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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
T3895California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA · Acute care254 min22—10.2%15.4%1.061.05309Compare
T3895Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MO · Acute care254 min229.6%11.3%15.8%0.801.02767Compare
T3903Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care255 min5411.5%11.7%14.1%0.980.89391Compare
T3903Baylor Scott & White Medical Center HillcrestWaco, TX · Acute care255 min4412.4%14.2%14.7%0.841.04260Compare
T3903Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA · Acute care255 min3312.4%9.5%15.7%1.260.93241Compare
T3906Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care256 min5310.8%5.9%14.1%0.700.90153Compare
T3906MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care256 min4311.8%13.1%13.3%0.88—107Compare
T3906The Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · Acute care256 min4310.3%10.1%15.0%0.571.01689Compare
T3906Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg, PA · Acute care256 min4412.8%9.7%14.7%1.600.91131Compare
T3906Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · Acute care256 min3211.3%8.2%17.1%0.930.97667Compare
T3906OSF Little Company Of Mary Medical CenterEvergreen Park, IL · Acute care256 min2313.2%8.4%16.5%0.930.95298Compare
T3912Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care257 min3410.6%9.3%15.4%1.050.91426Compare
T3912San Antonio Regional HospitalUpland, CA · Acute care257 min3311.9%8.9%15.5%1.121.06363Compare
T3912Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care257 min3212.2%11.9%13.7%1.49—413Compare
T3915Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, RI · Acute care258 min4312.7%13.6%14.9%0.751.02719Compare
T3915Javon Bea HospitalRockford, IL · Acute care258 min3311.4%11.8%14.6%0.981.02431Compare
T3915Memorial Medical CenterModesto, CA · Acute care258 min3314.1%12.9%14.7%1.020.96275Compare
T3915USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · Acute care258 min3214.3%9.6%14.0%1.271.13374Compare
T3919UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · Acute care259 min539.1%7.8%14.3%1.020.99600Compare
T3919Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute care259 min4311.8%12.5%14.8%0.741.00289Compare
T3919Memorial Hermann Memorial City HospitalHouston, TX · Acute care259 min4314.4%8.1%14.5%0.951.00821Compare
T3919Munson Medical CenterTraverse City, MI · Acute care259 min4313.5%14.1%14.4%0.820.91377Compare
T3919University Of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington, VT · Acute care259 min4412.0%13.0%14.7%1.340.97615Compare
T3919Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven, MS · Acute care259 min3311.7%9.4%15.7%1.471.00161Compare
T3919MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · Acute care259 min3212.7%12.0%14.4%0.99—165Compare
T3919Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · Acute care259 min3311.4%14.6%14.9%0.830.97462Compare
T3919Banner Baywood Medical CenterMesa, AZ · Acute care259 min22—12.1%13.9%0.871.01359Compare
T3928Banner-University Medical Center South CampusTucson, AZ · Acute care260 min4211.1%8.7%14.5%1.030.94245Compare
T3928Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · Acute care260 min4413.0%13.4%14.1%1.170.86220Compare
T3928Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls, NY · Acute care260 min3312.7%13.5%14.6%1.380.93442Compare
T3928Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY · Acute care260 min23—12.8%15.3%0.940.89287Compare
T3932Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue, NY · Acute care261 min429.6%8.7%14.2%0.871.09306Compare
T3932Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · Acute care261 min4312.0%9.2%15.3%0.871.05631Compare
T3932Forbes HospitalMonroeville, PA · Acute care261 min3311.6%8.8%16.5%1.081.03314Compare
T3932McLaren Greater LansingLansing, MI · Acute care261 min3311.6%13.1%14.7%1.180.92363Compare
T3932The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care261 min2311.7%13.1%15.2%1.590.92142Compare
T3932Kings County Hospital CenterBrooklyn, NY · Acute care261 min12—10.2%14.9%1.181.02639Compare
T3938Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care262 min5411.6%8.8%14.8%0.710.97494Compare
T3938Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · Acute care262 min429.9%9.4%14.1%1.000.95694Compare
T3938Kent County Memorial HospitalWarwick, RI · Acute care262 min3311.6%10.5%16.4%1.081.03359Compare
T3938University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care262 min33—14.3%13.6%0.82—131Compare
T3938Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell, GA · Acute care262 min3312.9%9.1%14.5%0.820.95382Compare
T3943Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · Acute care263 min4311.1%10.5%14.1%0.791.06301Compare
T3943Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · Acute care263 min3312.1%10.2%15.3%1.020.93410Compare
T3945University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care264 min5411.6%9.7%13.1%0.72—238Compare
T3945Baylor University Medical CenterDallas, TX · Acute care264 min43—12.9%13.9%1.371.02914Compare
T3945Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · Acute care264 min3311.3%10.4%15.2%1.181.02396Compare
T3945United Medical CenterWashington, DC · Acute care264 min3——9.5%14.7%0.921.04—Compare
T3945Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care264 min2211.7%9.7%16.1%0.731.00231Compare
T3945Antelope Valley HospitalLancaster, CA · Acute care264 min1111.5%14.5%15.4%1.071.07341Compare

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).