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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
T3283Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, CT · Acute care200 min3310.9%10.7%14.7%0.981.00328Compare
T3283Providence Saint Joseph Medical CenterBurbank, CA · Acute care200 min3311.2%8.0%16.5%0.951.01360Compare
T3283The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · Acute care200 min3413.4%12.1%14.4%0.990.96429Compare
T3283Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown CampusBrooklyn, NY · Acute care200 min2211.1%10.4%16.4%0.881.11464Compare
T3283Mason General Hospital & Family Of ClinicsShelton, WA · Critical access200 min24—15.3%15.4%——25Compare
T3283Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle, ME · Acute care200 min24—12.4%15.0%1.100.8689Compare
T3283Trinity Health Oakland HospitalPontiac, MI · Acute care200 min2311.4%9.4%15.2%1.060.99395Compare
T3283Mt Sinai Hospital Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care200 min12—9.8%16.3%1.200.99431Compare
T3283Richmond University Medical CenterStaten Island, NY · Acute care200 min1210.7%8.1%16.2%1.081.01473Compare
T3283Samaritan Pacific Community HospitalNewport, OR · Critical access200 min14—12.5%15.2%——48Compare
T3311Baptist HospitalPensacola, FL · Acute care201 min4312.5%9.5%14.8%1.011.05569Compare
T3311Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care201 min4410.8%10.0%14.4%0.901.02380Compare
T3311FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · Acute care201 min4410.6%11.4%15.0%0.930.92395Compare
T3311Berger HospitalCircleville, OH · Acute care201 min34—12.8%15.0%0.890.8894Compare
T3311Inspira Medical Center VinelandVineland, NJ · Acute care201 min3312.9%10.9%15.4%1.041.05374Compare
T3311Canyon Vista Medical CenterSierra Vista, AZ · Acute care201 min2213.4%11.0%15.3%0.971.03100Compare
T3311Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care201 min2311.5%11.4%16.5%0.990.97259Compare
T3311Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden, AL · Acute care201 min2211.3%9.6%15.9%1.581.07346Compare
T3311St Joseph's Medical CenterYonkers, NY · Acute care201 min11—9.8%15.2%0.911.26332Compare
T3311NMC Camp LejeuneCamp Lejeune, NC · Military201 min—4——————Compare
T3321Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, NJ · Acute care202 min5310.0%8.2%14.4%0.721.09781Compare
T3321Hudson Valley Hospital CenterCortlandt Manor, NY · Acute care202 min5410.8%11.3%14.2%0.961.06128Compare
T3321Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix, AZ · Acute care202 min558.3%7.7%14.1%0.910.94280Compare
T3321Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC · Acute care202 min5410.5%8.2%14.7%1.190.93425Compare
T3321Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care202 min43—10.4%14.9%0.89—37Compare
T3321Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville, VA · Acute care202 min4310.7%9.4%14.7%0.871.01269Compare
T3321Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional HospitalGrand Junction, CO · Acute care202 min4311.2%13.1%13.9%0.991.04346Compare
T3321Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PA · Acute care202 min4312.0%12.8%14.7%1.050.94203Compare
T3321Memorial Hospital And Health Care CenterJasper, IN · Acute care202 min4411.3%14.4%13.7%1.090.99123Compare
T3321Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care202 min4413.3%11.1%14.9%0.740.96240Compare
T3321Mercy Medical CenterRoseburg, OR · Acute care202 min4313.6%13.8%14.1%0.900.86174Compare
T3321Parkland Health CenterFarmington, MO · Acute care202 min4411.2%10.8%15.3%0.830.96133Compare
T3321Phelps HospitalSleepy Hollow, NY · Acute care202 min43—10.2%13.8%1.081.03235Compare
T3321St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA · Acute care202 min4212.1%13.6%15.1%0.890.95110Compare
T3321St Joseph HospitalNashua, NH · Acute care202 min4311.0%12.9%14.5%0.921.02208Compare
T3321Christus Southern New MexicoAlamogordo, NM · Acute care202 min3312.6%11.4%15.3%0.930.9598Compare
T3321Indiana University HealthIndianapolis, IN · Acute care202 min3211.5%10.8%15.3%1.051.051,733Compare
T3321Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalDansville, NY · Acute care202 min33—11.5%15.7%0.930.8372Compare
T3321OhioHealth O'Bleness HospitalAthens, OH · Acute care202 min34—10.3%15.4%1.030.90114Compare
T3321Palm Bay HospitalPalm Bay, FL · Acute care202 min3214.0%13.0%15.3%0.821.04152Compare
T3321Riverview Medical CenterRed Bank, NJ · Acute care202 min3313.9%9.5%16.3%1.081.07440Compare
T3321Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington, VT · Acute care202 min34—9.7%15.8%0.810.96180Compare
T3321St Anthonys HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · Acute care202 min3411.1%10.6%15.6%0.821.03448Compare
T3321Affiliate Of Vitruvian HealthCleveland, TN · Acute care202 min2314.6%12.1%14.2%0.771.00351Compare
T3321Beaumont Hospital - DearbornDearborn, MI · Acute care202 min2212.6%9.1%15.5%1.001.05623Compare
T3321Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston, MO · Acute care202 min22—11.9%15.3%0.981.00188Compare
T3321O U Medical CenterOklahoma City, OK · Acute care202 min2214.2%11.8%16.3%1.501.08910Compare
T3321Regional West Medical CenterScottsbluff, NE · Acute care202 min2211.2%14.0%14.9%0.971.03166Compare
T3321Sovah Health DanvilleDanville, VA · Acute care202 min2213.1%11.7%14.4%0.951.01250Compare
T3321Tucson Medical CenterTucson, AZ · Acute care202 min2213.1%13.3%14.6%1.301.04596Compare

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).