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Hospitals in Illinois with the lowest time in emergency department

155 Illinois hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Pinckneyville Community Hospital, Washington County Hospital, Carle Eureka Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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155 hospitals ranked in Illinois by time in emergency department; 38 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
1Pinckneyville Community HospitalPinckneyville, IL · Critical access49 min————14.8%——20Compare
2Washington County HospitalNashville, IL · Critical access84 min———————15Compare
3Carle Eureka HospitalEureka, IL · Critical access90 min————14.9%——18Compare
4Genesis Medical Center, AledoAledo, IL · Critical access92 min————14.6%——22Compare
T5Clay County HospitalFlora, IL · Critical access96 min3——11.9%15.2%——18Compare
T5Rochelle Community HospitalRochelle, IL · Critical access96 min————14.6%——25Compare
7Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1Fairfield, IL · Critical access101 min3——12.2%15.1%——15Compare
8Lawrence County Memorial HospitalLawrenceville, IL · Critical access102 min————14.9%——25Compare
9HSHS Holy Family Hospital IncGreenville, IL · Acute care103 min3——11.8%14.4%—0.9260Compare
10Mason District HospitalHavana, IL · Critical access104 min————15.1%——25Compare
T11OSF Saint Luke Medical CenterKewanee, IL · Critical access107 min4——11.2%15.0%——25Compare
T11Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal LaCrystal Lake, IL · Acute care107 min————14.6%0.991.0113Compare
T13Massac Memorial HospitalMetropolis, IL · Critical access108 min2———15.0%——25Compare
T13Franklin HospitalBenton, IL · Critical access108 min————15.3%——16Compare
T13Hammond Henry HospitalGeneseo, IL · Critical access108 min—5——14.6%——25Compare
16Paris Community HospitalParis, IL · Critical access109 min3———16.0%——25Compare
T17OSF Saint Clare Medical CenterPrinceton, IL · Critical access112 min24—11.9%15.7%——25Compare
T17Wabash General Hospital 1Mount Carmel, IL · Critical access112 min—4—10.1%14.8%——25Compare
T19Carle Health Pekin HospitalPekin, IL · Acute care115 min3311.5%15.1%14.7%0.930.91132Compare
T19Carle Richland Memorial HospitalOlney, IL · Critical access115 min24—12.4%15.2%———Compare
T19St Joseph Memorial HospitalMurphysboro, IL · Critical access115 min—4——15.3%——25Compare
22Hamilton Memorial HospitalMcleansboro, IL · Critical access116 min3———15.2%——25Compare
23Illini Community HospitalPittsfield, IL · Critical access117 min3——14.3%15.3%——25Compare
T24Taylorville Memorial HospitalTaylorville, IL · Critical access118 min24—12.7%15.4%——25Compare
T24Mercy Harvard HospitalHarvard, IL · Critical access118 min————15.2%——25Compare
26Graham Hospital AssociationCanton, IL · Acute care121 min33—12.7%15.2%0.880.93—Compare
T27OSF Holy Family Medical CenterMonmouth, IL · Critical access122 min4——11.5%14.7%——23Compare
T27Red Bud Regional HospitalRed Bud, IL · Critical access122 min44—10.8%15.6%——25Compare
T27Sarah D Culbertson Memorial HospitalRushville, IL · Critical access122 min————14.7%——22Compare
T30Jersey Community HospitalJerseyville, IL · Acute care124 min3——15.2%14.8%0.941.0067Compare
T30OSF Heart Of Mary Medical CenterUrbana, IL · Acute care124 min3312.9%10.8%14.9%0.930.98268Compare
T30Carlinville Area HospitalCarlinville, IL · Critical access124 min2——12.2%15.0%——25Compare
T30Morrison Community HospitalMorrison, IL · Critical access124 min————15.1%——25Compare
T34Saint James HospitalPontiac, IL · Acute care126 min43—14.8%14.4%0.940.9281Compare
T34Deaconess Illinois Union CountyAnna, IL · Critical access126 min————15.0%——25Compare
T34Touchette Regional Hospital IncCentreville, IL · Acute care126 min—————0.990.88109Compare
37Crawford Memorial HospitalRobinson, IL · Critical access127 min45—12.9%14.3%——25Compare
38Hopedale HospitalHopedale, IL · Critical access130 min————14.9%——25Compare
39St Josephs HospitalBreese, IL · Acute care132 min44—12.5%14.5%0.950.9796Compare
40Kirby Medical CenterMonticello, IL · Critical access133 min————14.8%——16Compare
41Harrisburg Medical CenterHarrisburg, IL · Acute care134 min2———15.1%0.980.7978Compare
42Valley West Community HospitalSandwich, IL · Critical access136 min44——14.5%——25Compare
T43Abraham Lincoln Memorial HospitalLincoln, IL · Critical access137 min44—10.3%14.6%——15Compare
T43Presence St Marys HospitalKankakee, IL · Acute care137 min4312.9%12.0%14.0%0.900.97182Compare
T43St Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham, IL · Acute care137 min34—12.9%15.3%0.950.94146Compare
T46Saint Joseph Hospital-ElginElgin, IL · Acute care139 min4211.3%10.0%14.3%0.85—277Compare
T46OSF Saint Elizabeth Mdl CenterPeru, IL · Acute care139 min33—11.0%14.4%0.831.0250Compare
T48Gateway Regional Medical CenterGranite City, IL · Acute care140 min2——11.8%15.4%0.961.00406Compare
T48Ingalls Memorial HospitalHarvey, IL · Acute care140 min2211.7%7.9%16.1%1.081.03582Compare
T48Deaconess Illinois CrossroadsMount Vernon, IL · Acute care140 min—4——15.6%0.971.1156Compare

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).