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Hospitals in Pennsylvania with the lowest time in emergency department

137 Pennsylvania hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Penn Highlands Connellsville, Barnes-Kasson County Hospital, Bucktail Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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137 hospitals ranked in Pennsylvania by time in emergency department; 49 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
1Penn Highlands ConnellsvilleConnellsville, PA · Acute care68 min————15.7%—0.8346Compare
2Barnes-Kasson County HospitalSusquehanna, PA · Critical access80 min————15.6%——25Compare
3Bucktail Medical CenterRenovo, PA · Critical access82 min———————16Compare
4Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical CenterMeyersdale, PA · Critical access84 min———————20Compare
5AHN Emerus Westmoreland, LLCGreensburg, PA · Acute care96 min—4——14.6%—0.6210Compare
6St Luke's Hospital - Easton CampusEaston, PA · Acute care101 min44—10.2%15.6%0.970.95164Compare
T7Fulton County Medical CenterMcconnellsburg, PA · Critical access102 min3———14.6%——21Compare
T7UPMC KaneKane, PA · Critical access102 min———————14Compare
9Penn Highlands TyroneTyrone, PA · Critical access104 min—4——15.1%——25Compare
10Lehigh Valley Hospital - MacungieMacungie, PA · Acute care112 min—5—————20Compare
11UPMC MuncyMuncy, PA · Critical access115 min44—12.7%14.8%——20Compare
T12Endless Mountains Health SystemsMontrose, PA · Critical access120 min1———16.6%——25Compare
T12UPMC GreeneWaynesburg, PA · Acute care120 min————15.1%—1.0218Compare
14Geisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore, PA · Critical access122 min35—10.0%14.8%——25Compare
T15Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg, PA · Acute care124 min54—9.3%14.4%0.880.9460Compare
T15Excela Health - Frick HospitalMount Pleasant, PA · Acute care124 min33—10.3%15.8%0.960.93210Compare
17Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings, PA · Critical access126 min—5——15.3%——20Compare
18LECOM Medical Center And Behavioral Health PavErie, PA · Acute care131 min14—12.8%15.4%1.161.15144Compare
T19St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA · Acute care132 min5410.8%8.4%15.7%0.610.97817Compare
T19Sharon Regional Medical CenterSharon, PA · Acute care132 min3—12.1%11.9%15.7%1.000.96220Compare
T21Heritage Valley SewickleySewickley, PA · Acute care135 min43—11.6%15.1%0.881.12186Compare
T21Penn Highlands BrookvilleBrookville, PA · Critical access135 min44—12.2%14.3%——35Compare
T23UPMC NorthwestSeneca, PA · Acute care136 min4312.5%8.5%14.6%0.950.96173Compare
T23Penn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon, PA · Acute care136 min3312.0%8.6%15.2%0.950.9377Compare
T23Punxsutawney Area HospitalPunxsutawney, PA · Acute care136 min24—11.7%15.5%0.990.9549Compare
26Titusville Area HospitalTitusville, PA · Critical access138 min25—12.8%14.9%——25Compare
27Troy Community HospitalTroy, PA · Critical access140 min4——10.1%15.6%——25Compare
T28Conemaugh Nason Medical CenterRoaring Spring, PA · Acute care141 min5412.4%9.8%14.6%0.910.9345Compare
T28Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center At WindberWindber, PA · Acute care141 min2412.0%14.0%15.5%0.981.0254Compare
30UPMC Bedford MemorialEverett, PA · Acute care142 min43—10.1%14.4%—1.0449Compare
T31St Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalCoaldale, PA · Acute care145 min44—7.9%15.9%0.910.8949Compare
T31Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalWaynesboro, PA · Acute care145 min4411.7%11.5%15.2%0.950.8957Compare
33UPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport, PA · Acute care146 min3414.1%14.0%15.1%1.381.02255Compare
34UPMC ColeCoudersport, PA · Critical access147 min44—12.2%14.9%——49Compare
T35St Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton, PA · Acute care149 min54—10.0%15.9%0.860.9356Compare
T35Gettysburg HospitalGettysburg, PA · Acute care149 min4312.1%13.5%13.9%0.950.9776Compare
T37Grove City Medical CenterGrove City, PA · Acute care150 min44—11.6%14.1%0.970.8167Compare
T37Lower Bucks HospitalBristol, PA · Acute care150 min3211.6%10.9%15.2%0.920.94150Compare
T39Canonsburg General HospitalCanonsburg, PA · Acute care155 min34—11.3%15.6%0.941.04104Compare
T39LECOM Health Corry Memorial HospitalCorry, PA · Critical access155 min———18.8%15.1%——20Compare
41UPMC HorizonGreenville, PA · Acute care156 min44—15.4%15.9%0.960.95201Compare
42Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City, PA · Acute care160 min34—9.6%16.0%0.931.0124Compare
43Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg, PA · Acute care162 min44—11.4%14.7%0.960.9462Compare
44Robert Packer HospitalSayre, PA · Acute care163 min2412.6%13.4%15.7%0.850.98307Compare
T45UPMC LititzLititz, PA · Acute care164 min4311.5%14.0%15.0%0.890.98148Compare
T45Penn Highlands DuboisDubois, PA · Acute care164 min2213.1%12.7%14.7%1.350.99244Compare
47Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · Acute care165 min4411.7%10.2%15.8%0.970.99553Compare
48Independence Health System Clarion HospitalClarion, PA · Acute care166 min24—11.0%15.6%0.960.9546Compare
49Suburban Community HospitalNorristown, PA · Acute care167 min4———15.2%0.900.90—Compare
50UPMC JamesonNew Castle, PA · Acute care169 min3310.5%13.0%15.4%0.941.03175Compare

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).