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Hospitals in Massachusetts with the lowest time in emergency department

54 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Fairview Hospital, Nantucket Cottage Hospital, Boston Medical Center-Brighton. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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54 hospitals ranked in Massachusetts by time in emergency department; 30 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
1Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington, MA · Critical access113 min55—11.5%14.2%——25Compare
2Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA · Acute care120 min3——11.6%15.1%—0.7619Compare
3Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · Acute care146 min3311.5%9.7%16.4%0.791.06252Compare
4Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · Acute care153 min3311.9%7.2%14.9%0.950.99159Compare
5North Adams Regional Hospital CorporationNorth Adams, MA · Critical access154 min—5—————25Compare
6Martha's Vineyard Hospital IncOak Bluffs, MA · Critical access157 min44—10.5%17.0%——19Compare
7Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · Acute care160 min4310.7%10.6%16.0%1.170.9995Compare
T8Athol Memorial HospitalAthol, MA · Critical access174 min2——11.5%15.3%——25Compare
T8Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -Boston, MA · Acute care174 min—4——13.9%0.830.9642Compare
10Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · Acute care188 min3212.1%8.8%15.5%1.040.97123Compare
T11Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · Acute care190 min4311.6%10.1%15.0%1.091.02695Compare
T11MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · Acute care190 min3312.2%9.7%16.1%1.361.00538Compare
T11Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · Acute care190 min3310.3%7.8%15.8%1.180.98283Compare
14Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · Acute care192 min24—12.3%15.7%1.011.08134Compare
T15Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield, MA · Acute care194 min33—13.2%17.3%0.950.9292Compare
T15Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · Acute care194 min3410.5%10.6%15.9%0.830.98160Compare
T15Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · Acute care194 min3311.3%9.8%16.2%0.960.97126Compare
18Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham, MA · Acute care196 min53—8.0%15.8%0.880.8958Compare
19Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · Acute care201 min2311.5%11.4%16.5%0.990.97259Compare
T20Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care205 min4311.0%9.6%15.5%1.090.98217Compare
T20MetroWest Medical CenterFramingham, MA · Acute care205 min1111.0%10.7%15.8%1.091.04360Compare
22St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care206 min2210.8%9.3%14.8%1.111.00283Compare
T23Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · Acute care208 min5311.9%10.2%13.5%0.981.01149Compare
T23Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton, MA · Acute care208 min3212.4%9.8%—0.961.01205Compare
T23Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care208 min2411.8%9.3%17.2%1.321.03415Compare
T26UMass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge, MA · Acute care209 min32—11.9%16.0%1.280.97113Compare
T26Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · Acute care209 min1211.8%12.2%16.7%0.881.01133Compare
28Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer, MA · Acute care214 min4312.6%7.8%14.8%0.920.9941Compare
29Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · Acute care215 min23—10.7%15.7%0.950.9697Compare
30Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · Acute care218 min4311.8%7.5%16.3%0.830.9281Compare
T31Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · Acute care226 min4310.8%8.9%15.6%1.090.97327Compare
T31Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · Acute care226 min2311.9%9.8%16.3%1.020.97—Compare
33Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care227 min3311.7%6.6%15.3%1.141.00441Compare
T34Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · Acute care233 min3311.0%10.0%16.8%0.810.93189Compare
T34South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · Acute care233 min2311.2%9.5%17.4%1.210.99284Compare
36Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · Acute care237 min4312.5%7.5%15.3%1.210.96155Compare
37Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · Acute care238 min2212.1%11.3%15.8%0.991.07275Compare
38Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · Acute care241 min2211.7%12.5%14.9%1.101.07189Compare
T39Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · Acute care253 min4312.1%11.6%16.2%1.050.97164Compare
T39UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · Acute care253 min3211.1%8.6%15.5%0.971.04150Compare
41Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · Acute care254 min4311.9%11.4%14.9%1.111.02319Compare
42Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · Acute care256 min5310.8%5.9%14.1%0.700.90153Compare
43The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · Acute care261 min2311.7%13.1%15.2%1.590.92142Compare
44Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · Acute care264 min2211.7%9.7%16.1%0.731.00231Compare
45Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Acute care265 min5310.9%8.1%15.1%0.670.88224Compare
46Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · Acute care267 min2312.4%10.5%16.1%1.200.98158Compare
47North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · Acute care271 min5311.9%9.1%15.9%0.840.91415Compare
48Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · Acute care274 min4412.8%8.9%17.2%0.830.97121Compare
49Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care275 min2311.7%12.3%15.7%0.931.01339Compare
50Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · Acute care286 min2211.8%12.7%16.4%1.691.03716Compare

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).