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 | ||||
| T99 | Southwest Medical Center | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 14.0%, 8th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 80 | Compare Southwest Medical Center |
| 102 | Graham County Hospital | 144 min, 53rd percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | — | — | 18 | Compare Graham County Hospital |
| 103 | Overland Park Regional Medical Center | 146 min, 52nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.6%, 7th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.15, 14th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 351 | Compare Overland Park Regional Medical Center |
| 104 | Holton Community Hospital | 147 min, 51st percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.2%, 34th percentile | — | — | 12 | Compare Holton Community Hospital |
| 105 | Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems | 149 min, 50th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | 35 | Compare Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems |
| 106 | Miami County Medical Center | 154 min, 46th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 0.86, 94th percentile | 39 | Compare Miami County Medical Center |
| 107 | Menorah Medical Center | 156 min, 45th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 190 | Compare Menorah Medical Center |
| 108 | Kansas Medical Center LLC | 162 min, 41st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.78, 95th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 58 | Compare Kansas Medical Center LLC |
| 109 | Stevens County Hospital | 163 min, 40th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | — | 17 | Compare Stevens County Hospital |
| 110 | Citizens Medical Center | 168 min, 37th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | — | 25 | Compare Citizens Medical Center |
| 111 | F W Huston Medical Center | 176 min, 32nd percentile | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Compare F W Huston Medical Center |
| 112 | Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc | 181 min, 29th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 15.5%, 0th percentile | 15.6%, 2nd percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 199 | Compare Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc |
| 113 | LMH | 208 min, 15th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 13.8%, 9th percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 157 | Compare LMH |
| 114 | University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 210 min, 15th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 378 | Compare University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus |
| 115 | Stormont Vail Hospital | 221 min, 11th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.6%, 23rd percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 586 | Compare Stormont Vail Hospital |
| 116 | University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | 232 min, 8th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 10.8%, 54th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 300 | Compare University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital |
| 117 | University Of Kansas Hospital | 307 min, 1st percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.4%, 97th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 1,045 | Compare University Of Kansas Hospital |
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).