma Health Baptist ParkridgeColumbia, SC · Acute care162 min43—9.1%13.5%0.800.98—Compare
T2403St Anthony Community HospitalWarwick, NY · Acute care162 min4411.6%11.9%14.9%0.920.9460Compare
T2403Ascension St Vincent's RiversideJacksonville, FL · Acute care162 min3213.9%9.3%14.6%0.811.01584Compare
T2403Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander, WI · Acute care162 min34—17.0%14.4%1.030.8999Compare
T2403Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids, WI · Acute care162 min34—12.5%15.1%0.900.9399Compare
T2403Crossing Rivers Health Medical CenterPrairie Du Chien, WI · Critical access162 min35—11.4%14.9%——25Compare
T2403Fauquier HospitalWarrenton, VA · Acute care162 min3312.5%13.0%15.0%1.171.0497Compare
T2403Mercy Health - Fairfield HospitalFairfield, OH · Acute care162 min3311.8%11.1%14.6%0.860.99271Compare
T2403UnityPoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA · Acute care162 min33—15.5%15.2%0.920.8449Compare
T2403Aiken Regional Medical CenterAiken, SC · Acute care162 min2212.9%12.6%14.2%1.210.95273Compare
T2403HCA Florida Citrus HospitalInverness, FL · Acute care162 min2213.5%10.5%16.8%0.861.00204Compare
T2403Heartland Regional Medical CenterMarion, IL · Acute care162 min2413.3%15.3%16.6%0.991.0992Compare
T2403Kansas Medical Center LLCAndover, KS · Acute care162 min2312.8%13.8%15.1%0.781.0358Compare
T2403Reynolds Memorial Hospital, IncGlen Dale, WV · Acute care162 min2411.6%11.9%15.0%0.940.97127Compare
T2403Wilson Memorial HospitalSidney, OH · Acute care162 min2311.9%12.5%15.0%0.941.0171Compare
T2403HCA Florida Northside HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care162 min1211.7%9.4%16.7%1.131.05288Compare
T2403Harper University HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care162 min1113.9%10.1%15.2%1.930.95712Compare
T2403Memorial Hospital And ManorBainbridge, GA · Acute care162 min13——15.4%0.970.8880Compare
T2403Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett, TN · Acute care162 min1114.1%10.3%15.4%0.810.96196Compare
T2403Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · Acute care162 min1212.5%13.7%15.7%0.931.05619Compare
T2403Roosevelt General HospitalPortales, NM · Acute care162 min————14.8%0.990.9824Compare
T2403Summit Medical Center, LLCEdmond, OK · Acute care162 min—5——14.7%0.981.1015Compare
T2432St. Patrick HospitalMissoula, MT · Acute care163 min5411.2%11.8%15.0%0.690.92253Compare
T2432UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La GrangeLa Grange, IL · Acute care163 min5412.0%10.0%15.0%1.001.07223Compare
T2432Atrium Medical CenterFranklin, OH · Acute care163 min429.8%12.3%15.5%0.921.01328Compare
T2432El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care163 min4411.8%8.9%14.5%1.021.01471Compare
T2432Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care163 min44—13.5%14.6%—0.94109Compare
T2432Southern Ocean Medical CenterManahawkin, NJ · Acute care163 min4310.1%10.4%15.4%0.921.05156Compare
T2432St Francis-DowntownGreenville, SC · Acute care163 min4312.1%11.6%14.1%0.801.01245Compare
T2432Stevens County HospitalHugoton, KS · Critical access163 min4———14.6%——17Compare
T2432Trinity Health Livingston HospitalHowell, MI · Acute care163 min44—8.8%14.6%0.920.88136Compare
T2432Allen HospitalWaterloo, IA · Acute care163 min3312.5%15.8%15.6%1.100.93234Compare
T2432Ascension Seton HaysKyle, TX · Acute care163 min3311.3%9.4%14.4%0.791.06154Compare
T2432Edward HospitalNaperville, IL · Acute care163 min3311.6%10.3%15.7%0.790.96159Compare
T2432Frankfort Regional Medical CenterFrankfort, KY · Acute care163 min3211.6%11.4%16.0%0.900.94173Compare
T2432Kern Valley Healthcare DistrictLake Isabella, CA · Critical access163 min3———14.8%——27Compare
T2432Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute care163 min3211.2%12.2%13.8%0.680.99735Compare
T2432North Austin Medical CenterAustin, TX · Acute care163 min3210.7%10.1%14.4%0.851.01511Compare
T2432Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · Acute care163 min3312.3%11.2%13.5%0.761.04346Compare
T2432Valley Regional HospitalClaremont, NH · Critical access163 min3——11.9%14.4%——25Compare
T2432Desert View HospitalPahrump, NV · Critical access163 min22—10.8%17.0%——25Compare

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).