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Hospitals in Montana with the lowest time in emergency department

56 Montana hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: McCone County Health Center, Billings Clinic Broadwater, Big Sandy Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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56 hospitals ranked in Montana by time in emergency department; 7 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
1McCone County Health CenterCircle, MT · Critical access70 min———————25Compare
2Billings Clinic BroadwaterTownsend, MT · Critical access76 min———————25Compare
T3Big Sandy Medical CenterBig Sandy, MT · Critical access77 min———————25Compare
T3Northern Rockies Medical CenterCut Bank, MT · Critical access77 min———————20Compare
5Phillips County Hospital - CAHMalta, MT · Critical access78 min————15.3%——17Compare
T6Mineral Community HospitalSuperior, MT · Critical access84 min————15.0%——25Compare
T6Prairie Community CAHTerry, MT · Critical access84 min———————25Compare
8Pioneer Medical CenterBig Timber, MT · Critical access88 min————15.2%——25Compare
T9Pondera Medical CenterConrad, MT · Critical access89 min———————20Compare
T9Poplar Community HospitalPoplar, MT · Critical access89 min———————20Compare
11Benefis Teton Medical CenterChoteau, MT · Critical access94 min———————25Compare
T12Community Hospital Of AnacondaAnaconda, MT · Critical access97 min55—12.1%14.7%——25Compare
T12Rosebud Health Care CenterForsyth, MT · Critical access97 min———————25Compare
14Roosevelt Medical CenterCulbertson, MT · Critical access100 min———————25Compare
15Roundup Memorial HealthcareRoundup, MT · Critical access101 min———————25Compare
T16Central Montana Medical CenterLewistown, MT · Critical access102 min—4——14.8%——25Compare
T16Fallon Medical Complex HospitalBaker, MT · Critical access102 min————15.2%——25Compare
T16Mountainview Medical CenterWhite Sulphur Spring, MT · Critical access102 min———————25Compare
T16Wheatland Memorial HospitalHarlowton, MT · Critical access102 min———————25Compare
T20Beartooth Billings ClinicRed Lodge, MT · Critical access104 min———————10Compare
T20Logan Health - ShelbyShelby, MT · Critical access104 min————14.8%——21Compare
T22Daniels Memorial HospitalScobey, MT · Critical access106 min———————25Compare
T22Missouri River Medical CenterFort Benton, MT · Critical access106 min———————25Compare
24Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical CenterBig Sky, MT · Critical access107 min———————4Compare
25St Luke Community HospitalRonan, MT · Critical access109 min————15.1%——25Compare
26Garfield County Health CenterJordan, MT · Critical access112 min————————Compare
27Stillwater Billings ClinicColumbus, MT · Critical access113 min————15.2%——10Compare
28Frances Mahon Deaconess HospitalGlasgow, MT · Critical access114 min————15.6%——25Compare
29Trinity HospitalWolf Point, MT · Critical access116 min————15.0%——22Compare
T30Livingston HealthcareLivingston, MT · Critical access117 min34—12.7%15.7%——25Compare
T30Providence St Joseph Medical CenterPolson, MT · Critical access117 min———12.4%14.8%——22Compare
T32Cabinet Peaks Medical CenterLibby, MT · Critical access122 min24——15.2%——25Compare
T32Glendive Medical CenterGlendive, MT · Critical access122 min14—13.9%15.5%——25Compare
T32Deer Lodge Medical CenterDeer Lodge, MT · Critical access122 min————15.3%——16Compare
T35Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association IncEkalaka, MT · Critical access129 min————14.6%——25Compare
T35Northern Montana HospitalHavre, MT · Critical access129 min———————48Compare
37Holy Rosary HospitalMiles City, MT · Critical access130 min54—13.9%14.3%——25Compare
38Logan Health - ChesterChester, MT · Critical access134 min———————25Compare
39Logan Health - WhitefishWhitefish, MT · Critical access135 min33—16.4%15.3%——25Compare
40Madison Valley Medical CenterEnnis, MT · Critical access136 min————15.0%——16Compare
41Community Medical CenterMissoula, MT · Acute care138 min3312.7%12.0%15.2%1.550.97151Compare
T42Great Falls Clinic HospitalGreat Falls, MT · Acute care140 min2413.9%14.0%15.0%1.040.8820Compare
T42Big Horn HospitalHardin, MT · Critical access140 min———————25Compare
44Bozeman Health Deaconess HospitalBozeman, MT · Acute care142 min4410.3%9.6%14.4%1.070.90140Compare
45Barrett Hospital & HealthcareDillon, MT · Critical access145 min2———15.3%——18Compare
46Clark Fork Valley HospitalPlains, MT · Critical access148 min————14.7%——16Compare
47Sidney Health CenterSidney, MT · Critical access152 min34—10.4%14.7%——25Compare
48St James HospitalButte, MT · Acute care153 min2410.2%11.7%14.8%1.160.9098Compare
49Sheridan Memorial HospitalPlentywood, MT · Critical access157 min————14.9%——19Compare
50Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional HospitalBillings, MT · Acute care158 min4311.3%10.9%13.3%1.011.01286Compare

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).