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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
T235Grimes St Joseph Health CenterNavasota, TX · Critical access92 min———————25Compare
T235Hansford County HospitalSpearman, TX · Critical access92 min————15.3%——14Compare
T235Lake Butler HospitalLake Butler, FL · Critical access92 min———————25Compare
T235Mercy Hospital Watonga, IncWatonga, OK · Critical access92 min———————25Compare
T235Methodist McKinney HospitalMckinney, TX · Acute care92 min————15.4%0.951.0923Compare
T235SGMC Berrien CampusNashville, GA · Acute care92 min———————63Compare
T235The Hospitals Of Providence Horizon City CampusHorizon City, TX · Acute care92 min————14.8%—0.6716Compare
T258UT Health East Texas Carthage HospitalCarthage, TX · Acute care93 min5——11.7%14.4%—0.8642Compare
T258Brigham City Community HospitalBrigham City, UT · Acute care93 min—3——14.7%0.950.9752Compare
T258Covenant Hospital LevellandLevelland, TX · Acute care93 min————14.6%—0.9148Compare
T258Cumberland County HospitalBurkesville, KY · Critical access93 min————14.9%——25Compare
T258Hereford Regional Medical CenterHereford, TX · Acute care93 min————14.5%—0.9842Compare
T258Howard County Medical CenterSt Paul, NE · Critical access93 min————14.9%——10Compare
T258North Runnels HospitalWinters, TX · Critical access93 min————15.1%———Compare
T258Optim Medical Center - ScrevenSylvania, GA · Critical access93 min———————25Compare
T258Pawnee Valley Community HospitalLarned, KS · Critical access93 min————15.5%——25Compare
T258Sanford Clear Lake Medical CenterClear Lake, SD · Critical access93 min———————10Compare
T258Standing Rock Service UnitFort Yates,, ND · Critical access93 min———————12Compare
T269Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint ThCarthage, TN · Critical access94 min44—12.8%15.9%——35Compare
T269Modoc Medical CenterAlturas, CA · Critical access94 min4———15.0%——8Compare
T269Casey County HospitalLiberty, KY · Critical access94 min3——10.8%15.2%——24Compare
T269Baptist Medical Center-LeakeCarthage, MS · Critical access94 min2———15.1%——25Compare
T269Baptist Health Medical Center-ArkadelphiaArkadelphia, AR · Critical access94 min————15.2%——25Compare
T269Beacon AlleganAllegan, MI · Critical access94 min————14.9%——25Compare
T269Benefis Teton Medical CenterChoteau, MT · Critical access94 min———————25Compare
T269Clinch Memorial HospitalHomerville, GA · Critical access94 min———————25Compare
T269Franciscan Health Rensselaer, IncRensselaer, IN · Critical access94 min————14.1%——46Compare
T269Hamilton HospitalOlney, TX · Critical access94 min————15.5%——25Compare
T269Hanover HospitalHanover, KS · Critical access94 min————14.7%——25Compare
T269Hardeman County Memorial HospitalQuanah, TX · Critical access94 min———————24Compare
T269Harney District HospitalBurns, OR · Critical access94 min————15.6%——25Compare
T269Healdsburg HospitalHealdsburg, CA · Critical access94 min————15.1%——26Compare
T269Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial HospitalPanguitch, UT · Critical access94 min————14.8%——15Compare
T269Lincoln Health HospitalHugo, CO · Critical access94 min————14.7%——25Compare
T269Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca, MN · Critical access94 min—5——14.5%——25Compare
T269Milford Memorial HospitalMilford, UT · Critical access94 min———————23Compare
T269Riceland Medical CenterWinnie, TX · Critical access94 min———————25Compare
T269San Luis Valley Health Conejos County HospitalLa Jara, CO · Critical access94 min————15.2%——17Compare
T269Saunders Medical CenterWahoo, NE · Critical access94 min————14.8%——16Compare
T269Twelve Clans Unity HospitalWinnebago, NE · Acute care94 min———————13Compare
T269Valley County Health SystemOrd, NE · Critical access94 min————15.0%——16Compare
T292Grande Ronde HospitalLa Grande, OR · Critical access95 min55—11.0%14.0%——49Compare
T292Bates County Memorial HospitalButler, MO · Acute care95 min3———15.0%0.980.8860Compare
T292HCA Florida Orange Park HospitalOrange Park, FL · Acute care95 min3212.5%9.2%13.7%0.751.05433Compare
T292Crossgates River Oaks HospitalBrandon, MS · Acute care95 min2———15.1%0.900.97134Compare
T292Integris Southwest Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · Acute care95 min2313.3%11.5%15.1%0.931.16334Compare
T292Baylor Scott And White Emergency HospitalBurleson, TX · Acute care95 min———————16Compare
T292Cozad Community HospitalCozad, NE · Critical access95 min————15.7%——20Compare
T292Culberson HospitalVan Horn, TX · Critical access95 min———————25Compare
T292Franklin County Memorial HospitalMeadville, MS · Critical access95 min————15.3%——36Compare

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).