Hospital rankings
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. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 51 | Massachusetts General Hospital | 288 min, 2nd percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 49.0%, 17th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 52 | UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus | 291 min, 2nd percentile | 8.0%, 1st percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 66.0%, 30th percentile | Compare UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus |
| 53 | Brigham And Women's Hospital | 300 min, 1st percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 37.0%, 6th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare Brigham And Women's Hospital |
| 54 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 336 min, 0th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 43.0%, 11th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
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.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.