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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
T394Huron Regional Medical CenterHuron, SD · Critical access100 min23——14.8%——25Compare
T394Southern Coos Hospital & Health CenterBandon, OR · Critical access100 min2——12.5%14.7%——24Compare
T394Breckinridge Memorial HospitalHardinsburg, KY · Critical access100 min1———15.4%——25Compare
T394Richland HospitalRichland Center, WI · Critical access100 min14—11.5%15.4%——25Compare
T394Ascension St Vincent MercyElwood, IN · Critical access100 min————15.0%——25Compare
T394Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs CountyMalvern, AR · Acute care100 min————15.0%0.991.0172Compare
T394Bear Lake Memorial HospitalMontpelier, ID · Critical access100 min————14.8%——21Compare
T394Bienville Medical CenterArcadia, LA · Critical access100 min———————21Compare
T394Ely - Bloomenson Community HospitalEly, MN · Critical access100 min————14.7%——21Compare
T394Hale County HospitalGreensboro, AL · Acute care100 min————15.2%—0.9039Compare
T394Harbor Beach Community HospitalHarbor Beach, MI · Critical access100 min———————17Compare
T394Horn Memorial HospitalIda Grove, IA · Critical access100 min————14.9%——25Compare
T394Hospital District #1 Of Rice CountyLyons, KS · Critical access100 min————15.1%——25Compare
T394Hospital District #6 Patterson Health CenterAnthony, KS · Critical access100 min————15.0%——25Compare
T394Humboldt County Memorial HospitalHumboldt, IA · Critical access100 min————14.8%——21Compare
T394LifeBrite Community Hospital Of EarlyBlakely, GA · Critical access100 min———————25Compare
T394Mary Breckinridge ARH HospitalHyden, KY · Critical access100 min————14.9%——25Compare
T394Montgomery General HospitalMontgomery, WV · Critical access100 min————14.7%——69Compare
T394Ness County Hospital District #2Ness City, KS · Critical access100 min————15.2%——20Compare
T394Roosevelt Medical CenterCulbertson, MT · Critical access100 min———————25Compare
T394Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Rose De LimaHenderson, NV · Acute care100 min——————1.33130Compare
T394St James Parish HospitalLutcher, LA · Critical access100 min———————25Compare
T394St Luke's JeromeJerome, ID · Critical access100 min————14.8%——25Compare
T394Wilson Medical CenterNeodesha, KS · Critical access100 min————14.9%——35Compare
T394Winn Parish Medical CenterWinnfield, LA · Acute care100 min————14.5%—1.2346Compare
T426Russellville HospitalRussellville, AL · Acute care101 min43——16.3%0.991.31100Compare
T426St Luke's Hospital - Easton CampusEaston, PA · Acute care101 min44—10.2%15.6%0.970.95164Compare
T426Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1Fairfield, IL · Critical access101 min3——12.2%15.1%——15Compare
T426Faith HealthNorfolk, NE · Acute care101 min3412.8%11.0%13.8%1.110.98133Compare
T426Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical access101 min34——14.5%——25Compare
T426Crawford County Memorial HospitalDenison, IA · Critical access101 min2——13.7%15.2%——25Compare
T42688th Medical Group (Wright-Patterson AFB)Wright-Patterson Afb, OH · Military101 min—5—————350Compare
T426Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan HospitalStanford, KY · Critical access101 min—4——15.4%——25Compare
T426Gibson General HospitalPrinceton, IN · Critical access101 min—4—————25Compare
T426Hansen Family HospitalIowa Falls, IA · Critical access101 min————14.6%——25Compare
T426Holmes County Hospital And ClinicsLexington, MS · Critical access101 min————15.2%——25Compare
T426Lallie Kemp Medical CenterIndependence, LA · Critical access101 min———————24Compare
T426Madison Regional Health SystemMadison, SD · Critical access101 min———11.7%14.8%——25Compare
T426Manning Regional Healthcare CenterManning, IA · Critical access101 min————15.1%——17Compare
T426Mercy Hospital - CassvilleCassville, MO · Critical access101 min————15.3%——18Compare
T426MercyOne Genesis Dewitt Medical CenterDewitt, IA · Critical access101 min————14.7%——90Compare
T426PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical CenterFriday Harbor, WA · Critical access101 min————14.9%——10Compare
T426Presentation Medical CenterRolla, ND · Critical access101 min————15.0%——25Compare
T426Rice Medical CenterEagle Lake, TX · Critical access101 min———————25Compare
T426Roundup Memorial HealthcareRoundup, MT · Critical access101 min———————25Compare
T426Scheurer HospitalPigeon, MI · Critical access101 min————14.9%——25Compare
T426UCHealth Grandview HospitalColorado Springs, CO · Acute care101 min————14.7%0.970.8622Compare
T448Franciscan Health CrawfordsvilleCrawfordsville, IN · Acute care102 min55—9.7%14.9%0.971.03103Compare
T448University Of Colorado Hospital AuthorityAurora, CO · Acute care102 min5311.0%7.9%14.3%1.330.96858Compare
T448Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler, TX · Acute care102 min4312.4%12.1%13.6%0.831.10612Compare

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).