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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
T3951Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care265 min5310.9%8.1%15.1%0.670.88224Compare
T3951Mercy Medical CenterCanton, OH · Acute care265 min3312.0%8.3%15.4%0.951.00520Compare
T3951Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale, GA · Acute care265 min12—12.5%15.5%0.981.05376Compare
T3954UPMC MemorialYork, PA · Acute care266 min4311.6%10.4%14.8%1.271.10104Compare
T3954University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care266 min4412.6%10.4%13.9%0.870.97450Compare
T3954Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix, AZ · Acute care266 min3210.9%8.2%14.9%1.301.00766Compare
T3954Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak, MI · Acute care266 min3211.3%7.1%14.7%1.641.001,031Compare
T3954Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · Acute care266 min3310.8%8.9%15.1%0.96—233Compare
T3954Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany, NY · Acute care266 min1212.0%12.4%15.3%1.221.00732Compare
3960Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care267 min2312.4%10.5%16.1%1.200.98158Compare
T3961UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · Acute care268 min5411.4%10.6%14.9%0.920.95724Compare
T3961Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care268 min3210.7%7.9%15.4%1.071.05783Compare
T3961Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · Acute care268 min2311.7%14.1%15.4%0.821.09255Compare
T3961Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover, DE · Acute care268 min2213.4%11.9%15.0%1.161.04304Compare
T3961Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN · Acute care268 min2311.0%12.2%15.7%1.090.98269Compare
T3961Jackson Park HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care268 min1———16.3%0.961.05336Compare
T3961Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · Acute care268 min—38.8%9.4%15.9%0.901.03625Compare
T3968Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute care269 min5412.1%9.2%14.6%1.131.001,091Compare
T3968Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · Acute care269 min429.6%10.8%15.5%0.671.02819Compare
T3968Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa, AZ · Acute care269 min2212.4%10.8%15.1%1.231.04595Compare
T3971Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee HealthFort Myers, FL · Acute care270 min4310.7%9.6%14.6%1.080.98699Compare
T3971Delta Health System - The Medical CenterGreenville, MS · Acute care270 min1316.6%14.6%15.0%0.941.14268Compare
3973North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care271 min5311.9%9.1%15.9%0.840.91415Compare
T3974Christiana HospitalNewark, DE · Acute care272 min4212.4%9.8%14.5%0.771.041,196Compare
T3974Mount Sinai WestNew York, NY · Acute care272 min429.8%6.1%14.3%0.921.011,028Compare
T3974Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute care272 min3312.5%10.5%14.1%1.001.01752Compare
T3974Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care272 min3211.7%9.3%12.8%1.09—182Compare
T3974Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville, GA · Acute care272 min3311.3%10.2%14.5%1.031.03353Compare
T3974West Suburban Medical CenterOak Park, IL · Acute care272 min11—9.9%16.0%1.260.95287Compare
T3980NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL · Acute care273 min5310.6%8.1%15.0%0.580.97466Compare
T3980UNM HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care273 min2211.0%8.4%15.3%1.511.00527Compare
T3982Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · Acute care274 min4412.8%8.9%17.2%0.830.97121Compare
T3982Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · Acute care274 min3311.5%11.3%14.7%1.051.05524Compare
T3982HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterBoardman, OH · Acute care274 min2312.1%9.0%16.6%0.781.01306Compare
T3985Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care275 min3410.7%9.5%15.4%0.780.96596Compare
T3985PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA · Acute care275 min3313.3%10.9%13.2%0.940.90275Compare
T3985Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, IL · Acute care275 min2310.5%10.4%16.0%1.370.98507Compare
T3985Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care275 min2311.7%12.3%15.7%0.931.01339Compare
T3985St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT · Acute care275 min2211.6%11.9%14.8%1.391.05617Compare
T3990Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute care276 min549.7%6.3%14.7%0.860.98613Compare
T3990UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · Acute care276 min4410.1%6.6%14.0%1.050.961,019Compare
T3992Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care277 min4412.8%11.1%15.3%0.951.021,737Compare
T3992Hospital Menonita GuayamaGuayama, PR · Acute care277 min————16.4%——230Compare
T3994University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · Acute care278 min4410.4%10.2%14.4%1.001.01622Compare
T3994Elmhurst Hospital CenterElmhurst, NY · Acute care278 min2211.5%8.6%16.0%1.131.07545Compare
T3996El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro, CA · Acute care279 min1211.8%12.1%15.3%0.890.97161Compare
T3996Bayamon Medical CenterBayamon, PR · Acute care279 min—1——15.8%——274Compare
T3998New York-Presbyterian/QueensFlushing, NY · Acute care280 min5310.7%6.9%13.6%0.621.08535Compare
T3998Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care280 min4311.1%6.4%15.8%0.821.01475Compare
T3998Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · Acute care280 min2211.7%8.9%13.8%1.470.95623Compare

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).