Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Rhode Island with the lowest time in emergency department
10 Rhode Island hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Westerly Hospital, Newport Hospital, Our Lady Of Fatima 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 | Westerly Hospital | 142 min, 55th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 55.0%, 27th percentile | 77.0%, 45th percentile | Compare Westerly Hospital |
| 2 | Newport Hospital | 172 min, 34th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Newport Hospital |
| 3 | Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 77.0%, 79th percentile | 63.0%, 26th percentile | Compare Our Lady Of Fatima Hospital |
| 4 | South County Hospital Inc | 197 min, 20th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 58.0%, 33rd percentile | 64.0%, 27th percentile | Compare South County Hospital Inc |
| 5 | Roger Williams Medical Center | 212 min, 14th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 73.0%, 69th percentile | 69.0%, 34th percentile | Compare Roger Williams Medical Center |
| 6 | Landmark Medical Center | 225 min, 10th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 63.0%, 44th percentile | 85.0%, 61st percentile | Compare Landmark Medical Center |
| 7 | Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island | 234 min, 8th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 54.0%, 25th percentile | 74.0%, 41st percentile | Compare Women & Infants Hospital Of Rhode Island |
| 8 | Rhode Island Hospital | 258 min, 4th percentile | 6.0%, 3rd percentile | 64.0%, 47th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Rhode Island Hospital |
| 9 | Kent County Memorial Hospital | 262 min, 3rd percentile | 4.0%, 9th percentile | 62.0%, 42nd percentile | 78.0%, 47th percentile | Compare Kent County Memorial Hospital |
| 10 | The Miriam Hospital | 294 min, 2nd percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 60.0%, 37th percentile | 94.0%, 85th percentile | Compare The Miriam 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.