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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
T3799Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCLittle Rock, AR · Acute care238 min3411.5%10.3%15.5%1.010.94110Compare
T3799Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · Acute care238 min3316.6%11.7%14.3%1.731.03881Compare
T3799McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeFlorence, SC · Acute care238 min3312.9%11.9%15.0%1.071.00461Compare
T3799Saint Francis Medical CenterLynwood, CA · Acute care238 min3212.3%8.0%14.9%0.821.11448Compare
T3799Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care238 min2212.1%11.3%15.8%0.991.07275Compare
T3799University Medical CenterLas Vegas, NV · Acute care238 min2212.4%9.6%15.6%1.041.08541Compare
T3799UCI Health - Los AlamitosLos Alamitos, CA · Acute care238 min1—14.1%9.7%15.4%1.191.03—Compare
T3808Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery, AL · Acute care239 min4311.9%10.1%14.8%1.180.96150Compare
T3808Mount Sinai Beth IsraelNew York, NY · Acute care239 min3212.7%8.4%16.4%0.971.031,111Compare
T3808Vidant Edgecombe HospitalTarboro, NC · Acute care239 min34—16.2%15.8%1.020.9983Compare
T3808Nyack HospitalNyack, NY · Acute care239 min2210.1%8.6%16.0%0.811.08375Compare
T3808Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · Acute care239 min2211.6%11.3%14.7%0.870.99259Compare
T3808UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care239 min2210.8%12.8%14.5%1.31—219Compare
T3814Virginia Hospital CenterArlington, VA · Acute care240 min4410.6%11.3%14.0%1.090.99342Compare
T3814Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield, CA · Acute care240 min3314.2%10.3%15.2%0.881.05421Compare
T3814University Medical Center Of El PasoEl Paso, TX · Acute care240 min3312.2%13.7%15.4%1.311.12354Compare
T3814Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · Acute care240 min2211.6%10.7%15.3%1.120.94276Compare
T3814Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA · Acute care240 min2311.9%10.8%15.9%1.020.99436Compare
T3819Chester County HospitalWest Chester, PA · Acute care241 min5411.0%11.0%14.5%0.830.97329Compare
T3819Trinity Health Ann Arbor HospitalAnn Arbor, MI · Acute care241 min439.6%8.1%15.5%0.850.92505Compare
T3819Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care241 min3211.0%7.7%16.1%0.861.18345Compare
T3819Jackson-Madison County General HospitalJackson, TN · Acute care241 min3313.6%13.2%14.4%0.871.10771Compare
T3819Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield, IL · Acute care241 min3313.1%11.8%14.8%1.481.03562Compare
T3819UH Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland, OH · Acute care241 min3312.9%8.2%16.4%0.981.051,037Compare
T3819Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care241 min2211.7%12.5%14.9%1.101.07189Compare
T3819St Joe Mercy Hospital System LivoniaLivonia, MI · Acute care241 min2212.6%11.2%15.8%0.970.96273Compare
T3827Fairview HospitalCleveland, OH · Acute care242 min548.5%7.6%14.6%0.730.98468Compare
T3827PIH Health Downey HospitalDowney, CA · Acute care242 min4310.9%9.5%16.5%0.860.99199Compare
T3827Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield, OR · Acute care242 min4311.9%12.1%12.8%0.660.89347Compare
T3827The Washington HospitalWashington, PA · Acute care242 min4312.4%12.0%15.3%0.980.99260Compare
T3827Wentworth-Douglass HospitalDover, NH · Acute care242 min4410.2%11.6%15.2%0.750.94178Compare
T3827Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield HospitalW Bloomfield, MI · Acute care242 min3310.6%11.1%15.4%0.710.90191Compare
T3827Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis, CA · Acute care242 min2313.4%14.0%15.4%1.161.05352Compare
T3834Asante Rogue Regional Medical CenterMedford, OR · Acute care243 min4312.3%11.5%13.7%1.060.93378Compare
T3834Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care243 min4312.1%8.6%15.8%0.991.02891Compare
T3834USC Verdugo Hills HospitalGlendale, CA · Acute care243 min4312.0%7.4%15.8%0.900.99158Compare
T3834Concord HospitalConcord, NH · Acute care243 min3313.5%12.6%15.2%0.961.00295Compare
T3834Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston, TX · Acute care243 min3312.4%9.9%14.8%1.021.001,515Compare
T3834St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · Acute care243 min3210.9%8.8%15.3%0.740.95409Compare
T3834University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MD · Acute care243 min32—11.2%14.4%0.98—276Compare
T3834Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson, NY · Acute care243 min12—14.6%14.5%2.170.98124Compare
T3834Oroville HospitalOroville, CA · Acute care243 min1112.6%8.6%19.3%0.940.88133Compare
T3843Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews, NC · Acute care244 min5310.3%7.1%13.6%0.910.91102Compare
T3843Cayuga Medical Center At IthacaIthaca, NY · Acute care244 min3311.2%11.9%14.2%0.961.04212Compare
T3843University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterBeachwood, OH · Acute care244 min3311.4%9.2%15.6%0.841.01144Compare
T3843MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute care244 min1210.6%13.2%13.6%0.961.01649Compare
T3843Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · Acute care244 min1214.4%14.7%15.7%0.911.03323Compare
T3848Plainview HospitalPlainview, NY · Acute care245 min4310.0%9.9%14.8%0.931.09204Compare
T3848UPMC EastMonroeville, PA · Acute care245 min4311.1%10.2%15.0%0.881.00155Compare
T3848Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care245 min3311.3%10.3%14.8%0.82—370Compare

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).