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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
T4051Duke University HospitalDurham, NC · Acute care317 min5410.4%9.1%14.9%1.100.951,019Compare
T4051Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus, OH · Acute care317 min3312.8%9.5%14.6%0.960.98971Compare
4053UCI Health-OrangeOrange, CA · Acute care318 min4212.2%10.3%14.7%0.901.02415Compare
4054Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar, CA · Acute care320 min23—9.1%15.3%1.140.83324Compare
T4055College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · Acute care322 min3———15.2%0.921.36157Compare
T4055Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care322 min3312.6%10.0%13.7%1.14—430Compare
4057Erie County Medical CenterBuffalo, NY · Acute care325 min23—10.1%15.1%2.090.98526Compare
4058Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · Acute care326 min4310.7%8.1%15.2%0.850.99305Compare
4059University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Acute care327 min2312.8%12.5%15.5%1.301.02446Compare
T4060University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · Acute care328 min4311.2%9.7%15.2%0.981.00631Compare
T4060Doctors Center Hospital Orlando Health DoradoDorado, PR · Acute care328 min23——15.3%——160Compare
4062Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · Acute care330 min2212.9%13.1%16.0%1.300.93691Compare
4063Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland, PA · Acute care331 min1—13.1%10.9%15.9%1.571.09—Compare
4064SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care335 min1212.8%11.5%15.6%1.141.06438Compare
4065Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care336 min3411.3%6.9%16.0%1.030.98597Compare
4066St Peter's HospitalAlbany, NY · Acute care341 min239.9%9.3%14.8%1.200.95482Compare
T4067University Of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor, MI · Acute care345 min449.9%8.9%15.3%0.920.91884Compare
T4067George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care345 min2210.5%7.7%15.3%1.340.98371Compare
4069Doctors Center Hospital Carolina LLCCarolina, PR · Acute care347 min—2——15.8%——109Compare
4070Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care350 min5410.1%5.7%15.0%0.740.94894Compare
4071Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · Acute care355 min538.3%5.5%14.3%1.061.04877Compare
4072MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care356 min229.8%9.0%15.0%1.03—239Compare
4073Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · Acute care357 min22—11.1%15.5%1.230.98953Compare
4074MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · Acute care365 min33—8.3%14.7%1.131.00535Compare
4075University Health SystemSan Antonio, TX · Acute care366 min3411.6%10.6%15.1%0.971.031,034Compare
T4076Harris HealthHouston, TX · Acute care367 min33—9.7%15.1%1.080.98975Compare
T4076MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care367 min3213.7%9.3%15.0%1.41—405Compare
4078Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care370 min5310.5%7.6%16.4%0.710.94727Compare
4079MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC · Acute care377 min3210.4%7.0%14.4%0.711.02818Compare
4080Manati Medical Center Dr Otero LopezManati, PR · Acute care381 min12——15.9%——285Compare
4081Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda, CA · Acute care413 min4311.9%9.1%14.9%0.710.99533Compare

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).