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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
T3549Providence Portland Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care215 min4411.5%11.1%14.1%0.920.94483Compare
T3549Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula, CA · Acute care215 min4312.8%10.6%15.3%0.951.04140Compare
T3549UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · Acute care215 min4311.5%10.1%14.6%1.161.05737Compare
T3549Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA · Acute care215 min3311.9%9.9%16.4%1.041.06293Compare
T3549Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas, GA · Acute care215 min3313.2%15.9%15.5%0.880.9988Compare
T3549Good Samaritan Hospital Of SuffernSuffern, NY · Acute care215 min3211.1%9.9%15.1%0.881.09269Compare
T3549Lutheran Hospital Of IndianaFort Wayne, IN · Acute care215 min3213.3%11.1%15.3%0.811.07396Compare
T3549SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis, MO · Acute care215 min3312.1%10.2%14.3%0.971.02100Compare
T3549Ascension St Vincent AndersonAnderson, IN · Acute care215 min22—12.8%15.8%0.990.95195Compare
T3549BSA HospitalAmarillo, TX · Acute care215 min2313.2%11.4%14.8%1.191.06445Compare
T3549Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · Acute care215 min23—10.7%15.7%0.950.9697Compare
T3549Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford, NJ · Acute care215 min2311.4%10.6%17.5%0.881.03596Compare
T3549The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY · Acute care215 min2312.0%14.3%15.3%1.081.06382Compare
T3564Centra Bedford Memorial HospitalBedford, VA · Acute care216 min54—12.0%13.9%0.940.94161Compare
T3564Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown, TX · Acute care216 min5410.9%7.7%13.9%0.771.02230Compare
T3564Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge, IL · Acute care216 min4311.5%9.1%14.1%0.851.00638Compare
T3564Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · Acute care216 min4414.8%11.7%14.1%0.860.89314Compare
T3564Cleveland Clinic Indian River HospitalVero Beach, FL · Acute care216 min4212.8%10.6%13.5%0.761.01332Compare
T3564Randolph HospitalAsheboro, NC · Acute care216 min43—14.0%14.4%0.970.90145Compare
T3564Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · Acute care216 min3212.6%13.7%14.9%0.890.9770Compare
T3564Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus, GA · Acute care216 min33—12.3%15.5%1.060.88143Compare
T3564Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care216 min3311.8%18.1%12.8%0.881.01615Compare
T3564Union HospitalDover, OH · Acute care216 min33—12.2%14.5%1.021.01220Compare
T3564Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN · Acute care216 min2312.6%14.1%14.8%1.030.97304Compare
T3564Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · Acute care216 min2313.4%10.2%15.4%1.060.98600Compare
T3576Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care217 min4411.2%10.0%14.5%0.830.94489Compare
T3576Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care217 min4311.4%9.1%14.7%0.800.98475Compare
T3576Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington, GA · Acute care217 min3212.0%11.2%14.8%1.200.9890Compare
T3576St Joseph's University Medical Center IncPaterson, NJ · Acute care217 min3212.4%8.9%15.4%0.731.10566Compare
T3576UW HealthRockford, IL · Acute care217 min3311.6%10.2%15.1%0.900.99397Compare
T3576Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburn, WA · Acute care217 min2213.0%13.2%15.1%1.020.96195Compare
T3582Intermountain Medical CenterMurray, UT · Acute care218 min539.0%10.9%13.1%0.860.97520Compare
T3582MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care218 min5311.6%9.9%13.5%0.98—370Compare
T3582Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney, TX · Acute care218 min4412.0%8.5%15.5%0.771.06192Compare
T3582Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care218 min4311.8%7.5%16.3%0.830.9281Compare
T3582Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · Acute care218 min4312.0%12.4%13.7%0.980.91157Compare
T3582University Of Kentucky HospitalLexington, KY · Acute care218 min4311.9%10.6%15.2%1.061.02791Compare
T3582Winchester Medical CenterWinchester, VA · Acute care218 min4312.3%12.2%15.2%0.840.96399Compare
T3582Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona, CA · Acute care218 min3210.1%12.1%14.8%0.811.04240Compare
T3582St John's Riverside HospitalYonkers, NY · Acute care218 min3311.1%8.7%16.3%0.861.14385Compare
T3582University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterRavenna, OH · Acute care218 min3311.9%9.5%15.5%0.860.95302Compare
T3582Peconic Bay Medical CenterRiverhead, NY · Acute care218 min2311.8%12.8%15.9%1.021.00122Compare
T3582Southern NH Medical CenterNashua, NH · Acute care218 min2313.8%10.5%15.6%1.020.98188Compare
T3582Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care218 min2211.4%9.6%15.1%0.971.02324Compare
T3595Cleveland Clinic HospitalWeston, FL · Acute care219 min539.6%6.9%15.9%0.940.93236Compare
T3595Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · Acute care219 min5312.0%11.4%13.4%0.800.99411Compare
T3595CentraState Medical CenterFreehold, NJ · Acute care219 min4310.3%8.4%15.8%1.221.07273Compare
T3595Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care219 min4310.8%11.9%14.6%0.850.91237Compare
T3595Saint Vincent HospitalErie, PA · Acute care219 min4311.1%9.6%14.7%0.930.99348Compare
T3595Beckley ARH HospitalBeckley, WV · Acute care219 min3311.6%10.5%14.9%0.841.03173Compare

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).