Hospital rankings
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.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 1 | Kula Hospital | 54 min, 100th percentile | — | — | 83.0%, 57th percentile | Compare Kula Hospital |
| 2 | Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital | 61 min, 100th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | 42.0%, 8th percentile | Compare Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital |
| 3 | Honoka'A Hospital And Skilled Nursing | 64 min, 100th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | 55.0%, 17th percentile | Compare Honoka'A Hospital And Skilled Nursing |
| T4 | Kahuku Medical Center | 79 min, 98th percentile | — | — | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Kahuku Medical Center |
| T4 | Kau Hospital | 79 min, 98th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | 53.0%, 16th percentile | Compare Kau Hospital |
| T4 | Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital | 79 min, 98th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 35.0%, 5th percentile | Compare Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital |
| 7 | Lanai Community Hospital | 81 min, 98th percentile | — | — | — | Compare Lanai Community Hospital |
| 8 | Kohala Hospital | 82 min, 97th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 80.0%, 51st percentile | Compare Kohala Hospital |
| 9 | Molokai General Hospital | 88 min, 96th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | — | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Molokai General Hospital |
| 10 | Straub Clinic And Hospital | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 82.0%, 88th percentile | 68.0%, 32nd percentile | Compare Straub Clinic And Hospital |
| 11 | North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc | 135 min, 61st percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 82.0%, 88th percentile | 67.0%, 31st percentile | Compare North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc |
| 12 | Maui Memorial Medical Center | 140 min, 56th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 88.0%, 96th percentile | 57.0%, 19th percentile | Compare Maui Memorial Medical Center |
| 13 | Hilo Benioff Medical Center | 148 min, 50th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 67.0%, 54th percentile | 77.0%, 45th percentile | Compare Hilo Benioff Medical Center |
| 14 | Kuakini Medical Center | 149 min, 50th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 65.0%, 49th percentile | 64.0%, 27th percentile | Compare Kuakini Medical Center |
| T15 | Adventist Health Castle | 156 min, 45th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 93.0%, 99th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Adventist Health Castle |
| T15 | Pali Momi Medical Center | 156 min, 45th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 78.0%, 81st percentile | 77.0%, 45th percentile | Compare Pali Momi Medical Center |
| T15 | Wilcox Memorial Hospital | 156 min, 45th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 81.0%, 87th percentile | 65.0%, 28th percentile | Compare Wilcox Memorial Hospital |
| 18 | Kona Community Hospital | 179 min, 30th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 72.0%, 67th percentile | 44.0%, 9th percentile | Compare Kona Community Hospital |
| T19 | The Queens Medical Center | 191 min, 24th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 72.0%, 67th percentile | 52.0%, 15th percentile | Compare The Queens Medical Center |
| T19 | Tripler AMC (Ft Shafter) | 191 min, 24th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 66.0%, 52nd percentile | — | 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.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.