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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. 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
T48Hillsboro Area HospitalHillsboro, IL · Critical access140 min————14.9%——25Compare
52Memorial HospitalCarthage, IL · Critical access142 min45—10.2%15.3%——48Compare
53Mc Donough District HospitalMacomb, IL · Acute care145 min34—11.4%15.1%0.980.93144Compare
T54Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care146 min4311.8%9.3%14.9%1.00—402Compare
T54Salem Township HospitalSalem, IL · Critical access146 min4———14.9%——25Compare
56St Marys HospitalDecatur, IL · Acute care148 min1311.8%12.3%15.1%1.671.00355Compare
T57Carle Health Proctor HospitalPeoria, IL · Acute care150 min3212.4%10.2%13.3%0.810.99305Compare
T57Iroquois Memorial HospitalWatseka, IL · Critical access150 min————14.6%——25Compare
59Pana Community HospitalPana, IL · Critical access152 min4———14.8%——25Compare
60Herrin HospitalHerrin, IL · Acute care157 min1212.9%10.9%17.0%1.001.01104Compare
61OSF Saint Anthony's Health CenterAlton, IL · Acute care159 min4411.9%9.7%15.2%1.021.00296Compare
62St Johns HospitalSpringfield, IL · Acute care160 min2212.3%12.3%14.9%1.531.05731Compare
63Memorial Hospital Of CarbondaleCarbondale, IL · Acute care161 min1312.0%10.4%16.1%1.191.07140Compare
T64HSHS St Elizabeth's HospitalO Fallon, IL · Acute care162 min4412.8%11.0%15.1%0.981.00260Compare
T64Heartland Regional Medical CenterMarion, IL · Acute care162 min2413.3%15.3%16.6%0.991.0992Compare
T66UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La GrangeLa Grange, IL · Acute care163 min5412.0%10.0%15.0%1.001.07223Compare
T66Edward HospitalNaperville, IL · Acute care163 min3311.6%10.3%15.7%0.790.96159Compare
68Elmhurst Memorial HospitalElmhurst, IL · Acute care166 min3310.7%10.8%15.7%0.890.98247Compare
T69Blessing HospitalQuincy, IL · Acute care167 min4312.3%14.3%15.3%1.041.00312Compare
T69Riverside Medical CenterKankakee, IL · Acute care167 min4312.1%12.8%15.0%0.951.09341Compare
T69SSM Health St Mary's Hospital -CentraliaCentralia, IL · Acute care167 min33—13.0%14.0%0.890.92125Compare
T72Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris, IL · Acute care170 min4411.6%9.2%15.0%0.911.0489Compare
T72Insight Hospital And Medical Center ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care170 min12—9.5%15.1%1.121.07494Compare
T74Gibson Community HospitalGibson City, IL · Critical access172 min4———15.3%——25Compare
T74Trinity Rock IslandRock Island, IL · Acute care172 min3211.2%12.7%15.4%0.991.03314Compare
T74UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenoaksGlendale Heights, IL · Acute care172 min3311.4%10.1%15.2%0.851.08186Compare
T77UChicago Medicine AdventHealth BolingbrookBolingbrook, IL · Acute care173 min3311.8%9.7%15.3%0.891.05138Compare
T77Holy Cross HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care173 min21—9.5%15.7%0.930.99311Compare
T77Humboldt Park HealthChicago, IL · Acute care173 min11—11.5%15.5%0.951.05270Compare
80Thorek Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care174 min————16.4%1.131.01218Compare
T81Midwestern Region Medical Center, IncZion, IL · Acute care175 min45——15.0%1.001.0495Compare
T81Methodist Hospital Of ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care175 min——————1.06245Compare
83Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights, IL · Acute care176 min4211.9%8.9%15.7%0.741.00563Compare
84Jacksonville Memorial HospitalJacksonville, IL · Critical access178 min———————25Compare
85Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonEvanston, IL · Acute care179 min2211.6%8.8%15.9%0.841.08427Compare
86OSF Saint Katharine Medical CenterDixon, IL · Acute care180 min2312.4%12.2%14.6%1.210.9680Compare
87Saint Anthony HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care181 min23——16.5%0.951.02176Compare
88OSF Sacred Heart Medical CenterDanville, IL · Acute care182 min23—10.5%16.2%1.040.93210Compare
T89St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates, IL · Acute care183 min5212.5%7.7%13.4%0.931.05342Compare
T89Memorial HospitalChester, IL · Critical access183 min————14.9%——61Compare
T91Amita Health Resurrection Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care186 min3211.8%10.1%14.0%1.301.12443Compare
T91FHN Memorial HospitalFreeport, IL · Acute care186 min3411.4%12.1%15.3%0.871.05203Compare
93Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalDowners Grove, IL · Acute care187 min4310.9%8.6%14.9%1.160.98366Compare
T94Presence Mercy Medical CenterAurora, IL · Acute care189 min3211.1%10.3%14.4%0.970.93315Compare
T94Vista Medical Center EastWaukegan, IL · Acute care189 min2110.9%8.3%15.4%0.881.00388Compare
96Provident Hospital Of ChicagoChicago, IL · Acute care190 min————15.5%—0.75222Compare
T97Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute care192 min3311.4%10.0%14.2%1.021.03493Compare
T97St Mary Medical CenterGalesburg, IL · Acute care192 min2312.1%12.1%14.8%0.860.96166Compare
T99UChicago Medicine AdventHealth HinsdaleHinsdale, IL · Acute care193 min549.8%8.2%14.5%0.751.02261Compare
T99Advocate Sherman HospitalElgin, IL · Acute care193 min4411.3%7.2%15.4%0.820.99255Compare

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).