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Hospitals in Michigan with the lowest time in emergency department

118 Michigan hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Sheridan Community Hospital, McLaren Caro Region, Ascension Borgess Lee Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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118 hospitals ranked in Michigan by time in emergency department; 31 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
1Sheridan Community HospitalSheridan, MI · Critical access55 min———————25Compare
2McLaren Caro RegionCaro, MI · Critical access72 min———————25Compare
3Ascension Borgess Lee HospitalDowagiac, MI · Critical access74 min————14.5%——25Compare
4Trinity Health Grand Haven HospitalGrand Haven, MI · Acute care76 min44—12.3%14.9%0.990.8481Compare
5Deckerville Community HospitalDeckerville, MI · Critical access85 min———————15Compare
T6Hills & Dales General HospitalCass City, MI · Critical access91 min45—10.7%14.7%——25Compare
T6University Of Michigan Health-Sparrow CarsonCarson City, MI · Acute care91 min45—9.6%15.2%0.990.93103Compare
8Beacon AlleganAllegan, MI · Critical access94 min————14.9%——25Compare
9Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital And ClinicsLaurium, MI · Critical access96 min———11.8%16.0%——25Compare
10Corewell Health Watervliet HospitalWatervliet, MI · Acute care99 min———————62Compare
T11Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish, MI · Critical access100 min45—10.8%15.2%——25Compare
T11Harbor Beach Community HospitalHarbor Beach, MI · Critical access100 min———————17Compare
13Scheurer HospitalPigeon, MI · Critical access101 min————14.9%——25Compare
T14McLaren OaklandPontiac, MI · Acute care103 min2212.9%8.7%15.2%0.911.04308Compare
T14Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusShelby, MI · Critical access103 min—4—11.0%15.4%——24Compare
T16Marlette Regional HospitalMarlette, MI · Critical access106 min—5——15.0%——25Compare
T16Munising Memorial HospitalMunising, MI · Critical access106 min————15.0%——25Compare
18Corewell Health Reed City HospitalReed City, MI · Critical access107 min————15.1%——25Compare
T19Kalkaska Memorial Health CenterKalkaska, MI · Critical access108 min————14.9%——8Compare
T19Paul Oliver Memorial HospitalFrankfort, MI · Critical access108 min———————8Compare
21Helen Newberry Joy HospitalNewberry, MI · Critical access112 min————15.0%——25Compare
T22Tawas St Joseph HospitalTawas City, MI · Acute care113 min33—10.1%14.8%—0.9160Compare
T22Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, IncIron River, MI · Critical access113 min———11.1%14.7%——25Compare
24Garden City HospitalGarden City, MI · Acute care114 min2111.1%9.5%16.3%0.881.04323Compare
25Eaton Rapids Medical CenterEaton Rapids, MI · Critical access116 min————15.1%——25Compare
26McLaren Thumb RegionBad Axe, MI · Critical access119 min53—9.8%14.2%——64Compare
T27Ascension River District HospitalEast China, MI · Acute care122 min35—12.3%14.6%——68Compare
T27Mackinac Straits Hospital And Health CenterSaint Ignace, MI · Critical access122 min————14.7%——15Compare
29Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee, MI · Acute care125 min44—10.3%14.1%0.990.7725Compare
30McLaren Central MichiganMount Pleasant, MI · Acute care126 min33—11.0%15.1%0.940.85151Compare
31Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Ste Marie, MI · Acute care128 min24—11.2%15.3%1.150.8682Compare
32OSF St Francis Hospital And Medical GroupEscanaba, MI · Critical access129 min44—11.3%15.4%——25Compare
T33Baraga County Memorial HospitalL' Anse, MI · Critical access130 min————14.8%——24Compare
T33Bell HospitalIshpeming, MI · Critical access130 min—5——15.2%——25Compare
35Corewell Health Pennock HospitalHastings, MI · Critical access132 min34—10.9%14.4%——25Compare
T36Charlevoix Area HospitalCharlevoix, MI · Critical access133 min—4——14.7%——25Compare
T36McKenzie Health SystemSandusky, MI · Critical access133 min————15.1%——25Compare
T36Mymichigan Medical Center GladwinGladwin, MI · Critical access133 min—5——14.7%——25Compare
39Aspirus Ironwood HospitalIronwood, MI · Critical access134 min—4—14.7%15.6%——25Compare
T40Mercy Health Saint Mary'sGrand Rapids, MI · Acute care136 min3413.0%10.5%14.9%1.120.92230Compare
T40Bronson South Haven HospitalSouth Haven, MI · Acute care136 min——————0.8482Compare
42Spectrum Health United HospitalGreenville, MI · Acute care137 min44—11.8%15.0%0.980.8848Compare
43Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington, MI · Acute care138 min44—13.8%13.9%0.960.8381Compare
44Detroit Receiving HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care139 min1111.9%10.1%15.7%1.290.95320Compare
45UP Health System PortageHancock, MI · Acute care140 min55—11.9%14.6%0.980.7736Compare
T46Corewell Health Zeeland HospitalZeeland, MI · Acute care143 min55—12.3%14.4%0.970.8657Compare
T46Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit, MI · Acute care143 min1111.9%9.8%15.4%1.501.03991Compare
48Corewell Health Gerber HospitalFremont, MI · Critical access145 min55—10.5%15.0%——61Compare
49Three Rivers HealthThree Rivers, MI · Acute care146 min23—12.2%15.0%0.970.9960Compare
T50Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids, MI · Acute care148 min34—10.4%14.9%0.970.8674Compare

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).