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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
T2774Valley Regional Medical CenterBrownsville, TX · Acute care176 min2210.7%10.9%15.0%1.130.97214Compare
T2774Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell, GA · Acute care176 min2211.7%10.8%14.5%1.370.95167Compare
T2774Carewell Health Medical CenterEast Orange, NJ · Acute care176 min11——16.1%1.131.29211Compare
T2774Singing River Health SystemPascagoula, MS · Acute care176 min1314.2%15.0%15.9%0.941.01551Compare
T2774F W Huston Medical CenterWinchester, KS · Critical access176 min———————25Compare
T2774Menifee Global Medical CenterSun City, CA · Acute care176 min—1——16.2%0.971.1384Compare
T2807Pelham Medical CenterGreer, SC · Acute care177 min54—9.2%14.9%0.921.0348Compare
T2807Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute care177 min5311.3%7.8%14.7%1.360.94380Compare
T2807Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterDyersburg, TN · Acute care177 min44—9.8%15.2%0.981.13225Compare
T2807Erlanger Murphy Medical CenterMurphy, NC · Critical access177 min44—11.2%14.7%——50Compare
T2807Firelands Regional Medical CenterSandusky, OH · Acute care177 min4311.9%13.9%15.0%0.891.03400Compare
T2807Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord, MI · Acute care177 min43—15.1%15.0%0.920.9053Compare
T2807Orlando HealthOrlando, FL · Acute care177 min4311.4%8.5%15.8%0.991.002,024Compare
T2807Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care177 min4311.4%10.5%13.8%0.91—362Compare
T2807Altru HospitalGrand Forks, ND · Acute care177 min3213.0%12.3%13.9%0.911.02267Compare
T2807Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · Acute care177 min34—10.3%14.9%0.900.95110Compare
T2807Fort Duncan Medical CenterEagle Pass, TX · Acute care177 min33—11.0%15.0%0.891.20101Compare
T2807MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovington, WA · Acute care177 min33—9.9%14.8%0.960.8758Compare
T2807Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald CoastMiramar Beach, FL · Acute care177 min3412.3%12.2%14.6%0.880.9458Compare
T2807Saint Thomas River Park HospitalMcminnville, TN · Acute care177 min33—12.5%14.5%0.951.07125Compare
T2807Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · Acute care177 min3311.7%11.1%15.3%0.961.17926Compare
T2807Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin, OR · Acute care177 min2313.6%11.2%14.7%0.940.87150Compare
T2807Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemWhiteville, NC · Acute care177 min12—9.7%14.5%1.071.01166Compare
T2807Orchard HospitalGridley, CA · Critical access177 min————14.9%——24Compare
T2825Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo, UT · Acute care178 min5410.3%12.3%13.3%0.770.98395Compare
T2825Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire, WI · Acute care178 min5410.3%12.0%13.6%0.680.95304Compare
T2825Doctors HospitalColumbus, OH · Acute care178 min4311.0%9.0%15.1%0.920.96262Compare
T2825Kootenai HealthCoeur D'Alene, ID · Acute care178 min4312.2%14.6%14.0%1.221.00321Compare
T2825Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalEasley, SC · Acute care178 min4311.2%11.6%14.2%0.990.96—Compare
T2825Raritan Bay Medical CenterPerth Amboy, NJ · Acute care178 min4211.7%10.1%15.0%0.841.11460Compare
T2825Tidelands Waccamaw Community HospitalMurrells Inlet, SC · Acute care178 min4313.6%11.8%14.7%0.980.99124Compare
T2825Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg, PA · Acute care178 min4312.4%10.2%14.9%0.840.94274Compare
T2825Ashe Memorial HospitalJefferson, NC · Critical access178 min3——10.5%15.5%——76Compare
T2825Franklin Woods Community HospitalJohnson City, TN · Acute care178 min34—12.1%14.2%0.970.9580Compare
T2825Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · Acute care178 min3310.0%9.2%15.0%0.850.90573Compare
T2825Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville, PA · Acute care178 min3311.5%11.5%15.5%0.910.98144Compare
T2825Pomerene HospitalMillersburg, OH · Acute care178 min34—13.0%14.5%0.970.84—Compare
T2825Virtua Willingboro HospitalWillingboro, NJ · Acute care178 min3212.1%11.4%14.8%0.911.07221Compare
T2825Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · Acute care178 min24—8.8%14.4%0.871.0671Compare
T2825Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR · Acute care178 min2311.0%12.0%16.1%1.181.03150Compare
T2825Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs, CA · Acute care178 min2213.9%13.9%15.8%0.771.04385Compare
T2825McLaren FlintFlint, MI · Acute care178 min2212.5%10.2%16.0%1.001.00368Compare
T2825Norton-King's Daughters' HealthMadison, IN · Acute care178 min23—12.7%15.3%0.951.0186Compare
T2825St Claire Regional Medical CenterMorehead, KY · Acute care178 min2411.8%9.7%17.6%1.070.92149Compare
T2825Ventura County Medical CenterVentura, CA · Acute care178 min2312.1%14.8%16.7%0.951.00272Compare
T2825Montefiore New Rochelle HospitalNew Rochelle, NY · Acute care178 min1213.3%10.5%15.3%0.941.11242Compare
T2825Hampton Regional Medical CenterVarnville, SC · Acute care178 min————15.1%0.980.9632Compare
T2825Jacksonville Memorial HospitalJacksonville, IL · Critical access178 min———————25Compare
T2849Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City, MO · Acute care179 min5410.2%10.9%13.7%0.991.00171Compare
T2849St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusQuakertown, PA · Acute care179 min54—10.6%16.4%0.850.92127Compare

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).