Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New Hampshire with the lowest time in emergency department
26 New Hampshire hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, Weeks Medical Center, Androscoggin Valley Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 1 | Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital | 85 min, 96th percentile | — | — | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital |
| 2 | Weeks Medical Center | 107 min, 85th percentile | — | — | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Weeks Medical Center |
| 3 | Androscoggin Valley Hospital | 112 min, 81st percentile | — | — | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Androscoggin Valley Hospital |
| 4 | Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital | 118 min, 76th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital |
| T5 | Cottage Hospital | 120 min, 74th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 64.0%, 47th percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Cottage Hospital |
| T5 | Parkland Medical Center | 120 min, 74th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 64.0%, 47th percentile | 59.0%, 21st percentile | Compare Parkland Medical Center |
| 7 | The Memorial Hospital | 121 min, 73rd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 83.0%, 57th percentile | Compare The Memorial Hospital |
| 8 | Concord Hospital- Franklin | 130 min, 65th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 55.0%, 27th percentile | 82.0%, 55th percentile | Compare Concord Hospital- Franklin |
| T9 | Frisbie Memorial Hospital | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 67.0%, 54th percentile | 57.0%, 19th percentile | Compare Frisbie Memorial Hospital |
| T9 | Portsmouth Regional Hospital | 132 min, 63rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 67.0%, 54th percentile | 55.0%, 17th percentile | Compare Portsmouth Regional Hospital |
| T11 | Speare Memorial Hospital | 136 min, 60th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 67.0%, 54th percentile | 89.0%, 70th percentile | Compare Speare Memorial Hospital |
| T11 | Monadnock Community Hospital | 136 min, 60th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 90.0%, 73rd percentile | Compare Monadnock Community Hospital |
| 13 | Littleton Regional Healthcare | 137 min, 59th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 50.0%, 19th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Littleton Regional Healthcare |
| 14 | New London Hospital | 160 min, 42nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | — | 98.0%, 97th percentile | Compare New London Hospital |
| 15 | Valley Regional Hospital | 163 min, 40th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | — | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Valley Regional Hospital |
| 16 | Huggins Hospital | 169 min, 36th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | — | 71.0%, 37th percentile | Compare Huggins Hospital |
| 17 | Concord Hospital- Laconia | 197 min, 20th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 63.0%, 44th percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Concord Hospital- Laconia |
| 18 | St Joseph Hospital | 202 min, 18th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 63.0%, 44th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare St Joseph Hospital |
| 19 | Exeter Hospital Inc | 206 min, 16th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Exeter Hospital Inc |
| 20 | Cheshire Medical Center | 214 min, 13th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 63.0%, 44th percentile | 94.0%, 85th percentile | Compare Cheshire Medical Center |
| 21 | Southern NH Medical Center | 218 min, 12th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 60.0%, 37th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Southern NH Medical Center |
| 22 | Catholic Medical Center | 221 min, 11th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare Catholic Medical Center |
| 23 | Wentworth-Douglass Hospital | 242 min, 6th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 45.0%, 12th percentile | 98.0%, 97th percentile | Compare Wentworth-Douglass Hospital |
| 24 | Concord Hospital | 243 min, 6th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Concord Hospital |
| 25 | Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | 264 min, 3rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital |
| 26 | Elliot Hospital | 291 min, 2nd percentile | 11.0%, 0th percentile | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 94.0%, 85th percentile | Compare Elliot Hospital |
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.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.