Hospital rankings
Hospitals in New York with the lowest time in emergency department
140 New York 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.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 162 min | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| T99 | Brookdale Hospital Medical Center | 228 min, 9th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 13.2%, 13th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.51, 2nd percentile | 1.05, 19th percentile | 1,120 | Compare Brookdale Hospital Medical Center |
| 102 | Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | 229 min, 9th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 14.5%, 5th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.24, 8th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 171 | Compare Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center |
| 103 | Kaleida Health | 230 min, 9th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.44, 3rd percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 986 | Compare Kaleida Health |
| 104 | Ellis Hospital | 232 min, 8th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.37, 4th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 368 | Compare Ellis Hospital |
| T105 | Rochester General Hospital | 233 min, 8th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.75, 1st percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 528 | Compare Rochester General Hospital |
| T105 | St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore | 233 min, 8th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 18.2%, 0th percentile | 1.26, 8th percentile | 1.16, 3rd percentile | 257 | Compare St John's Episcopal Hospital At South Shore |
| 107 | Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center | 234 min, 8th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 8.5%, 91st percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 586 | Compare Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center |
| T108 | John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 235 min, 7th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.4%, 90th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 12.2%, 100th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 248 | Compare John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson |
| T108 | Westchester Medical Center | 235 min, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.8%, 34th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 895 | Compare Westchester Medical Center |
| 110 | Kenmore Mercy Hospital | 236 min, 7th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 15.2%, 3rd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 184 | Compare Kenmore Mercy Hospital |
| 111 | Mercy Medical Center | 238 min, 7th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 13.7%, 97th percentile | 0.86, 83rd percentile | 1.14, 4th percentile | 375 | Compare Mercy Medical Center |
| T112 | Mount Sinai Beth Israel | 239 min, 7th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 1,111 | Compare Mount Sinai Beth Israel |
| T112 | Nyack Hospital | 239 min, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 375 | Compare Nyack Hospital |
| 114 | Columbia Memorial Hospital | 243 min, 6th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 14.6%, 5th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 2.17, 0th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 124 | Compare Columbia Memorial Hospital |
| 115 | Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca | 244 min, 6th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | 212 | Compare Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca |
| T116 | Plainview Hospital | 245 min, 6th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 9.9%, 72nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 204 | Compare Plainview Hospital |
| T116 | Queens Hospital Center | 245 min, 6th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 16.3%, 4th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 581 | Compare Queens Hospital Center |
| 118 | Strong Memorial Hospital | 247 min, 5th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 11.5%, 39th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.33, 6th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 900 | Compare Strong Memorial Hospital |
| 119 | Mount Sinai Hospital | 248 min, 5th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 1,171 | Compare Mount Sinai Hospital |
| T120 | North Shore University Hospital | 252 min, 5th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.9%, 95th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 812 | Compare North Shore University Hospital |
| T120 | Garnet Health Medical Center | 252 min, 5th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | 450 | Compare Garnet Health Medical Center |
| T120 | Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 252 min, 5th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | 1,025 | Compare Long Island Jewish Medical Center |
| T123 | Glens Falls Hospital | 260 min, 4th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.7%, 21st percentile | 13.5%, 11th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.38, 4th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 442 | Compare Glens Falls Hospital |
| T123 | Samaritan Medical Center | 260 min, 4th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.8%, 18th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 287 | Compare Samaritan Medical Center |
| T125 | Long Island Community Hospital | 261 min, 4th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.6%, 98th percentile | 8.7%, 89th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 1.09, 10th percentile | 306 | Compare Long Island Community Hospital |
| T125 | Kings County Hospital Center | 261 min, 4th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 639 | Compare Kings County Hospital Center |
| 127 | Albany Medical Center Hospital | 266 min, 3rd percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 12.4%, 23rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.22, 9th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | 732 | Compare Albany Medical Center Hospital |
| 128 | Mount Sinai West | 272 min, 3rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 9.8%, 97th percentile | 6.1%, 99th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | 1,028 | Compare Mount Sinai West |
| 129 | Elmhurst Hospital Center | 278 min, 2nd percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.13, 16th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | 545 | Compare Elmhurst Hospital Center |
| 130 | New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 280 min, 2nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.7%, 85th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 13.6%, 97th percentile | 0.62, 100th percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | 535 | Compare New York-Presbyterian/Queens |
| 131 | Southside Hospital | 284 min, 2nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.2%, 11th percentile | 11.2%, 46th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 1.10, 8th percentile | 341 | Compare Southside Hospital |
| 132 | University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 291 min, 2nd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.48, 3rd percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 511 | Compare University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center |
| 133 | Vassar Brothers Medical Center | 295 min, 1st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.2%, 93rd percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | 365 | Compare Vassar Brothers Medical Center |
| 134 | Saratoga Hospital | 296 min, 1st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.7%, 68th percentile | 1.08, 22nd percentile | 0.89, 90th percentile | 171 | Compare Saratoga Hospital |
| 135 | Unity Hospital | 299 min, 1st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.0%, 42nd percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 311 | Compare Unity Hospital |
| 136 | St Barnabas Hospital | 301 min, 1st percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | — | 11.1%, 48th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 1.28, 7th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 446 | Compare St Barnabas Hospital |
| 137 | Highland Hospital | 304 min, 1st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 261 | Compare Highland Hospital |
| 138 | Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo | 307 min, 1st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.5%, 8th percentile | 14.9%, 4th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 387 | Compare Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo |
| 139 | Erie County Medical Center | 325 min, 1st percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 2.09, 0th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 526 | Compare Erie County Medical Center |
| 140 | St Peter's Hospital | 341 min, 0th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 9.9%, 96th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 482 | Compare St Peter's 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.
- 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).