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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
T343Butler County HealthDavid City, NE · Critical access98 min————15.2%——20Compare
T343CHI St Vincent MorriltonMorrilton, AR · Critical access98 min————15.0%——35Compare
T343Carroll County Memorial HospitalCarrollton, MO · Critical access98 min————14.9%——25Compare
T343Fall River Hospital - CAHHot Springs, SD · Critical access98 min————14.8%——25Compare
T343Hegg Memorial Health CenterRock Valley, IA · Critical access98 min————14.5%——25Compare
T343Jenkins County Medical CenterMillen, GA · Critical access98 min———————25Compare
T343Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt James, MN · Critical access98 min—4——14.9%——25Compare
T343South Central HealthWishek, ND · Critical access98 min————14.9%——24Compare
T343South Lyon Medical CenterYerington, NV · Critical access98 min———————14Compare
T360HCA Florida South Tampa HospitalTampa, FL · Acute care99 min5312.0%10.0%13.9%0.731.04374Compare
T360Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care99 min54—12.8%14.3%0.940.8157Compare
T360Springhill Medical CenterSpringhill, LA · Acute care99 min4——11.3%14.8%—0.9848Compare
T360Baptist Memorial Hospital BoonevilleBooneville, MS · Acute care99 min3——10.2%14.4%0.960.93114Compare
T360HCA Florida North Florida HospitalGainesville, FL · Acute care99 min3210.7%10.1%16.9%0.651.00528Compare
T360Memorial Health Care SystemsSeward, NE · Critical access99 min3——12.4%14.9%——24Compare
T360Oviedo Medical CenterOviedo, FL · Acute care99 min34—7.5%15.9%0.860.9996Compare
T360Kossuth Regional Health CenterAlgona, IA · Critical access99 min1——13.7%15.4%——25Compare
T360Animas Surgical Hospital, LLCDurango, CO · Acute care99 min—5——14.5%0.990.7612Compare
T360Artesia General HospitalArtesia, NM · Acute care99 min———12.8%15.0%1.160.8349Compare
T360Avera Granite FallsGranite Falls, MN · Critical access99 min————15.1%——30Compare
T360Blue Mountain HospitalJohn Day, OR · Critical access99 min————14.8%——39Compare
T360Community Hospital Of Bremen IncBremen, IN · Critical access99 min—4——14.6%——24Compare
T360Corewell Health Watervliet HospitalWatervliet, MI · Acute care99 min———————62Compare
T360DeQuincy Memorial HospitalDequincy, LA · Critical access99 min———————29Compare
T360Drumright Regional HospitalDrumright, OK · Critical access99 min————15.2%——15Compare
T360Essentia Health AdaAda, MN · Critical access99 min———————14Compare
T360Excelsior Springs HospitalExcelsior Springs, MO · Critical access99 min————15.3%——25Compare
T360FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial HospitalTroy, NC · Critical access99 min————14.8%——25Compare
T360Hamilton County HospitalSyracuse, KS · Critical access99 min————14.9%——25Compare
T360Harlan County Health SystemAlma, NE · Critical access99 min————15.4%——19Compare
T360Holdenville General HospitalHoldenville, OK · Critical access99 min———12.4%14.5%——25Compare
T360Jefferson HospitalLouisville, GA · Acute care99 min—4——15.2%——65Compare
T360Lamb Healthcare CenterLittlefield, TX · Acute care99 min——————0.8475Compare
T360Mercy Health - Willard HospitalWillard, OH · Critical access99 min————14.2%——15Compare
T360Ochsner St Martin HospitalBreaux Bridge, LA · Critical access99 min—5——14.6%——25Compare
T360Rural Wellness Stroud HospitalStroud, OK · Critical access99 min———————25Compare
T360Rush Memorial HospitalRushville, IN · Critical access99 min————15.4%——25Compare
T360Sanford MayvilleMayville, ND · Critical access99 min————14.7%——25Compare
T360Sweeny Community HospitalSweeny, TX · Critical access99 min————14.6%——20Compare
T360Tallahatchie General Hospital-CAHCharleston, MS · Critical access99 min———————18Compare
T360The James B. Haggin Memorial HospitalHarrodsburg, KY · Critical access99 min————15.1%——25Compare
T360Washington County HospitalWashington, KS · Critical access99 min————14.8%——25Compare
T360Windom Area HealthWindom, MN · Critical access99 min————14.7%——18Compare
T394CHI Mercy HealthValley City, ND · Critical access100 min5——10.9%14.4%——25Compare
T394New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN · Critical access100 min54—10.1%14.7%——62Compare
T394Coal County General Hospital, Inc.Coalgate, OK · Critical access100 min4———14.9%——20Compare
T394Pratt Regional Medical CenterPratt, KS · Acute care100 min45—12.6%14.2%0.860.9535Compare
T394Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish, MI · Critical access100 min45—10.8%15.2%——25Compare
T394Comanche County Medical CenterComanche, TX · Critical access100 min3——11.4%15.5%——38Compare
T394Saint Francis Hospital Vinita, IncVinita, OK · Acute care100 min35—12.8%15.4%—0.8350Compare

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).