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Hospitals in North Dakota with the lowest time in emergency department

43 North Dakota hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Towner County Medical Center, Sanford Hillsboro, SMP Health St Aloisius. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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43 hospitals ranked in North Dakota by time in emergency department; 4 more match but have no reported value.

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#	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	Towner County Medical CenterCando, ND · Critical access	68 min, 99th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	52.0%, 15th percentile	Compare Towner County Medical Center
2	Sanford HillsboroHillsboro, ND · Critical access	72 min, 99th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	97.0%, 94th percentile	Compare Sanford Hillsboro
3	SMP Health St AloisiusHarvey, ND · Critical access	76 min, 99th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	45.0%, 10th percentile	Compare SMP Health St Aloisius
4	Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier, ND · Critical access	79 min, 98th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	37.0%, 6th percentile	Compare Pembina County Memorial Hospital
5	Tioga Medical CenterTioga, ND · Critical access	82 min, 97th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	39.0%, 7th percentile	Compare Tioga Medical Center
6	Mountrail County Medical Center IncStanley, ND · Critical access	83 min, 97th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	46.0%, 11th percentile	Compare Mountrail County Medical Center Inc
T7	Ashley Medical CenterAshley, ND · Critical access	86 min, 96th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	40.0%, 7th percentile	Compare Ashley Medical Center
T7	Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood, ND · Critical access	86 min, 96th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	93.0%, 81st percentile	Compare Northwood Deaconess Health Center
T7	St Luke's HospitalCrosby, ND · Critical access	86 min, 96th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	57.0%, 19th percentile	Compare St Luke's Hospital
10	Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon, ND · Critical access	90 min, 95th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	88.0%, 68th percentile	Compare Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Association
11	Nelson County Health SystemMcville, ND · Critical access	91 min, 94th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	50.0%, 13th percentile	Compare Nelson County Health System
12	Standing Rock Service UnitFort Yates,, ND · Critical access	93 min, 94th percentile	3.0%, 17th percentile	—	89.0%, 70th percentile	Compare Standing Rock Service Unit
13	South Central HealthWishek, ND · Critical access	98 min, 91st percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	49.0%, 13th percentile	Compare South Central Health
14	Sanford MayvilleMayville, ND · Critical access	99 min, 91st percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	100.0%, 100th percentile	Compare Sanford Mayville
15	CHI Mercy HealthValley City, ND · Critical access	100 min, 90th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	62.0%, 42nd percentile	89.0%, 70th percentile	Compare CHI Mercy Health
16	Presentation Medical CenterRolla, ND · Critical access	101 min, 89th percentile	4.0%, 9th percentile	—	95.0%, 88th percentile	Compare Presentation Medical Center
T17	Garrison Memorial HospitalGarrison, ND · Critical access	102 min, 89th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	93.0%, 81st percentile	Compare Garrison Memorial Hospital
T17	Trinity Kenmare Community HospitalKenmare, ND · Critical access	102 min, 89th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	37.0%, 6th percentile	Compare Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
T19	Heart Of America Medical CenterRugby, ND · Critical access	104 min, 87th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	49.0%, 13th percentile	Compare Heart Of America Medical Center
T19	CHI St Alexius Health Turtle LakeTurtle Lake, ND · Critical access	104 min, 87th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	79.0%, 49th percentile	Compare CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake
T19	Carrington Health CenterCarrington, ND · Critical access	104 min, 87th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	67.0%, 31st percentile	Compare Carrington Health Center
22	St Andrew's HospitalBottineau, ND · Critical access	105 min, 86th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	81.0%, 53rd percentile	Compare St Andrew's Hospital
23	CHI Oakes HospitalOakes, ND · Critical access	107 min, 85th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	55.0%, 27th percentile	98.0%, 97th percentile	Compare CHI Oakes Hospital
T24	Essentia HealthFargo, ND · Acute care	108 min, 84th percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	67.0%, 54th percentile	63.0%, 26th percentile	Compare Essentia Health
T24	Linton Hospital - CAHLinton, ND · Critical access	108 min, 84th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	19.0%, 1st percentile	Compare Linton Hospital - CAH
26	Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown, ND · Critical access	109 min, 83rd percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	82.0%, 88th percentile	86.0%, 63rd percentile	Compare Jamestown Regional Medical Center
27	Lisbon Area Health ServicesLisbon, ND · Critical access	110 min, 82nd percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	96.0%, 92nd percentile	Compare Lisbon Area Health Services
T28	First Care Health CenterPark River, ND · Critical access	111 min, 82nd percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	67.0%, 31st percentile	Compare First Care Health Center
T28	Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care CenterElgin, ND · Critical access	111 min, 82nd percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	61.0%, 23rd percentile	Compare Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center
30	Sakakawea Medical Center - CAHHazen, ND · Critical access	112 min, 81st percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	11.0%, 0th percentile	Compare Sakakawea Medical Center - CAH
31	Southwest Healthcare ServicesBowman, ND · Critical access	118 min, 76th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	47.0%, 11th percentile	Compare Southwest Healthcare Services
32	Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown, ND · Critical access	121 min, 73rd percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	—	75.0%, 42nd percentile	Compare Cooperstown Medical Center
33	West River Regional Medical CenterHettinger, ND · Critical access	122 min, 72nd percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	81.0%, 53rd percentile	Compare West River Regional Medical Center
34	Unity Medical CenterGrafton, ND · Critical access	126 min, 69th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	85.0%, 61st percentile	Compare Unity Medical Center
35	McKenzie County Healthcare Systems IncWatford City, ND · Critical access	130 min, 65th percentile	0.0%, 88th percentile	—	26.0%, 2nd percentile	Compare McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc
36	CHI St Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake, ND · Critical access	133 min, 62nd percentile	2.0%, 32nd percentile	64.0%, 47th percentile	76.0%, 44th percentile	Compare CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake
37	CHI St Alexius Health WillistonWilliston, ND · Critical access	156 min, 45th percentile	3.0%, 17th percentile	61.0%, 39th percentile	63.0%, 26th percentile	Compare CHI St Alexius Health Williston
38	CHI St Alexius Health DickinsonDickinson, ND · Critical access	174 min, 33rd percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	69.0%, 59th percentile	76.0%, 44th percentile	Compare CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson
39	CHI St Alexius HealthBismarck, ND · Acute care	176 min, 32nd percentile	1.0%, 60th percentile	66.0%, 52nd percentile	81.0%, 53rd percentile	Compare CHI St Alexius Health
40	Altru HospitalGrand Forks, ND · Acute care	177 min, 31st percentile	2.0%, 32nd percentile	65.0%, 49th percentile	95.0%, 88th percentile	Compare Altru Hospital
41	Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck, ND · Acute care	180 min, 29th percentile	6.0%, 3rd percentile	36.0%, 5th percentile	90.0%, 73rd percentile	Compare Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
42	Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND · Acute care	181 min, 29th percentile	2.0%, 32nd percentile	44.0%, 11th percentile	91.0%, 75th percentile	Compare Sanford Medical Center Fargo
43	Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND · Acute care	247 min, 5th percentile	8.0%, 1st percentile	60.0%, 37th percentile	53.0%, 16th percentile	Compare Trinity Hospitals

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.