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Hospitals with the lowest time in emergency department

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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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
T3169Greenwood Leflore HospitalGreenwood, MS · Acute care194 min1——9.4%14.8%0.961.01260Compare
T3169William Bee Ririe HospitalEly, NV · Critical access194 min————15.1%——25Compare
T3203Memorial HospitalBelleville, IL · Acute care195 min549.9%9.0%14.8%0.730.96341Compare
T3203Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock, TX · Acute care195 min4411.7%8.6%13.9%0.950.99277Compare
T3203Christus Southeast Texas- St ElizabethBeaumont, TX · Acute care195 min4311.6%11.3%15.1%0.871.09487Compare
T3203Copley Memorial HospitalAurora, IL · Acute care195 min4311.5%9.0%14.5%1.070.96210Compare
T3203Down East Community HospitalMachias, ME · Critical access195 min4———14.7%——25Compare
T3203Elkhart General HospitalElkhart, IN · Acute care195 min4311.6%10.0%14.8%0.950.98297Compare
T3203ACMH HospitalKittanning, PA · Acute care195 min33—13.3%15.0%1.230.92154Compare
T3203Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical CenterMeadowbrook, PA · Acute care195 min3312.1%11.1%15.6%1.140.93268Compare
T3203Montefiore Mount Vernon HospitalMount Vernon, NY · Acute care195 min32—9.8%14.9%0.971.21245Compare
T3203Scotland Memorial HospitalLaurinburg, NC · Acute care195 min3313.3%10.9%15.2%0.960.93104Compare
T3203Genesis Medical CenterSilvis, IL · Acute care195 min2212.8%11.6%14.9%1.021.11149Compare
T3203Pottstown HospitalPottstown, PA · Acute care195 min2211.2%10.8%15.4%1.361.00219Compare
T3203Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterMishawaka, IN · Acute care195 min2212.9%13.7%14.9%1.120.96301Compare
T3203Ridgecrest Regional HospitalRidgecrest, CA · Critical access195 min———————72Compare
T3217Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care196 min53—8.0%15.8%0.880.8958Compare
T3217Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland, WA · Acute care196 min5412.5%9.2%13.8%0.750.96318Compare
T3217Northern Westchester HospitalMount Kisco, NY · Acute care196 min549.3%10.0%14.1%0.860.94259Compare
T3217WakeMed, Cary HospitalCary, NC · Acute care196 min5314.0%11.3%14.6%1.040.98156Compare
T3217Alton Memorial HospitalAlton, IL · Acute care196 min4410.6%11.6%15.1%0.800.93222Compare
T3217Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And NoviSouthfield, MI · Acute care196 min4211.1%8.9%14.2%0.620.95434Compare
T3217Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · Acute care196 min438.7%9.4%14.8%0.880.98843Compare
T3217Chelsea HospitalChelsea, MI · Acute care196 min44—11.0%14.6%1.110.8483Compare
T3217Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health CenterGlendale, CA · Acute care196 min4211.1%6.9%16.0%0.861.11334Compare
T3217Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA · Acute care196 min4311.5%10.2%14.6%1.221.08536Compare
T3217Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola, PA · Acute care196 min43—9.1%15.8%0.871.10120Compare
T3217South Miami HospitalMiami, FL · Acute care196 min4311.8%10.2%15.3%0.761.08436Compare
T3217Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1Elk Grove Village, IL · Acute care196 min3212.0%9.4%14.7%0.961.09483Compare
T3217Carle Bromenn Medical CenterNormal, IL · Acute care196 min3411.5%13.5%14.7%0.850.96176Compare
T3217Community Hospital South, Inc.Indianapolis, IN · Acute care196 min3411.5%10.5%15.4%0.811.09127Compare
T3217Mainehealth Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME · Acute care196 min3313.7%12.0%15.5%0.980.9092Compare
T3217Physicians Regional Medical CenterPowell, TN · Acute care196 min3313.2%10.5%15.1%0.741.04628Compare
T3217Providence Centralia HospitalCentralia, WA · Acute care196 min3312.3%10.6%15.1%0.920.91191Compare
T3217Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · Acute care196 min23—14.5%14.7%1.551.01320Compare
T3217Harlan ARH HospitalHarlan, KY · Acute care196 min23—13.8%16.5%0.970.95150Compare
T3217St Joseph Medical CenterBloomington, IL · Acute care196 min2311.3%12.3%15.0%0.780.96180Compare
T3217Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol, TN · Acute care196 min2212.9%14.7%15.8%0.791.04282Compare
T3239Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDekalb, IL · Acute care197 min5311.3%7.6%14.2%0.801.0098Compare
T3239Wellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon, PA · Acute care197 min5310.4%10.8%14.3%0.800.96163Compare
T3239Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel, IN · Acute care197 min4312.2%9.1%14.7%0.721.03—Compare
T3239Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · Acute care197 min4312.5%12.6%14.6%0.970.99160Compare
T3239Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA · Acute care197 min4412.2%10.7%15.9%0.980.98263Compare
T3239Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · Acute care197 min4412.1%7.9%15.4%1.191.00881Compare
T3239South County Hospital IncWakefield, RI · Acute care197 min4411.5%11.9%14.6%1.250.95100Compare
T3239UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA · Acute care197 min4411.1%10.5%14.4%0.790.98346Compare
T3239Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN · Acute care197 min3311.5%10.1%13.9%0.761.02571Compare
T3239Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa, OK · Acute care197 min3211.6%11.4%13.8%1.111.06703Compare
T3239Concord Hospital- LaconiaLaconia, NH · Acute care197 min3310.7%12.5%15.6%0.940.97143Compare
T3239JFK University Medical CenterEdison, NJ · Acute care197 min3212.7%10.9%15.5%1.151.08459Compare

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).