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Hospitals in Minnesota with the lowest time in emergency department

120 Minnesota hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mille Lacs Health System, Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital, Riverview Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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120 hospitals ranked in Minnesota 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
1Mille Lacs Health SystemOnamia, MN · Critical access42 min————14.9%——31Compare
2Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCass Lake, MN · Critical access68 min———————11Compare
3Riverview HospitalCrookston, MN · Critical access78 min—4——14.7%——49Compare
4Red Lake HospitalRedlake, MN · Acute care82 min———————23Compare
5Essentia Health FosstonFosston, MN · Critical access84 min————14.9%——50Compare
6Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls, MN · Critical access85 min—5——15.2%——15Compare
7Essentia Health Deer RiverDeer River, MN · Critical access91 min————15.2%——20Compare
8Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca, MN · Critical access94 min—5——14.5%——25Compare
9St Elizabeth Medical CenterWabasha, MN · Critical access95 min————14.5%——25Compare
10Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin, MN · Critical access96 min—5—12.4%14.8%——31Compare
11Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt James, MN · Critical access98 min—4——14.9%——25Compare
T12Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care99 min54—12.8%14.3%0.940.8157Compare
T12Avera Granite FallsGranite Falls, MN · Critical access99 min————15.1%——30Compare
T12Essentia Health AdaAda, MN · Critical access99 min———————14Compare
T12Windom Area HealthWindom, MN · Critical access99 min————14.7%——18Compare
T16New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN · Critical access100 min54—10.1%14.7%——62Compare
T16Ely - Bloomenson Community HospitalEly, MN · Critical access100 min————14.7%——21Compare
T18Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby, MN · Critical access102 min34—11.3%15.0%——42Compare
T18Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone, MN · Critical access102 min———————35Compare
20Sanford Wheaton Medical CenterWheaton, MN · Critical access103 min———————25Compare
21Minnesota Valley Health Center IncLe Sueur, MN · Critical access105 min———————15Compare
T22Chippewa County HospitalMontevideo, MN · Critical access106 min—4——14.6%——30Compare
T22Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanby, MN · Critical access106 min————14.7%——27Compare
T24Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls, MN · Critical access107 min—4——14.5%——36Compare
T24Sleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye, MN · Critical access107 min————14.6%——16Compare
26Madison HospitalMadison, MN · Critical access108 min————14.8%——12Compare
27CentraCare Health System - Sauk CentreSauk Centre, MN · Critical access109 min————14.5%——28Compare
T28Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake CityLake City, MN · Critical access110 min—4——15.0%——18Compare
T28St Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge, MN · Critical access110 min————14.9%——25Compare
30Kittson HealthcareHallock, MN · Critical access111 min———————15Compare
T31Avera Tyler HospitalTyler, MN · Critical access112 min————14.9%——20Compare
T31Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake, MN · Critical access112 min————14.8%——25Compare
T31Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterAurora, MN · Critical access112 min———————16Compare
T31Sanford Westbrook Medical CenterWestbrook, MN · Critical access112 min———————8Compare
T35Cook HospitalCook, MN · Critical access113 min———————14Compare
T35Ridgeview Sibley Medical CenterArlington, MN · Critical access113 min———————20Compare
T37Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care114 min3312.2%10.5%14.6%1.230.83162Compare
T37North Valley Health CenterWarren, MN · Critical access114 min————14.4%——12Compare
T39Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · Acute care115 min44—13.0%14.4%1.000.9555Compare
T39Hendricks Community HospitalHendricks, MN · Critical access115 min———————24Compare
T41Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care116 min54—12.7%14.1%0.960.9077Compare
T41Centracare - BensonBenson, MN · Critical access116 min————15.3%——31Compare
T41Murray County Memorial HospitalSlayton, MN · Critical access116 min————14.8%——25Compare
T41Sanford Luverne Medical CenterLuverne, MN · Critical access116 min————15.1%——28Compare
T41Sanford Tracy Medical CenterTracy, MN · Critical access116 min————14.9%——25Compare
T46Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague, MN · Critical access117 min25—9.8%14.8%——25Compare
T46LifeCare Medical CenterRoseau, MN · Critical access117 min————14.6%——15Compare
48Lakewood Health CenterBaudette, MN · Critical access118 min———————15Compare
49Ortonville Area Health ServicesOrtonville, MN · Critical access120 min————15.1%——29Compare
50Madelia HealthMadelia, MN · Critical access121 min————15.4%——25Compare

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).