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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
T3393MH St Elizabeth Youngstown HospitalYoungstown, OH · Acute care205 min3211.5%11.7%15.4%0.901.03628Compare
T3393Trinity - BettendorfBettendorf, IA · Acute care205 min3311.9%10.9%15.2%0.810.95150Compare
T3393UPMC McKeesport HospitalMc Keesport, PA · Acute care205 min32—12.4%15.1%0.961.02198Compare
T3393Carrollton Regional Medical CenterCarrollton, TX · Acute care205 min2211.7%12.1%16.5%0.891.12216Compare
T3393Cooper University HospitalCamden, NJ · Acute care205 min2312.3%9.3%16.0%1.401.03663Compare
T3393MUSC Medical CenterCharleston, SC · Acute care205 min2310.4%11.0%15.7%1.480.98713Compare
T3393Memorial Hospital Of South BendSouth Bend, IN · Acute care205 min2311.9%15.8%14.7%1.890.97463Compare
T3393Newark-Wayne Community HospitalNewark, NY · Acute care205 min23—9.6%16.3%1.120.86120Compare
T3393Parrish Medical CenterTitusville, FL · Acute care205 min2212.4%13.8%14.5%1.101.05208Compare
T3393Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia, GA · Acute care205 min13—11.4%15.6%0.940.9084Compare
T3393Jackson Health SystemMiami, FL · Acute care205 min1313.0%13.7%16.8%1.301.112,255Compare
T3393MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care205 min1111.0%10.7%15.8%1.091.04360Compare
T3393Thomas Memorial HospitalSouth Charleston, WV · Acute care205 min1312.9%9.9%15.8%1.680.97266Compare
T3393Hospital Damas IncPonce, PR · Acute care205 min—2——15.3%——331Compare
T3415Mayo ClinicJacksonville, FL · Acute care206 min5411.1%8.8%14.5%0.941.02434Compare
T3415St Catherine Of Siena HospitalSmithtown, NY · Acute care206 min539.8%9.5%15.1%0.701.01318Compare
T3415Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care206 min5411.6%8.7%15.3%0.850.97336Compare
T3415AdventHealth WatermanTavares, FL · Acute care206 min4310.4%7.4%14.8%1.091.01269Compare
T3415Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano, TX · Acute care206 min4412.7%9.7%15.1%1.001.06160Compare
T3415Exeter Hospital IncExeter, NH · Acute care206 min4314.5%10.9%14.0%1.000.97100Compare
T3415MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · Acute care206 min4311.2%11.3%13.6%0.981.06325Compare
T3415Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · Acute care206 min4310.8%10.9%14.2%0.930.95912Compare
T3415Baptist Health CorbinCorbin, KY · Acute care206 min3412.9%10.4%14.3%0.901.00240Compare
T3415Maury Regional HospitalColumbia, TN · Acute care206 min3411.6%15.2%15.7%0.921.06258Compare
T3415Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth, ME · Acute care206 min3311.6%11.2%15.3%0.900.8764Compare
T3415Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona, CA · Acute care206 min3210.5%7.2%14.7%0.640.99447Compare
T3415Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · Acute care206 min2212.3%13.9%15.4%1.181.03286Compare
T3415Palisades Medical CenterNorth Bergen, NJ · Acute care206 min2212.2%8.6%16.0%0.841.03202Compare
T3415Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ · Acute care206 min2310.3%10.6%15.5%1.141.07610Compare
T3415St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care206 min2210.8%9.3%14.8%1.111.00283Compare
T3415Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical CenterBayonne, NJ · Acute care206 min1214.0%10.5%15.7%1.301.18254Compare
T3415The Woodlands Specialty HospitalSpring, TX · Acute care206 min————15.0%0.99—6Compare
T3433Chilton Medical CenterPompton Plains, NJ · Acute care207 min5311.7%7.4%13.5%0.991.14260Compare
T3433Sanford USDMedical CenterSioux Falls, SD · Acute care207 min5310.9%11.2%14.5%0.641.07545Compare
T3433Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · Acute care207 min4312.9%13.7%14.2%1.021.02606Compare
T3433Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · Acute care207 min43—9.3%14.6%0.990.96122Compare
T3433Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont, TX · Acute care207 min3312.5%10.6%15.8%0.991.03483Compare
T3433Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis, OR · Acute care207 min3413.5%14.7%13.4%0.770.86188Compare
T3433Northeastern Nevada Regional HospitalElko, NV · Acute care207 min3311.0%11.0%14.7%0.950.8775Compare
T3433Salem Regional Medical CenterSalem, OH · Acute care207 min33—11.0%14.4%1.091.02252Compare
T3441Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care208 min5311.9%10.2%13.5%0.981.01149Compare
T3441Prisma Health Greer Memorial HospitalSpartanburg, SC · Acute care208 min54—8.9%13.5%0.970.9582Compare
T3441Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley, CA · Acute care208 min4210.8%9.4%13.0%0.870.97555Compare
T3441Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station, TX · Acute care208 min4412.8%10.9%14.9%0.860.99146Compare
T3441LMHLawrence, KS · Acute care208 min4410.3%13.8%13.9%0.850.92157Compare
T3441Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland, ME · Acute care208 min44—11.6%13.9%0.891.00230Compare
T3441Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · Acute care208 min4413.0%9.9%14.8%1.290.9484Compare
T3441Parma Community General HospitalParma, OH · Acute care208 min4312.0%12.7%15.8%0.771.01309Compare
T3441The Outer Banks Hospital, IncNags Head, NC · Critical access208 min44—9.5%15.3%——19Compare
T3441Denver Health & Hospital AuthorityDenver, CO · Acute care208 min33—11.2%14.5%1.160.89555Compare

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).