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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
T3239Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · Acute care197 min3314.6%12.9%14.8%0.770.99370Compare
T3239Saint Joseph Medical CenterJoliet, IL · Acute care197 min1213.0%9.4%15.6%1.371.07443Compare
T3239Valleywise Health Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care197 min13—9.5%15.3%1.201.12758Compare
T3254Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLCTulsa, OK · Acute care198 min54——13.4%0.771.0175Compare
T3254Sarasota Memorial HospitalSarasota, FL · Acute care198 min5311.5%9.2%15.7%0.741.05897Compare
T3254Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · Acute care198 min539.4%7.1%14.2%0.700.99874Compare
T3254Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia, MO · Acute care198 min43—11.9%14.6%0.920.90108Compare
T3254Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs CampusHialeah, FL · Acute care198 min43—10.4%14.7%0.941.26247Compare
T3254Adventist Health TulareTulare, CA · Acute care198 min33—11.9%15.0%0.951.02112Compare
T3254California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness CampusSan Francisco, CA · Acute care198 min3410.5%9.8%15.0%1.050.95608Compare
T3254Carilion Stonewall Jackson HospitalLexington, VA · Critical access198 min34—8.6%15.4%——25Compare
T3254Corewell Health Trenton HospitalTrenton, MI · Acute care198 min3311.8%13.3%15.6%0.951.01195Compare
T3254Knox Community HospitalMount Vernon, OH · Acute care198 min3313.3%12.7%14.2%1.080.97111Compare
T3254Titus Regional Medical CenterMount Pleasant, TX · Acute care198 min3411.9%10.7%15.2%0.980.98165Compare
T3254Val Verde Regional Medical CenterDel Rio, TX · Acute care198 min3312.6%12.1%14.7%0.950.9993Compare
T3254Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly, NJ · Acute care198 min3211.9%12.3%16.5%0.991.10383Compare
T3254Covenant Medical CenterSaginaw, MI · Acute care198 min2313.1%10.8%15.8%1.281.04623Compare
T3254Morristown Hamblen Hospital AssociationMorristown, TN · Acute care198 min2314.2%10.7%15.7%0.980.96167Compare
T3254Woodhull Medical & Mental Health CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care198 min22—8.8%14.5%1.400.98411Compare
T3254CGH Medical CenterSterling, IL · Acute care198 min1313.9%13.7%15.6%1.030.9698Compare
T3254Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff, AR · Acute care198 min1312.5%13.2%15.3%0.911.10300Compare
T3254University Of Louisville HospitalLouisville, KY · Acute care198 min1212.5%12.0%16.4%0.911.13404Compare
T3273Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton, CA · Acute care199 min5312.5%9.5%14.0%0.791.01175Compare
T3273AdventHealth PorterDenver, CO · Acute care199 min4311.2%9.0%14.4%0.920.93368Compare
T3273Self Regional HealthcareGreenwood, SC · Acute care199 min4412.0%12.4%14.3%0.981.07358Compare
T3273Southwest General Health CenterMiddleburg Heights, OH · Acute care199 min4310.8%9.7%15.2%1.400.97346Compare
T3273Adena Regional Medical CenterChillicothe, OH · Acute care199 min3212.7%11.8%14.7%1.361.01261Compare
T3273Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA · Acute care199 min3211.5%10.9%14.8%0.951.10377Compare
T3273Bassett HealthcareCooperstown, NY · Acute care199 min2311.4%11.6%15.6%1.270.99180Compare
T3273MercyOne Siouxland Medical CenterSioux City, IA · Acute care199 min2213.1%11.2%15.1%1.440.98—Compare
T3273Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · Acute care199 min2313.1%16.2%13.8%1.690.94303Compare
T3273Welch Community HospitalWelch, WV · Acute care199 min—4——15.0%—0.9455Compare
T3283Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights, OH · Acute care200 min5310.1%7.1%15.2%0.590.99532Compare
T3283Leconte Medical CenterSevierville, TN · Acute care200 min54—12.7%14.4%0.920.9479Compare
T3283Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus, GA · Acute care200 min5311.6%12.0%14.7%0.881.07100Compare
T3283St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA · Acute care200 min5311.3%11.3%14.0%0.800.9380Compare
T3283Stamford HospitalStamford, CT · Acute care200 min5311.1%11.6%14.1%0.961.00305Compare
T3283Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · Acute care200 min4210.1%9.8%15.6%0.981.00356Compare
T3283HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care200 min44—10.1%15.2%0.950.9670Compare
T3283Magee Womens Hospital Of UPMC Health SystemPittsburgh, PA · Acute care200 min43—11.1%15.7%1.211.02363Compare
T3283Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma, MI · Acute care200 min44—13.6%14.3%0.880.93142Compare
T3283Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA · Acute care200 min42—9.6%15.2%0.941.06236Compare
T3283SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care200 min4412.6%11.5%14.7%1.100.99180Compare
T3283Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care200 min4410.5%7.6%14.5%0.980.94158Compare
T3283St Clair HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care200 min4311.4%10.9%15.5%0.840.94328Compare
T3283UNC Health NashRocky Mount, NC · Acute care200 min4311.6%11.4%14.8%0.960.95332Compare
T3283Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram, GA · Acute care200 min4311.2%9.7%15.7%0.960.8883Compare
T3283Citizens Medical CenterVictoria, TX · Acute care200 min3312.4%11.1%14.7%0.901.22265Compare
T3283Hillsboro Medical CenterHillsboro, OR · Acute care200 min3312.0%12.4%14.5%1.000.96215Compare
T3283Memorial Hospital WestPembroke Pines, FL · Acute care200 min349.8%9.4%16.0%1.120.97366Compare

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).