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Hospitals in Nebraska with the lowest time in emergency department

83 Nebraska hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Genoa Community Hospital, Franklin County Memorial Hospital, Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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83 hospitals ranked in Nebraska by time in emergency department; 10 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
1Genoa Community HospitalGenoa, NE · Critical access80 min———————19Compare
2Franklin County Memorial HospitalFranklin, NE · Critical access81 min———————14Compare
3Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health CenterOsceola, NE · Critical access86 min————15.6%——16Compare
4Phelps Memorial Health CenterHoldrege, NE · Critical access87 min45—11.4%14.7%——25Compare
T5Niobrara Valley HospitalLynch, NE · Critical access88 min———————15Compare
T5Thayer County Health ServicesHebron, NE · Critical access88 min—5——14.7%——17Compare
7Webster County Community HospitalRed Cloud, NE · Critical access89 min———————13Compare
T8Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, IncBeatrice, NE · Critical access92 min44—13.1%14.7%——25Compare
T8CHI Health Plainview HospitalPlainview, NE · Critical access92 min————14.8%——15Compare
10Howard County Medical CenterSt Paul, NE · Critical access93 min————14.9%——10Compare
T11Saunders Medical CenterWahoo, NE · Critical access94 min————14.8%——16Compare
T11Twelve Clans Unity HospitalWinnebago, NE · Acute care94 min———————13Compare
T11Valley County Health SystemOrd, NE · Critical access94 min————15.0%——16Compare
14Cozad Community HospitalCozad, NE · Critical access95 min————15.7%——20Compare
15Butler County HealthDavid City, NE · Critical access98 min————15.2%——20Compare
T16Memorial Health Care SystemsSeward, NE · Critical access99 min3——12.4%14.9%——24Compare
T16Harlan County Health SystemAlma, NE · Critical access99 min————15.4%——19Compare
18Faith HealthNorfolk, NE · Acute care101 min3412.8%11.0%13.8%1.110.98133Compare
T19Grand Island Regional Medical CenterGrand Island, NE · Acute care103 min2311.4%14.6%15.1%0.850.9367Compare
T19Nebraska Orthopaedic HospitalOmaha, NE · Acute care103 min—5——14.5%0.960.9324Compare
T21Community Medical Center, IncFalls City, NE · Critical access104 min45—14.0%14.6%——24Compare
T21CHI Health SchuylerSchuyler, NE · Critical access104 min———————25Compare
T21Crete Area Medical CenterCrete, NE · Critical access104 min————14.8%——15Compare
T21Pawnee County Memorial HospitalPawnee City, NE · Critical access104 min———————17Compare
T25Gordon Memorial Hospital DistrictGordon, NE · Critical access106 min————15.4%——25Compare
T25Jefferson Community Health & LifeFairbury, NE · Critical access106 min————14.5%——17Compare
T25Johnson County HospitalTecumseh, NE · Critical access106 min————15.4%——18Compare
T25Ogallala Community HospitalOgallala, NE · Critical access106 min————15.3%——18Compare
T25Syracuse Area HealthSyracuse, NE · Critical access106 min————15.1%——10Compare
30Avera Creighton HospitalCreighton, NE · Critical access107 min————14.9%——17Compare
31Kearney Regional Medical CenterKearney, NE · Acute care109 min4411.7%13.3%15.0%0.921.0344Compare
T32Chadron HospitalChadron, NE · Critical access110 min3———14.7%——25Compare
T32Brown County HospitalAinsworth, NE · Critical access110 min————14.6%——23Compare
T32Nemaha County HospitalAuburn, NE · Critical access110 min————14.7%——20Compare
T32West Holt Memorial HospitalAtkinson, NE · Critical access110 min————15.0%——15Compare
T36Boone County Health CenterAlbion, NE · Critical access111 min45—11.5%15.5%——22Compare
T36Fillmore County HospitalGeneva, NE · Critical access111 min4———15.2%——20Compare
T36Lexington Regional Health CenterLexington, NE · Critical access111 min————14.9%——25Compare
T36Rock County HospitalBassett, NE · Critical access111 min————15.4%——24Compare
40Bryan Medical CenterLincoln, NE · Acute care112 min3314.3%11.9%14.7%1.041.01630Compare
T41St Francis Memorial HospitalWest Point, NE · Critical access114 min2——16.1%15.2%——25Compare
T41Osmond General HospitalOsmond, NE · Critical access114 min————15.0%——20Compare
T43Avera St Anthony's HospitalO' Neill, NE · Critical access115 min45—12.5%14.7%——25Compare
T43Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical CenterBroken Bow, NE · Critical access115 min4——12.3%14.7%——23Compare
T45CHI Health St Mary'sNebraska City, NE · Critical access116 min4——10.2%14.8%——18Compare
T45Mary Lanning HealthcareHastings, NE · Acute care116 min2313.0%18.8%13.7%1.290.91163Compare
47Antelope Memorial HospitalNeligh, NE · Critical access117 min————15.1%——16Compare
T48CHI Health St. FrancisGrand Island, NE · Acute care120 min4411.8%10.0%14.3%0.861.03130Compare
T48Henderson Community HospitalHenderson, NE · Critical access120 min————14.8%——10Compare
T50Columbus Community Hospital, IncColumbus, NE · Acute care121 min3412.4%10.5%14.1%0.891.0047Compare

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).