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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
T2620Big South Fork Medical CenterOneida, TN · Critical access170 min———————25Compare
T2620Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians HospitalWebster, TX · Acute care170 min—5——13.8%0.900.9021Compare
T2620San Mateo Medical CenterSan Mateo, CA · Acute care170 min—3——14.4%0.970.91103Compare
T2654CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · Acute care171 min5212.6%11.6%15.1%0.850.97194Compare
T2654Alliance Community HospitalAlliance, OH · Acute care171 min44—9.7%15.0%0.941.07207Compare
T2654Cascade Valley HospitalArlington, WA · Acute care171 min42—11.7%14.5%0.930.8748Compare
T2654Contra Costa Regional Medical CenterMartinez, CA · Acute care171 min43—8.8%14.2%1.080.96164Compare
T2654Fort Memorial HospitalFort Atkinson, WI · Acute care171 min43—13.4%14.7%0.970.9282Compare
T2654Adventist Health SonoraSonora, CA · Acute care171 min339.0%11.7%15.0%0.870.91143Compare
T2654Brattleboro Memorial HospitalBrattleboro, VT · Acute care171 min33—11.4%14.4%0.950.97104Compare
T2654Cameron HealthAngola, IN · Critical access171 min34—9.7%14.3%——25Compare
T2654Harrison Memorial HospitalCynthiana, KY · Acute care171 min3511.2%13.5%14.7%0.970.9561Compare
T2654Metropolitan Hospital CenterNew York, NY · Acute care171 min32—10.4%15.1%0.931.10363Compare
T2654Naples Community HospitalNaples, FL · Acute care171 min329.7%10.5%15.0%0.931.02728Compare
T2654Parkview Medical Center, IncPueblo, CO · Acute care171 min3210.1%10.1%13.8%0.861.00350Compare
T2654Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · Acute care171 min3414.8%13.3%14.3%0.901.04194Compare
T2654University Of Toledo Medical CenterToledo, OH · Acute care171 min3312.0%10.0%15.4%1.541.02319Compare
T2654John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · Acute care171 min2310.0%9.8%13.0%1.141.02296Compare
T2654Reid HealthRichmond, IN · Acute care171 min2312.5%13.8%14.5%0.930.99223Compare
T2654UPMC ChautauquaJamestown, NY · Acute care171 min2311.6%11.8%16.0%0.890.9695Compare
T2654Lompoc Valley Medical CenterLompoc, CA · Acute care171 min12—13.6%15.9%1.011.00170Compare
T2672Christ HospitalCincinnati, OH · Acute care172 min5411.5%9.0%14.0%0.740.96621Compare
T2672Inova Fair Oaks HospitalFairfax, VA · Acute care172 min5411.5%9.6%14.3%0.870.93182Compare
T2672Sentara RMH Medical CenterHarrisonburg, VA · Acute care172 min5310.1%11.1%14.9%0.860.94238Compare
T2672Ascension St Vincent KokomoKokomo, IN · Acute care172 min43—11.6%14.5%0.950.96167Compare
T2672Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · Acute care172 min4310.9%10.1%15.4%1.090.961,213Compare
T2672Gibson Community HospitalGibson City, IL · Critical access172 min4———15.3%——25Compare
T2672McKenzie-Willamette Medical CenterSpringfield, OR · Acute care172 min4413.0%12.6%13.6%0.890.85113Compare
T2672Newport HospitalNewport, RI · Acute care172 min43—9.6%14.5%1.070.99129Compare
T2672Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital At HamiltonHamilton, NJ · Acute care172 min4311.4%9.0%15.6%0.781.06248Compare
T2672Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville, PA · Acute care172 min43—9.1%14.8%0.841.07187Compare
T2672The Womans Hospital of TexasHouston, TX · Acute care172 min43——14.7%0.961.13407Compare
T2672Baptist Health FloydNew Albany, IN · Acute care172 min3310.1%10.1%15.0%1.091.13225Compare
T2672Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City, SD · Acute care172 min3312.8%9.8%14.5%1.151.00417Compare
T2672Northwest Missississippi Regional Medical CenterClarksdale, MS · Acute care172 min3———15.3%0.880.94195Compare
T2672Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside, CA · Acute care172 min33—11.4%15.2%0.941.43193Compare
T2672ProMedica Charles And Virginia Hickman HospitalAdrian, MI · Acute care172 min3311.7%13.4%14.2%1.020.9188Compare
T2672Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson, NV · Acute care172 min3212.3%11.0%15.2%1.021.17326Compare
T2672Trinity Rock IslandRock Island, IL · Acute care172 min3211.2%12.7%15.4%0.991.03314Compare
T2672UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenoaksGlendale Heights, IL · Acute care172 min3311.4%10.1%15.2%0.851.08186Compare
T2672United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls, TX · Acute care172 min3413.1%11.3%15.6%1.341.18565Compare
T2672Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · Acute care172 min23—12.3%14.9%0.930.9588Compare
T2672Central Carolina HospitalSanford, NC · Acute care172 min22—9.7%15.5%0.920.96137Compare
T2672Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks, AK · Acute care172 min2311.6%15.7%14.7%0.970.79162Compare
T2672Princeton Community Hospital Assn IncPrinceton, WV · Acute care172 min2312.1%11.5%16.6%1.111.06267Compare
T2672UCLA West Valley Medical CenterWest Hills, CA · Acute care172 min2111.0%7.9%16.0%1.071.09236Compare
T2672East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care172 min11—12.2%14.9%0.961.19127Compare
T2672McLaren MacombMount Clemens, MI · Acute care172 min1211.3%10.9%15.2%1.211.02288Compare
T2672ProMedica Monroe Regional HospitalMonroe, MI · Acute care172 min1213.3%11.6%16.7%1.191.02217Compare
T2672Coon Memorial HospitalDalhart, TX · Critical access172 min————15.0%——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).