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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. 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
51SSM St Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles, MO · Acute care157 min3312.2%10.1%15.1%0.911.00362Compare
52Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington, MO · Acute care159 min4311.5%10.9%14.8%0.950.99185Compare
53Iron County Medical CenterPilot Knob, MO · Critical access163 min————15.1%——15Compare
T54Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton, MO · Acute care166 min33—11.4%14.6%0.970.9065Compare
T54SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care166 min3211.8%8.7%16.3%1.151.06690Compare
56SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson CityJefferson City, MO · Acute care168 min3311.4%13.8%14.7%1.420.94154Compare
T57Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care169 min2312.1%15.0%15.1%0.921.01281Compare
T57Mercy Hospital StoddardDexter, MO · Acute care169 min2———14.7%—0.9450Compare
T59Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence, MO · Acute care170 min329.9%11.1%15.3%0.981.05366Compare
T59Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach, MO · Acute care170 min3414.6%15.1%15.9%0.840.9899Compare
T59Lee's Summit Medical CenterLees Summit, MO · Acute care170 min3312.3%10.6%16.2%0.980.9688Compare
62Poplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterPoplar Bluff, MO · Acute care173 min2313.6%14.7%15.8%0.891.00230Compare
T63Boone Hospital CenterColumbia, MO · Acute care175 min4313.0%11.4%13.6%0.871.00394Compare
T63Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalSullivan, MO · Critical access175 min24—16.1%16.5%——50Compare
65Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City, MO · Acute care179 min5410.2%10.9%13.7%0.991.00171Compare
66NKC HealthNorth Kansas City, MO · Acute care180 min4313.5%11.0%15.4%1.211.03451Compare
67Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains, MO · Acute care182 min2414.0%14.3%14.9%1.490.94120Compare
68Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar, MO · Acute care186 min3412.1%12.2%14.6%0.950.9174Compare
69Liberty HospitalLiberty, MO · Acute care194 min2311.9%11.0%16.8%0.841.05250Compare
70Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia, MO · Acute care198 min43—11.9%14.6%0.920.90108Compare
71SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton, MO · Acute care200 min4412.6%11.5%14.7%1.100.99180Compare
T72Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City, MO · Acute care202 min4413.3%11.1%14.9%0.740.96240Compare
T72Parkland Health CenterFarmington, MO · Acute care202 min4411.2%10.8%15.3%0.830.96133Compare
T72Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston, MO · Acute care202 min22—11.9%15.3%0.981.00188Compare
75Progress West HospitalOfallon, MO · Acute care203 min4411.9%9.9%13.7%1.020.9576Compare
76Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla, MO · Acute care211 min2310.9%13.2%16.2%0.890.98240Compare
77St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO · Acute care212 min4410.2%9.2%14.7%0.931.01493Compare
78SSM Health DePaul Hospital St LouisBridgeton, MO · Acute care213 min4210.5%10.8%15.1%0.811.08538Compare
79SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis, MO · Acute care215 min3312.1%10.2%14.3%0.971.02100Compare
80Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · Acute care217 min4311.4%9.1%14.7%0.800.98475Compare
81Cox Medical Center BransonBranson, MO · Acute care218 min4312.0%12.4%13.7%0.980.91157Compare
82Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · Acute care219 min3212.3%13.4%14.2%1.200.97867Compare
T83Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur, MO · Acute care220 min54—10.1%15.4%0.770.96113Compare
T83Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · Acute care220 min4311.8%7.7%15.1%0.891.01859Compare
85University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · Acute care222 min3311.3%13.2%15.2%0.791.01596Compare
86Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City, MO · Acute care224 min32——15.7%1.090.97283Compare
T87St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · Acute care226 min5412.0%9.8%14.5%1.121.05538Compare
T87Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin, MO · Acute care226 min1312.2%13.9%15.3%0.870.98367Compare
89Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin, MO · Acute care228 min2314.6%15.1%14.5%1.140.98410Compare
T90Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · Acute care247 min4412.3%8.8%14.3%0.851.03240Compare
T90Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO · Acute care247 min3412.2%16.6%13.9%1.141.01308Compare
92Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters, MO · Acute care253 min3310.7%11.2%15.3%0.991.02111Compare
93Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis, MO · Acute care254 min229.6%11.3%15.8%0.801.02767Compare
94Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · Acute care262 min5411.6%8.8%14.8%0.710.97494Compare
95Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care277 min4412.8%11.1%15.3%0.951.021,737Compare
96Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield, MO · Acute care299 min3311.8%11.1%14.3%0.771.01866Compare
97SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · Acute care335 min1212.8%11.5%15.6%1.141.06438Compare

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).