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Hospitals in Maryland with the lowest time in emergency department

40 Maryland hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Garrett Regional Medical Center, Atlantic General Hospital, Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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40 hospitals ranked in Maryland by time in emergency department; 16 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
1Garrett Regional Medical CenterOakland, MD · Acute care126 min4410.9%17.6%14.4%0.90—33Compare
2Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MD · Acute care147 min3413.2%14.6%14.9%0.82—48Compare
3Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, IncSalisbury, MD · Acute care177 min4311.4%10.5%13.8%0.91—362Compare
4University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At EastonEaston, MD · Acute care179 min4212.7%9.9%12.6%0.86—189Compare
5Walter Reed National Military Medical CenBethesda, MD · Military184 min—4—————725Compare
6University Of Maryland Shore Medical Center At ChestertownChestertown, MD · Acute care185 min5——10.8%14.0%——64Compare
7Calverthealth Medical CenterPrince Frederick, MD · Acute care194 min5411.6%7.7%14.3%1.09—106Compare
8Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CenterFort Washington, MD · Acute care202 min43—10.4%14.9%0.89—37Compare
9Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · Acute care204 min2311.7%12.7%14.5%0.97—331Compare
10MedStar Harbor HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care212 min4310.3%9.8%13.7%0.87—376Compare
11Carroll Hospital CenterWestminster, MD · Acute care214 min3311.2%14.0%15.1%1.08—158Compare
12MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care218 min5311.6%9.9%13.5%0.98—370Compare
13Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · Acute care224 min4310.3%11.0%14.5%1.13—229Compare
T14Greater Baltimore Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care228 min5412.5%10.7%13.5%1.60—303Compare
T14Union Hospital Of Cecil CountyElkton, MD · Acute care228 min4313.0%11.1%14.8%0.90—166Compare
16Frederick Health HospitalFrederick, MD · Acute care230 min3213.8%10.9%14.1%1.23—248Compare
17Holy Cross Germantown HospitalGermantown, MD · Acute care233 min1211.2%9.3%15.4%0.94—93Compare
18Western Maryland Regional Medical CenterCumberland, MD · Acute care235 min4311.9%11.8%13.6%0.91—240Compare
19Mercy Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD · Acute care237 min33—10.1%15.5%1.00—285Compare
20UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · Acute care239 min2210.8%12.8%14.5%1.31—219Compare
21University Of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusBaltimore, MD · Acute care243 min32—11.2%14.4%0.98—276Compare
22Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, IncAnnapolis, MD · Acute care245 min3311.3%10.3%14.8%0.82—370Compare
23University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · Acute care246 min1210.9%9.9%15.2%1.60—224Compare
24MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care247 min3211.7%8.3%14.9%1.04—208Compare
25Meritus Medical CenterHagerstown, MD · Acute care250 min3312.2%11.5%15.9%0.82—271Compare
26Northwest Hospital CenterRandallstown, MD · Acute care251 min2211.4%12.6%14.6%1.30—215Compare
27MedStar Saint Mary's HospitalLeonardtown, MD · Acute care256 min4311.8%13.1%13.3%0.88—107Compare
28Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · Acute care257 min3212.2%11.9%13.7%1.49—413Compare
29MedStar Montgomery Medical CenterOlney, MD · Acute care259 min3212.7%12.0%14.4%0.99—165Compare
30University Of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterLa Plata, MD · Acute care262 min33—14.3%13.6%0.82—131Compare
31University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical CenterTowson, MD · Acute care264 min5411.6%9.7%13.1%0.72—238Compare
32Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical CenterColumbia, MD · Acute care266 min3310.8%8.9%15.1%0.96—233Compare
33Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, IncLanham, MD · Acute care272 min3211.7%9.3%12.8%1.09—182Compare
34Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterSilver Spring, MD · Acute care296 min3313.7%10.4%14.9%1.08—298Compare
35The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · Acute care308 min5410.5%7.8%14.7%1.17—1,025Compare
36University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care309 min3314.8%12.8%14.3%1.03—816Compare
37Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD · Acute care314 min2312.0%12.5%15.5%1.00—444Compare
38Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · Acute care322 min3312.6%10.0%13.7%1.14—430Compare
39MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterClinton, MD · Acute care356 min229.8%9.0%15.0%1.03—239Compare
40MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, MD · Acute care367 min3213.7%9.3%15.0%1.41—405Compare

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).