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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
T190Union General HospitalFarmerville, LA · Critical access89 min————15.3%——20Compare
T190Webster County Community HospitalRed Cloud, NE · Critical access89 min———————13Compare
T203Chambers Memorial HospitalDanville, AR · Acute care90 min43—10.0%14.9%—0.8542Compare
T203Hiawatha Community HospitalHiawatha, KS · Critical access90 min34—14.3%15.4%——25Compare
T203Research Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care90 min2211.8%9.8%15.9%0.961.09545Compare
T203Abrom Kaplan Memorial HospitalKaplan, LA · Critical access90 min————14.9%——35Compare
T203Baylor Scott & White Emergency HospitalAubrey, TX · Acute care90 min————15.1%—0.7640Compare
T203Buchanan County Health CenterIndependence, IA · Critical access90 min————15.0%——25Compare
T203Carle Eureka HospitalEureka, IL · Critical access90 min————14.9%——18Compare
T203Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon, ND · Critical access90 min————15.2%——20Compare
T203Cogdell Memorial HospitalSnyder, TX · Critical access90 min————15.3%——25Compare
T203Hardtner Medical CenterOlla, LA · Critical access90 min————15.8%——25Compare
T203Lane County HospitalDighton, KS · Critical access90 min———————25Compare
T203Lawrence Memorial HospitalWalnut Ridge, AR · Critical access90 min————15.0%——25Compare
T203Monument Health Lead-Deadwood HospitalDeadwood, SD · Critical access90 min————14.5%——18Compare
T203Ochsner Stennis Memorial HospitalDe Kalb, MS · Critical access90 min————14.9%——25Compare
T203Ochsner Watkins HospitalQuitman, MS · Critical access90 min————15.1%——25Compare
T203Shamrock General HospitalShamrock, TX · Critical access90 min———————25Compare
T203UT Health East Texas Jacksonville HospitalJacksonville, TX · Acute care90 min—4——14.7%0.950.9674Compare
T220Hillcrest Hospital PryorPryor, OK · Acute care91 min4———14.6%0.990.9048Compare
T220Hills & Dales General HospitalCass City, MI · Critical access91 min45—10.7%14.7%——25Compare
T220Regional Health Services Of Howard CountyCresco, IA · Critical access91 min4——12.8%14.7%——25Compare
T220University Of Michigan Health-Sparrow CarsonCarson City, MI · Acute care91 min45—9.6%15.2%0.990.93103Compare
T220Merit Health CentralJackson, MS · Acute care91 min3—11.6%—15.3%0.920.91473Compare
T220Choctaw Health CenterPhiladelphia, MS · Acute care91 min———————40Compare
T220Clay County HospitalAshland, AL · Acute care91 min————14.7%1.191.04—Compare
T220Community Hospitals And Wellness CentersMontpelier, OH · Critical access91 min———————35Compare
T220Cox Barton County HospitalLamar, MO · Critical access91 min—5——14.8%——25Compare
T220Essentia Health Deer RiverDeer River, MN · Critical access91 min————15.2%——20Compare
T220Henry County Health CenterMount Pleasant, IA · Critical access91 min————14.7%——74Compare
T220Nelson County Health SystemMcville, ND · Critical access91 min————————Compare
T220Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - North Las VegasNorth Las Vegas, NV · Acute care91 min————15.0%—0.8432Compare
T220Susan B Allen Memorial HospitalEl Dorado, KS · Acute care91 min————15.1%0.960.8480Compare
T220Washington County Hospital And ClinicsWashington, IA · Critical access91 min————15.5%——25Compare
T235Dignity Health Arizona General HospitalMesa, AZ · Acute care92 min54—8.9%14.6%0.980.9450Compare
T235Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, IncBeatrice, NE · Critical access92 min44—13.1%14.7%——25Compare
T235Integris Miami HospitalMiami, OK · Acute care92 min44—12.3%14.8%0.970.95117Compare
T235Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO · Critical access92 min44——15.1%——25Compare
T235Palo Pinto General HospitalMineral Wells, TX · Acute care92 min33—9.7%15.1%1.060.9699Compare
T235Yoakum Community HospitalYoakum, TX · Critical access92 min3——12.6%14.4%——23Compare
T235Marshall County HospitalBenton, KY · Critical access92 min2———15.8%——25Compare
T235Holy Cross Hospital A Division Of Taos Health SystemsTaos, NM · Critical access92 min14—11.3%14.7%——25Compare
T235St. Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker CityBaker City, OR · Critical access92 min1——15.2%14.3%——36Compare
T235Adena Pike Medical CenterWaverly, OH · Critical access92 min————15.2%——25Compare
T235Ascension St John NowataNowata, OK · Critical access92 min————15.3%———Compare
T235Ascension St Vincent WarrickBoonville, IN · Critical access92 min————15.0%——35Compare
T235Bluegrass Community HospitalVersailles, KY · Critical access92 min————14.8%——25Compare
T235CHI Health Plainview HospitalPlainview, NE · Critical access92 min————14.8%——15Compare
T235Ellenville Regional HospitalEllenville, NY · Critical access92 min————15.0%——25Compare
T235Genesis Medical Center, AledoAledo, IL · Critical access92 min————14.6%——22Compare

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).