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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. 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
51Meeker Memorial HospitalLitchfield, MN · Critical access122 min—3——15.1%——25Compare
T52Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie, MN · Critical access123 min————14.7%——34Compare
T52Community Memorial HospitalCloquet, MN · Critical access123 min—4——15.2%——36Compare
T54Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care124 min54—8.9%13.9%0.970.90181Compare
T54Olivia Hospital & ClinicOlivia, MN · Critical access124 min2———14.8%——16Compare
T54Aspirus Lake View HospitalTwo Harbors, MN · Critical access124 min————14.7%——25Compare
T54Centracare - Paynesville HospitalPaynesville, MN · Critical access124 min————14.9%——36Compare
T54Sanford Jackson Medical CenterJackson, MN · Critical access124 min———————20Compare
59Bigfork Valley HospitalBigfork, MN · Critical access125 min———————20Compare
T60Avera Marshall Regional Medical CenterMarshall, MN · Critical access126 min—4—11.8%15.2%——49Compare
T60Johnson Memorial HospitalDawson, MN · Critical access126 min————14.9%——24Compare
T60Lakewood Health SystemStaples, MN · Critical access126 min—4——15.3%——37Compare
T63United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth, MN · Critical access128 min54—11.9%14.9%——43Compare
T63Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · Acute care128 min34—12.8%15.2%0.980.9499Compare
T63Centracare - RedwoodRedwood Falls, MN · Critical access128 min———12.6%15.1%——31Compare
T63Prairie Ridge Hospital And Health ServicesElbow Lake, MN · Critical access128 min———————10Compare
T63River's Edge Hospital & ClinicSt Peter, MN · Critical access128 min—4——14.9%——17Compare
68North Shore HealthGrand Marais, MN · Critical access129 min———————16Compare
T69Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · Acute care131 min43—9.7%14.6%0.940.9383Compare
T69Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalGraceville, MN · Critical access131 min———————15Compare
T69Rainy Lake Medical CenterInternational Falls, MN · Critical access131 min————14.8%——25Compare
T72CentraCare Health - MonticelloMonticello, MN · Critical access132 min—4——14.5%——39Compare
T72Pipestone County Medical CenterPipestone, MN · Critical access132 min————14.9%——44Compare
T74Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care135 min44—11.3%14.8%0.960.8761Compare
T74Perham HealthPerham, MN · Critical access135 min35—13.3%14.8%——25Compare
76Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care136 min44—11.5%13.8%0.970.90127Compare
T77Welia HealthMora, MN · Critical access137 min35——14.6%——49Compare
T77Appleton Area HealthAppleton, MN · Critical access137 min————15.1%——15Compare
T79Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care138 min54—8.7%13.8%0.910.8865Compare
T79Astera HealthWadena, MN · Critical access138 min34—13.3%15.0%——49Compare
T81Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care140 min43—12.1%15.0%0.940.8186Compare
T81Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care140 min44—8.1%14.7%0.950.8687Compare
T81Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwood, MN · Critical access140 min45—12.6%14.8%——34Compare
T81Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care140 min4411.0%8.1%15.7%0.960.94109Compare
T81Hutchinson HealthHutchinson, MN · Acute care140 min34—9.7%15.2%1.160.9066Compare
T86CentraCare Health System - Melrose HospitalMelrose, MN · Critical access141 min5——12.2%14.1%——28Compare
T86St Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls, MN · Critical access141 min44——14.7%——49Compare
88Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · Acute care142 min24—15.2%15.3%1.020.8657Compare
89Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care144 min44—10.8%14.6%0.960.8437Compare
90Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar, MN · Acute care146 min33—10.3%14.7%0.990.85136Compare
91Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care149 min44—11.7%14.4%1.150.8564Compare
92Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care150 min44—10.4%14.3%0.950.8554Compare
T93St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · Acute care151 min33—10.4%15.5%0.870.8793Compare
T93St Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids, MN · Critical access151 min35—13.4%15.3%——50Compare
95Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care152 min44—11.8%14.3%0.970.8350Compare
T96M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care158 min43—10.1%14.4%0.820.9086Compare
T96Glencoe Regional HealthGlencoe, MN · Critical access158 min—5——14.8%——49Compare
98Sanford Bagley Medical CenterBagley, MN · Critical access160 min———————25Compare
99Stevens Community Medical Center IncMorris, MN · Critical access166 min————15.0%——49Compare
100Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care168 min4411.9%13.1%14.2%0.930.9197Compare

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).