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Hospitals in Missouri with the lowest time in emergency department

97 Missouri hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mosaic Medical Center Albany, Madison Medical Center, Pershing Memorial Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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97 hospitals ranked in Missouri by time in emergency department; 23 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
1Mosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany, MO · Critical access72 min————14.7%——25Compare
2Madison Medical CenterFredericktown, MO · Critical access83 min————14.4%——25Compare
T3Pershing Memorial HospitalBrookfield, MO · Critical access84 min3———14.7%——25Compare
T3Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall, MO · Acute care84 min23—12.5%15.6%0.970.8360Compare
5Hermann Area District HospitalHermann, MO · Critical access86 min————15.3%——24Compare
6Community Hospital AssociationFairfax, MO · Critical access89 min3——15.4%14.9%——25Compare
7Research Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care90 min2211.8%9.8%15.9%0.961.09545Compare
8Cox Barton County HospitalLamar, MO · Critical access91 min—5——14.8%——25Compare
9Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage, MO · Critical access92 min44——15.1%——25Compare
T10Bates County Memorial HospitalButler, MO · Acute care95 min3———15.0%0.980.8860Compare
T10Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada, MO · Acute care95 min—4——14.7%0.990.9771Compare
T12Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton, MO · Acute care98 min22—14.7%16.2%0.890.9971Compare
T12Carroll County Memorial HospitalCarrollton, MO · Critical access98 min————14.9%——25Compare
14Excelsior Springs HospitalExcelsior Springs, MO · Critical access99 min————15.3%——25Compare
15Mercy Hospital - CassvilleCassville, MO · Critical access101 min————15.3%——18Compare
16Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalSainte Genevieve, MO · Critical access103 min4——14.3%14.5%——25Compare
17Scotland County HospitalMemphis, MO · Critical access104 min2———15.6%——25Compare
T18Lafayette Regional Health CenterLexington, MO · Critical access106 min25—11.2%16.2%——25Compare
T18Cedar County Memorial HospitalEl Dorado Springs, MO · Critical access106 min————14.9%——25Compare
T18Mosaic Medical Center - MaryvilleMaryville, MO · Critical access106 min———————35Compare
21Ellett Memorial HospitalAppleton City, MO · Critical access107 min———————12Compare
22Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron, MO · Acute care108 min13—17.1%14.0%0.950.9860Compare
23Harrison County Community HospitalBethany, MO · Critical access109 min3———15.5%——19Compare
24Ray County Memorial HospitalRichmond, MO · Critical access113 min————15.3%——25Compare
T25Moberly Regional Medical CenterMoberly, MO · Acute care114 min23—11.1%15.2%0.950.94101Compare
T25Sullivan County Memorial HospitalMilan, MO · Critical access114 min————14.8%——25Compare
27Putnam County Memorial HospitalUnionville, MO · Critical access118 min————15.1%——15Compare
28Mercy St Francis HospitalMountain View, MO · Critical access120 min————14.7%——25Compare
29Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston, MO · Acute care123 min24—13.1%15.7%0.980.9566Compare
T30Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe, MO · Critical access124 min45—11.6%14.9%——25Compare
T30St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care124 min3212.6%8.8%14.9%1.000.97300Compare
32Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora, MO · Critical access129 min—5——15.0%——53Compare
T33Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville, MO · Critical access131 min43——14.5%——35Compare
T33Pike County Memorial HospitalLouisiana, MO · Critical access131 min————15.2%——25Compare
35Salem Memorial District HospitalSalem, MO · Critical access133 min4——11.9%14.8%——25Compare
36Mercy Hospital PerryPerryville, MO · Critical access135 min24—10.1%15.2%——25Compare
T37Wright Memorial HospitalTrenton, MO · Critical access136 min4——12.9%14.2%——25Compare
T37General Leonard Wood ACH (Ft Leonard Wood)Fort Leonard Wood, MO · Military136 min—4—————300Compare
39Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg, MO · Acute care140 min44—12.7%14.6%0.970.97104Compare
40Pemiscot County Memorial HospitalHayti, MO · Acute care144 min————15.5%0.990.99—Compare
41Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal, MO · Acute care145 min2410.3%11.4%16.7%1.160.9899Compare
42Washington County Memorial HospitalPotosi, MO · Critical access146 min————15.5%——25Compare
43Freeman Neosho HospitalNeosho, MO · Critical access148 min45—11.1%14.5%——25Compare
T44University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, MO · Acute care150 min42——14.4%0.960.88304Compare
T44Northeast Regional Medical CenterKirksville, MO · Acute care150 min2313.7%11.7%14.6%1.000.98194Compare
T44Mercy Hospital LincolnTroy, MO · Critical access150 min—3——14.2%——25Compare
T47Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon, MO · Acute care151 min43—8.5%14.7%0.970.8448Compare
T47Cox Monett HospitalMonett, MO · Critical access151 min35—12.0%15.1%——25Compare
T47St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · Acute care151 min3212.8%10.4%17.0%0.900.96146Compare
50Mosaic Life Care At St JosephSaint Joseph, MO · Acute care153 min4311.7%11.7%15.5%1.121.05353Compare

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).