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Hospitals with the lowest time in emergency department

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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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
T3741Penn State Health St. JosephReading, PA · Acute care232 min3311.4%10.9%15.6%0.831.05180Compare
T3741Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care232 min1311.7%10.6%15.9%1.091.01794Compare
T3753Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth, TX · Acute care233 min4312.2%8.3%15.8%1.231.02538Compare
T3753Havasu Regional Medical CenterLake Havasu City, AZ · Acute care233 min3210.7%13.0%15.5%0.780.95152Compare
T3753Mission Community HospitalPanorama City, CA · Acute care233 min31—8.6%15.1%0.841.3196Compare
T3753UPMC St MargaretPittsburgh, PA · Acute care233 min34—9.2%15.3%0.951.01250Compare
T3753Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care233 min3311.0%10.0%16.8%0.810.93189Compare
T3753Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · Acute care233 min239.9%12.0%14.2%1.051.00264Compare
T3753Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care233 min2210.6%10.7%15.8%1.750.92528Compare
T3753South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care233 min2311.2%9.5%17.4%1.210.99284Compare
T3753Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care233 min1211.2%9.3%15.4%0.94—93Compare
T3753St John's Episcopal Hospital At South ShoreFar Rockaway, NY · Acute care233 min1211.6%9.6%18.2%1.261.16257Compare
T3763Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · Acute care234 min5310.2%8.8%14.0%0.921.00565Compare
T3763University Of Utah Hospital And ClinicsSalt Lake City, UT · Acute care234 min5412.0%9.1%14.7%0.911.001,013Compare
T3763Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale, AZ · Acute care234 min4214.1%10.5%14.0%1.221.05561Compare
T3763Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · Acute care234 min4413.0%9.4%15.2%0.841.02779Compare
T3763Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville, SC · Acute care234 min4310.7%11.3%15.0%0.931.03845Compare
T3763UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · Acute care234 min4311.0%7.6%15.1%1.401.011,577Compare
T3763Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode IslandProvidence, RI · Acute care234 min43——15.4%1.001.04167Compare
T3763Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg, VA · Acute care234 min3310.5%11.0%13.6%1.640.98519Compare
T3763Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care234 min3313.1%12.5%15.1%0.761.00517Compare
T3763Jefferson Lansdale HospitalLansdale, PA · Acute care234 min3211.7%11.0%15.9%0.850.97140Compare
T3763Riverside University Health System-Medical CenterMoreno Valley, CA · Acute care234 min3211.5%7.7%15.3%0.931.05439Compare
T3763Salem HospitalSalem, OR · Acute care234 min3314.4%14.1%14.0%1.430.90644Compare
T3763Tampa General HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care234 min3210.2%8.7%15.8%1.461.001,096Compare
T3763Lincoln Medical & Mental Health CenterBronx, NY · Acute care234 min22—8.5%15.1%0.941.01586Compare
T3763Temple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care234 min2211.3%8.9%16.9%1.050.99148Compare
T3778Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland, CA · Acute care235 min539.8%8.9%13.4%0.881.01569Compare
T3778John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson, NY · Acute care235 min5410.4%8.9%12.2%0.931.02248Compare
T3778Sarasota Memorial Hospital - VeniceNorth Venice, FL · Acute care235 min5411.0%8.2%15.4%0.701.02212Compare
T3778Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo, MI · Acute care235 min4312.7%12.2%15.1%0.860.95380Compare
T3778Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · Acute care235 min4311.8%11.3%14.5%0.900.94279Compare
T3778Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care235 min4311.9%11.8%13.6%0.91—240Compare
T3778Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care235 min3211.7%9.5%14.5%1.110.99894Compare
T3778Memorial Hermann Northeast HospitalHumble, TX · Acute care235 min3313.1%10.3%15.0%1.120.99257Compare
T3778Community First Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care235 min2—11.4%8.6%15.7%0.981.18299Compare
T3778Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY · Acute care235 min2212.1%11.8%14.7%1.221.10895Compare
T3788Baptist Hospital Of MiamiMiami, FL · Acute care236 min5312.0%8.8%15.1%1.031.02948Compare
T3788Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · Acute care236 min3311.8%8.9%13.9%1.240.97317Compare
T3788Kenmore Mercy HospitalKenmore, NY · Acute care236 min3312.8%15.2%14.4%0.951.02184Compare
T3788Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care236 min3311.3%8.9%16.2%1.461.00925Compare
T3792Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care237 min4312.5%7.5%15.3%1.210.96155Compare
T3792PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier, CA · Acute care237 min4411.3%8.9%16.3%1.080.96547Compare
T3792Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care237 min3312.3%8.1%16.2%1.421.01997Compare
T3792Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care237 min33—10.1%15.5%1.00—285Compare
T3792Southern California Hospital At HollywoodHollywood, CA · Acute care237 min319.2%7.9%14.5%0.861.35579Compare
T3792DCH Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · Acute care237 min2312.8%11.8%14.8%0.940.96787Compare
T3792St Mary Medical CenterLanghorne, PA · Acute care237 min2211.3%10.3%16.6%0.971.07373Compare
T3799Mercy Medical CenterRockville Centre, NY · Acute care238 min5310.1%11.3%13.7%0.861.14375Compare
T3799Providence Willamette Falls Medical CenterOregon City, OR · Acute care238 min4411.1%9.2%14.2%0.930.87143Compare

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).