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Hospitals in Hawaii with the lowest time in emergency department

20 Hawaii hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Kula Hospital, Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital, Honoka'A Hospital And Skilled Nursing. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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20 hospitals ranked in Hawaii by time in emergency department; 3 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	162 min		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	1.00
1	Kula HospitalKula, HI · Critical access	54 min, 100th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	Compare Kula Hospital
2	Samuel Mahelona Memorial HospitalKapaa, HI · Critical access	61 min, 100th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	Compare Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital
3	Honoka'A Hospital And Skilled NursingHonokaa, HI · Critical access	64 min, 100th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	Compare Honoka'A Hospital And Skilled Nursing
T4	Kahuku Medical CenterKahuku, HI · Critical access	79 min, 98th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	Compare Kahuku Medical Center
T4	Kau HospitalPahala, HI · Critical access	79 min, 98th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	Compare Kau Hospital
T4	Kauai Veterans Memorial HospitalWaimea, HI · Critical access	79 min, 98th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	14.6%, 74th percentile	—	—	25	Compare Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital
7	Lanai Community HospitalLanai City, HI · Critical access	81 min, 98th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	Compare Lanai Community Hospital
8	Kohala HospitalKapaau, HI · Critical access	82 min, 97th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	Compare Kohala Hospital
9	Molokai General HospitalKaunakakai, HI · Critical access	88 min, 96th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	Compare Molokai General Hospital
10	Straub Clinic And HospitalHonolulu, HI · Acute care	122 min, 72nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.2%, 93rd percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	159	Compare Straub Clinic And Hospital
11	North Hawaii Community Hospital, IncKamuela, HI · Acute care	135 min, 61st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.5%, 39th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	33	Compare North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc
12	Maui Memorial Medical CenterWailuku, HI · Acute care	140 min, 56th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.5%, 26th percentile	12.8%, 18th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	213	Compare Maui Memorial Medical Center
13	Hilo Benioff Medical CenterHilo, HI · Acute care	148 min, 50th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	1.41, 4th percentile	0.89, 90th percentile	142	Compare Hilo Benioff Medical Center
14	Kuakini Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · Acute care	149 min, 50th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.5%, 62nd percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	1.14, 15th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	212	Compare Kuakini Medical Center
T15	Adventist Health CastleKailua, HI · Acute care	156 min, 45th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	11.2%, 46th percentile	15.1%, 40th percentile	0.81, 92nd percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	160	Compare Adventist Health Castle
T15	Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea, HI · Acute care	156 min, 45th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.9%, 80th percentile	9.8%, 73rd percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	116	Compare Pali Momi Medical Center
T15	Wilcox Memorial HospitalLihue, HI · Acute care	156 min, 45th percentile	2, 17th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	12.5%, 22nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.04, 28th percentile	0.82, 98th percentile	71	Compare Wilcox Memorial Hospital
18	Kona Community HospitalKealakekua, HI · Acute care	179 min, 30th percentile	2, 17th percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	11.3%, 44th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	60	Compare Kona Community Hospital
T19	The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · Acute care	191 min, 24th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.3%, 32nd percentile	9.4%, 81st percentile	14.3%, 86th percentile	1.34, 5th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	585	Compare The Queens Medical Center
T19	Tripler AMC (Ft Shafter)Honolulu, HI · Military	191 min, 24th percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	1,000	Compare Tripler AMC (Ft Shafter)

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).