Hospital rankings
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. 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% | ||
| 101 | Nazareth Hospital | 222 min, 11th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 83.0%, 90th percentile | 47.0%, 11th percentile | Compare Nazareth Hospital |
| 102 | Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald | 223 min, 11th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 79.0%, 83rd percentile | 38.0%, 6th percentile | Compare Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald |
| T103 | UPMC Hanover | 225 min, 10th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 80.0%, 85th percentile | 94.0%, 85th percentile | Compare UPMC Hanover |
| T103 | UPMC Mercy | 225 min, 10th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare UPMC Mercy |
| 105 | Doylestown Hospital | 228 min, 9th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 29.0%, 3rd percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Doylestown Hospital |
| 106 | St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus | 229 min, 9th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus |
| 107 | Reading Hospital | 230 min, 9th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Reading Hospital |
| 108 | Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | 231 min, 8th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 54.0%, 25th percentile | 46.0%, 11th percentile | Compare Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center |
| T109 | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | 232 min, 8th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 63.0%, 44th percentile | 56.0%, 18th percentile | Compare Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono |
| T109 | Penn State Health St. Joseph | 232 min, 8th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 46.0%, 11th percentile | Compare Penn State Health St. Joseph |
| 111 | UPMC St Margaret | 233 min, 8th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 39.0%, 7th percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare UPMC St Margaret |
| T112 | UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 234 min, 8th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside |
| T112 | Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | 234 min, 8th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 50.0%, 19th percentile | 74.0%, 41st percentile | Compare Jefferson Lansdale Hospital |
| T112 | Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital | 234 min, 8th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 66.0%, 52nd percentile | 88.0%, 68th percentile | Compare Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital |
| 115 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 236 min, 7th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 89.0%, 70th percentile | Compare Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
| 116 | St Mary Medical Center | 237 min, 7th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 83.0%, 90th percentile | 41.0%, 8th percentile | Compare St Mary Medical Center |
| 117 | Chester County Hospital | 241 min, 6th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 62.0%, 42nd percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Chester County Hospital |
| 118 | The Washington Hospital | 242 min, 6th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 83.0%, 90th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare The Washington Hospital |
| 119 | Temple University Hospital | 243 min, 6th percentile | 11.0%, 0th percentile | 60.0%, 37th percentile | 79.0%, 49th percentile | Compare Temple University Hospital |
| 120 | UPMC East | 245 min, 6th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 55.0%, 27th percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare UPMC East |
| 121 | Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | 252 min, 5th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 46.0%, 11th percentile | Compare Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center |
| 122 | Wellspan York Hospital | 254 min, 4th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Wellspan York Hospital |
| T123 | Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital | 256 min, 4th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital |
| T123 | Jefferson Abington Hospital | 256 min, 4th percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 50.0%, 19th percentile | 74.0%, 41st percentile | Compare Jefferson Abington Hospital |
| T125 | Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 261 min, 4th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 48.0%, 16th percentile | 53.0%, 16th percentile | Compare Milton S Hershey Medical Center |
| T125 | Forbes Hospital | 261 min, 4th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 54.0%, 25th percentile | 34.0%, 4th percentile | Compare Forbes Hospital |
| 127 | UPMC Memorial | 266 min, 3rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 72.0%, 67th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare UPMC Memorial |
| 128 | Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital | 268 min, 3rd percentile | 11.0%, 0th percentile | 54.0%, 25th percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital |
| 129 | Allegheny General Hospital | 274 min, 2nd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 39.0%, 7th percentile | 47.0%, 11th percentile | Compare Allegheny General Hospital |
| 130 | Pennsylvania Hospital | 280 min, 2nd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 56.0%, 28th percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Pennsylvania Hospital |
| 131 | Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 290 min, 2nd percentile | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 69.0%, 59th percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania |
| 132 | Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | 297 min, 1st percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 80.0%, 85th percentile | 91.0%, 75th percentile | Compare Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital |
| 133 | Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 299 min, 1st percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 64.0%, 47th percentile | 100.0%, 100th percentile | Compare Main Line Hospital Lankenau |
| 134 | Riddle Memorial Hospital | 302 min, 1st percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 59.0%, 35th percentile | 100.0%, 100th percentile | Compare Riddle Memorial Hospital |
| 135 | Jefferson Health- Northeast | 316 min, 1st percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 27.0%, 2nd percentile | 73.0%, 39th percentile | Compare Jefferson Health- Northeast |
| 136 | Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 326 min, 1st percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 42.0%, 10th percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Penn Presbyterian Medical Center |
| 137 | Crozer Chester Medical Center | 331 min, 0th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 50.0%, 19th percentile | — | Compare Crozer Chester Medical Center |
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.