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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
T3697St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT · Acute care228 min4311.0%12.5%14.0%0.881.03397Compare
T3697Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute care228 min4313.0%11.1%14.8%0.90—166Compare
T3697Alamance Regional Medical CenterBurlington, NC · Acute care228 min3214.9%9.8%13.7%1.270.93238Compare
T3697Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsOlympia Fields, IL · Acute care228 min3211.2%9.3%16.2%1.091.03300Compare
T3697Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · Acute care228 min3312.0%11.2%14.7%0.691.07360Compare
T3697Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · Acute care228 min3212.7%12.0%15.3%1.191.031,593Compare
T3697Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care228 min3312.5%10.2%15.1%1.070.93444Compare
T3697Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New YorkTroy, NY · Acute care228 min3312.1%10.6%14.3%0.940.93238Compare
T3697Baylor Scott And White Medical Center SunnyvaleSunnyvale, TX · Acute care228 min2212.6%12.7%15.4%0.871.0270Compare
T3697Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory, NC · Acute care228 min2414.9%17.3%14.2%0.930.96258Compare
T3697Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Acute care228 min2314.6%15.1%14.5%1.140.98410Compare
T3697Providence St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley, CA · Acute care228 min219.9%10.4%14.2%1.050.99212Compare
T3697Brookdale Hospital Medical CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care228 min1112.0%13.2%15.7%1.511.051,120Compare
T3697Loretto HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care228 min————15.3%0.971.18176Compare
T3715Dublin Methodist HospitalDublin, OH · Acute care229 min4411.6%11.0%14.9%0.840.92107Compare
T3715Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalMontclair, NJ · Acute care229 min4212.5%9.5%15.1%0.941.08328Compare
T3715St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · Acute care229 min4311.2%10.4%14.8%0.790.97250Compare
T3715Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL · Acute care229 min3310.9%7.6%15.8%0.920.97695Compare
T3715Methodist Dallas Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care229 min3313.6%9.9%14.1%1.041.01478Compare
T3715Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena, MI · Acute care229 min34—15.6%14.2%0.930.97150Compare
T3715Niagara Falls Memorial Medical CenterNiagara Falls, NY · Acute care229 min1210.8%14.5%15.3%1.240.95171Compare
T3722Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield, IL · Acute care230 min5411.0%8.9%15.1%0.721.00361Compare
T3722Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa, OK · Acute care230 min5312.1%9.4%14.2%0.911.031,088Compare
T3722Hunterdon Medical CenterFlemington, NJ · Acute care230 min4311.3%9.9%16.3%0.940.98184Compare
T3722Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland, OR · Acute care230 min4412.3%10.7%14.5%0.760.89523Compare
T3722Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · Acute care230 min4310.3%8.5%15.4%1.171.02744Compare
T3722Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus, OH · Acute care230 min4310.9%10.0%14.3%1.110.971,000Compare
T3722Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West, AZ · Acute care230 min3211.1%9.1%15.1%0.750.96394Compare
T3722Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care230 min3213.8%10.9%14.1%1.23—248Compare
T3722Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · Acute care230 min339.4%9.3%14.5%1.440.94986Compare
T3722PIH Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA · Acute care230 min2212.5%9.3%15.9%1.131.18408Compare
T3732UH St John Medical CenterWestlake, OH · Acute care231 min4412.7%9.8%14.9%0.861.06240Compare
T3732Anderson HospitalMaryville, IL · Acute care231 min3312.8%11.8%15.8%1.101.03151Compare
T3732Ascension Genesys HospitalGrand Blanc, MI · Acute care231 min3214.0%11.9%15.2%1.020.94410Compare
T3732Palomar Health Downtown CampusEscondido, CA · Acute care231 min3213.1%11.4%14.0%0.941.12679Compare
T3732Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · Acute care231 min3311.6%9.4%15.1%0.890.99142Compare
T3732Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care231 min3311.6%10.0%14.1%1.050.95554Compare
T3732McLaren Port HuronPort Huron, MI · Acute care231 min2312.4%14.8%15.2%0.870.94163Compare
T3732Redlands Community HospitalRedlands, CA · Acute care231 min23—11.9%14.3%0.961.05229Compare
T3732St Bernard HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care231 min1———15.8%0.951.03210Compare
T3741Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple, TX · Acute care232 min5310.5%8.4%14.9%1.070.98653Compare
T3741Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park, IL · Acute care232 min4212.1%6.6%14.9%1.060.90296Compare
T3741University Of Kansas Health System Olathe HospitalOlathe, KS · Acute care232 min4311.5%10.8%14.4%0.911.00300Compare
T3741Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · Acute care232 min3212.1%13.5%15.2%0.991.01310Compare
T3741Ellis HospitalSchenectady, NY · Acute care232 min3312.4%10.1%14.9%1.370.93368Compare
T3741Eskenazi HealthIndianapolis, IN · Acute care232 min3312.6%9.4%15.0%0.910.98343Compare
T3741King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY · Acute care232 min3313.4%11.5%15.2%1.131.00455Compare
T3741Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoEast Stroudsburg, PA · Acute care232 min3310.1%11.7%14.9%0.860.99264Compare
T3741Loma Linda University Children's HospitalLoma Linda, CA · Acute care232 min33—————343Compare
T3741Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · Acute care232 min3313.0%12.4%14.7%0.980.96865Compare

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).