Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Kansas with the lowest time in emergency department
117 Kansas 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.
| # | 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 |
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| National average | 162 min | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| T51 | Allen County Regional Hospital | 114 min, 79th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | — | 10.4%, 62nd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Allen County Regional Hospital |
| T51 | Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City | 114 min, 79th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 99 | Compare Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City |
| T51 | Kiowa County Memorial Hospital | 114 min, 79th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Kiowa County Memorial Hospital |
| T51 | Ottawa County Health Center | 114 min, 79th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Ottawa County Health Center |
| T55 | Ellsworth County Medical Center | 115 min, 78th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | — | 16.1%, 6th percentile | — | — | 18 | Compare Ellsworth County Medical Center |
| T55 | Stafford County Hospital | 115 min, 78th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Stafford County Hospital |
| T57 | Decatur Health | 116 min, 77th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Compare Decatur Health |
| T57 | Phillips County Hospital | 116 min, 77th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Phillips County Hospital |
| T59 | Wesley Medical Center | 117 min, 77th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 0.66, 99th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 859 | Compare Wesley Medical Center |
| T59 | Norton County Hospital | 117 min, 77th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Norton County Hospital |
| T61 | AdventHealth South Overland Park, Inc | 118 min, 76th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 85 | Compare AdventHealth South Overland Park, Inc |
| T61 | Morris County Hospital | 118 min, 76th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | — | 21 | Compare Morris County Hospital |
| T61 | Ashland Health Center | 118 min, 76th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Compare Ashland Health Center |
| 64 | Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center | 119 min, 75th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center |
| T65 | Labette Health | 120 min, 74th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 14.7%, 5th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 109 | Compare Labette Health |
| T65 | Girard Medical Center | 120 min, 74th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Girard Medical Center |
| T65 | Goodland Regional Medical Center | 120 min, 74th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Goodland Regional Medical Center |
| T65 | Sheridan County Hospital | 120 min, 74th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Sheridan County Hospital |
| T65 | St Luke Hospital & Living Center | 120 min, 74th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | 22 | Compare St Luke Hospital & Living Center |
| 70 | Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital | 121 min, 73rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital |
| T71 | Providence Medical Center | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | 400 | Compare Providence Medical Center |
| T71 | Memorial Hospital | 122 min, 72nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | — | — | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Memorial Hospital |
| 73 | Greenwood County Hospital | 123 min, 71st percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Greenwood County Hospital |
| 74 | Wichita County Health Center | 124 min, 71st percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Wichita County Health Center |
| 75 | Caldwell Regional Medical Center | 125 min, 70th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Caldwell Regional Medical Center |
| T76 | Saint John Hospital | 126 min, 69th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | — | 0.88, 92nd percentile | 76 | Compare Saint John Hospital |
| T76 | Ellinwood District Hospital | 126 min, 69th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.9%, 9th percentile | — | — | 24 | Compare Ellinwood District Hospital |
| 78 | Minneola District Hospital | 128 min, 67th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Minneola District Hospital |
| T79 | Clay County Medical Center | 130 min, 65th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | — | — | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Clay County Medical Center |
| T79 | Fredonia Regional Hospital | 130 min, 65th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | 32 | Compare Fredonia Regional Hospital |
| T81 | St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City | 131 min, 64th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 99 | Compare St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City |
| T81 | Rawlins County Health Center | 131 min, 64th percentile | — | — | — | — | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | — | — | 15 | Compare Rawlins County Health Center |
| T83 | Greeley County Health Services | 132 min, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | — | 18 | Compare Greeley County Health Services |
| T83 | Kearny County Hospital | 132 min, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Kearny County Hospital |
| T83 | Morton County Hospital | 132 min, 63rd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Compare Morton County Hospital |
| 86 | Stanton County Hospital | 133 min, 62nd percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Stanton County Hospital |
| 87 | AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | 134 min, 62nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 504 | Compare AdventHealth Shawnee Mission |
| 88 | Great Plains Of Sabetha | 135 min, 61st percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Great Plains Of Sabetha |
| T89 | Clara Barton Hospital | 136 min, 60th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 17.3%, 1st percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Clara Barton Hospital |
| T89 | Community Hospital, Onaga And St Marys Campus | 136 min, 60th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Community Hospital, Onaga And St Marys Campus |
| 91 | William Newton Hospital | 137 min, 59th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare William Newton Hospital |
| T92 | Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc | 138 min, 58th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 15.5%, 2nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | — | 102 | Compare Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc |
| T92 | Irwin ACH (Ft Riley) | 138 min, 58th percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | Compare Irwin ACH (Ft Riley) |
| 94 | Meade District Hospital | 139 min, 57th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Meade District Hospital |
| T95 | Salina Regional Health Center | 140 min, 56th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 14.5%, 2nd percentile | 16.5%, 1st percentile | 13.2%, 99th percentile | 1.16, 13th percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 396 | Compare Salina Regional Health Center |
| T95 | Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 140 min, 56th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 13.3%, 12th percentile | 14.0%, 93rd percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 1,412 | Compare Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. |
| T95 | Newman Regional Health | 140 min, 56th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 13.6%, 10th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | — | — | 53 | Compare Newman Regional Health |
| 98 | NMC Health | 141 min, 55th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 99 | Compare NMC Health |
| T99 | Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | 142 min, 55th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.89, 75th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 150 | Compare Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc |
| T99 | Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc | 142 min, 55th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 68 | Compare Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc |
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).