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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
T2598Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro, GA · Acute care169 min4——10.8%14.7%—0.9172Compare
T2598Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · Acute care169 min4314.8%12.4%13.9%0.951.06848Compare
T2598Huggins HospitalWolfeboro, NH · Critical access169 min44—10.5%15.0%——25Compare
T2598Mary Rutan HospitalBellefontaine, OH · Acute care169 min4412.0%13.0%14.2%1.150.98115Compare
T2598Providence Little Co Of Mary Medical Center San PedroSan Pedro, CA · Acute care169 min43—9.2%15.3%0.890.98387Compare
T2598Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute care169 min44—10.7%14.4%0.970.91175Compare
T2598Saint Michael's Medical CenterNewark, NJ · Acute care169 min43—9.3%16.0%1.020.96358Compare
T2598Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth, TX · Acute care169 min4312.0%10.4%14.4%1.001.04922Compare
T2598Floyd Valley HealthcareLe Mars, IA · Critical access169 min34—16.9%15.0%——25Compare
T2598Ochsner Rush HospitalMeridian, MS · Acute care169 min3413.9%13.9%14.7%0.991.13215Compare
T2598Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA · Acute care169 min3312.2%8.6%15.6%0.880.94139Compare
T2598UPMC JamesonNew Castle, PA · Acute care169 min3310.5%13.0%15.4%0.941.03175Compare
T2598Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care169 min2312.1%15.0%15.1%0.921.01281Compare
T2598Mercy Hospital StoddardDexter, MO · Acute care169 min2———14.7%—0.9450Compare
T2598Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville, NY · Acute care169 min23—12.3%15.0%1.270.8574Compare
T2598Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care169 min2210.0%9.8%16.9%0.891.13320Compare
T2598Washington HospitalFremont, CA · Acute care169 min2312.1%8.9%16.2%0.920.99265Compare
T2598Wyandotte Hospital And Medical CenterWyandotte, MI · Acute care169 min2213.8%12.9%15.5%1.161.04345Compare
T2598McLaren Bay RegionBay City, MI · Acute care169 min1211.8%11.0%16.3%0.941.01387Compare
T2620Memorial Hospital MiramarMiramar, FL · Acute care170 min54—10.3%14.7%0.951.00178Compare
T2620St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg, PA · Acute care170 min5310.4%7.4%15.2%0.860.9298Compare
T2620AdventHealth RedmondRome, GA · Acute care170 min4311.2%9.1%14.6%0.990.97201Compare
T2620Fort Loudoun Medical CenterLenoir City, TN · Acute care170 min43—12.0%14.6%0.911.0350Compare
T2620Jefferson HospitalJefferson Hills, PA · Acute care170 min4312.7%10.0%15.4%1.170.97390Compare
T2620Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris, IL · Acute care170 min4411.6%9.2%15.0%0.911.0489Compare
T2620Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · Acute care170 min4413.9%9.2%14.3%1.110.96389Compare
T2620Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma, CA · Acute care170 min43—11.6%14.5%0.890.9799Compare
T2620Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids, MI · Acute care170 min4310.8%10.4%14.7%0.930.961,135Compare
T2620Adventist Health Tehachapi ValleyTehachapi, CA · Critical access170 min35—11.6%15.6%——25Compare
T2620Beaumont Hospital - Farmington HillsFarmington Hills, MI · Acute care170 min3212.2%9.6%14.6%1.021.01305Compare
T2620Cape Canaveral HospitalCocoa Beach, FL · Acute care170 min3311.1%11.5%14.9%0.971.04150Compare
T2620Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence, MO · Acute care170 min329.9%11.1%15.3%0.981.05366Compare
T2620Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · Acute care170 min3313.0%9.0%14.4%1.341.10601Compare
T2620Community Hospital EastIndianapolis, IN · Acute care170 min3411.9%12.6%14.5%0.891.04263Compare
T2620Covenant Health Hobbs HospitalHobbs, NM · Acute care170 min34—12.3%14.3%0.971.1384Compare
T2620Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · Acute care170 min3414.6%15.1%15.9%0.840.9899Compare
T2620Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · Acute care170 min3312.3%10.6%16.2%0.980.9688Compare
T2620Legacy Emanuel Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care170 min3314.0%11.3%14.7%1.090.97554Compare
T2620Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington, ME · Critical access170 min34——15.1%——25Compare
T2620McLeod Medical Center - DillonDillon, SC · Acute care170 min34—11.8%15.2%1.000.8792Compare
T2620Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · Acute care170 min3413.2%12.8%14.7%1.431.00419Compare
T2620Prisma Health Tuomey HospitalSumter, SC · Acute care170 min3312.6%10.2%14.8%0.860.95283Compare
T2620Putnam Hospital CenterCarmel, NY · Acute care170 min34—10.0%14.4%0.881.00164Compare
T2620Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville, NC · Acute care170 min34—13.4%14.9%0.960.97101Compare
T2620Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana, PA · Acute care170 min2312.0%14.2%15.8%1.200.98166Compare
T2620Rhea Medical CenterDayton, TN · Critical access170 min2——12.0%14.8%——25Compare
T2620Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial HospitalJefferson City, TN · Acute care170 min22—13.2%15.5%1.210.9958Compare
T2620Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville, CA · Acute care170 min23—13.6%15.6%0.880.96106Compare
T2620Henry Ford Health St John HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care170 min1210.3%9.4%15.3%0.880.96625Compare
T2620Insight Hospital And Medical Center ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care170 min12—9.5%15.1%1.121.07494Compare

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).