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Hospitals in Virginia with the lowest time in emergency department

79 Virginia 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.

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79 hospitals ranked in Virginia by time in emergency department; 17 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 bedsCompare
National average162 min3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.001.00
T49Clinch Valley Medical CenterRichlands, VA · Acute care174 min, 33rd percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile12.1%, 38th percentile10.7%, 56th percentile16.0%, 7th percentile1.08, 22nd percentile0.94, 76th percentile175Compare Clinch Valley Medical Center
52Buchanan General HospitalGrundy, VA · Acute care175 min, 32nd percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile——15.0%, 46th percentile0.98, 41st percentile0.88, 92nd percentile134Compare Buchanan General Hospital
T53Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA · Acute care176 min, 32nd percentile5, 94th percentile3, 39th percentile10.0%, 96th percentile8.7%, 89th percentile13.1%, 99th percentile0.88, 78th percentile0.94, 76th percentile318Compare Inova Alexandria Hospital
T53Mary Washington HospitalFredericksburg, VA · Acute care176 min, 32nd percentile3, 43rd percentile2, 10th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile9.6%, 77th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile1.40, 4th percentile0.96, 66th percentile451Compare Mary Washington Hospital
55Stafford Hospital, LLCStafford, VA · Acute care179 min, 30th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.8%, 49th percentile11.7%, 35th percentile15.8%, 11th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.87, 93rd percentile100Compare Stafford Hospital, LLC
56Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, VA · Acute care183 min, 28th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.2%, 35th percentile9.4%, 81st percentile14.6%, 74th percentile1.38, 4th percentile0.97, 61st percentile525Compare Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
57Southside Community Hospital, IncFarmville, VA · Acute care184 min, 27th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—10.9%, 52nd percentile13.6%, 97th percentile1.07, 23rd percentile1.05, 19th percentile116Compare Southside Community Hospital, Inc
58Community Memorial HospitalSouth Hill, VA · Acute care185 min, 27th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—11.4%, 41st percentile14.5%, 79th percentile0.97, 46th percentile0.96, 66th percentile70Compare Community Memorial Hospital
59VCU Health Tappahannock HospitalTappahannock, VA · Acute care186 min, 26th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—9.9%, 72nd percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.93, 63rd percentile0.96, 66th percentile67Compare VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital
T60Augusta HealthFishersville, VA · Acute care187 min, 26th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.7%, 54th percentile16.5%, 1st percentile14.0%, 93rd percentile0.96, 51st percentile0.96, 66th percentile255Compare Augusta Health
T60Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake, VA · Acute care187 min, 26th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile11.6%, 58th percentile9.5%, 79th percentile15.5%, 19th percentile1.29, 7th percentile0.94, 76th percentile310Compare Chesapeake General Hospital
62Carilion Franklin Memorial HospitalRocky Mount, VA · Acute care191 min, 24th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—13.4%, 12th percentile14.2%, 89th percentile0.95, 55th percentile0.91, 86th percentile37Compare Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital
63Johnston Memorial HospitalAbingdon, VA · Acute care192 min, 23rd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.4%, 29th percentile12.1%, 28th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.95, 55th percentile1.00, 44th percentile116Compare Johnston Memorial Hospital
T64UVA Health Prince William Medical CenterManassas, VA · Acute care193 min, 23rd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.5%, 8th percentile12.0%, 30th percentile15.1%, 40th percentile0.81, 92nd percentile1.04, 23rd percentile170Compare UVA Health Prince William Medical Center
T64NMC PortsmouthPortsmouth, VA · Military193 min, 23rd percentile—4, 76th percentile—————1,200Compare NMC Portsmouth
66Carilion Stonewall Jackson HospitalLexington, VA · Critical access198 min, 20th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile—8.6%, 90th percentile15.4%, 23rd percentile——25Compare Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital
T67Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical CenterMechanicsville, VA · Acute care202 min, 18th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.7%, 85th percentile9.4%, 81st percentile14.7%, 68th percentile0.87, 81st percentile1.01, 38th percentile269Compare Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
T67Sovah Health DanvilleDanville, VA · Acute care202 min, 18th percentile2, 17th percentile2, 10th percentile13.1%, 13th percentile11.7%, 35th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile0.95, 55th percentile1.01, 38th percentile250Compare Sovah Health Danville
69UVA Health Haymarket Medical CenterHaymarket, VA · Acute care204 min, 17th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile—14.7%, 5th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.87, 81st percentile0.96, 66th percentile60Compare UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center
70Twin County Regional HospitalGalax, VA · Acute care208 min, 15th percentile2, 17th percentile4, 76th percentile—10.4%, 62nd percentile14.6%, 74th percentile1.05, 26th percentile0.96, 66th percentile141Compare Twin County Regional Hospital
71Carilion New River Valley Medical CenterChristiansburg, VA · Acute care211 min, 14th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile8.7%, 89th percentile14.9%, 54th percentile1.70, 1st percentile0.98, 55th percentile146Compare Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
72Centra Bedford Memorial HospitalBedford, VA · Acute care216 min, 13th percentile5, 94th percentile4, 76th percentile—12.0%, 30th percentile13.9%, 94th percentile0.94, 59th percentile0.94, 76th percentile161Compare Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital
73Winchester Medical CenterWinchester, VA · Acute care218 min, 12th percentile4, 73rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.3%, 32nd percentile12.2%, 27th percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.84, 87th percentile0.96, 66th percentile399Compare Winchester Medical Center
T74Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · Acute care234 min, 8th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile9.4%, 81st percentile15.2%, 34th percentile0.84, 87th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile779Compare Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals
T74Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg, VA · Acute care234 min, 8th percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile10.5%, 89th percentile11.0%, 50th percentile13.6%, 97th percentile1.64, 1st percentile0.98, 55th percentile519Compare Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital
76Virginia Hospital CenterArlington, VA · Acute care240 min, 6th percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.6%, 87th percentile11.3%, 44th percentile14.0%, 93rd percentile1.09, 20th percentile0.99, 50th percentile342Compare Virginia Hospital Center
77Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News, VA · Acute care247 min, 5th percentile3, 43rd percentile4, 76th percentile13.0%, 15th percentile13.5%, 11th percentile14.3%, 86th percentile0.89, 75th percentile1.02, 33rd percentile566Compare Riverside Regional Medical Center
78Carilion Medical CenterRoanoke, VA · Acute care272 min, 3rd percentile3, 43rd percentile3, 39th percentile12.5%, 26th percentile10.5%, 60th percentile14.1%, 91st percentile1.00, 35th percentile1.01, 38th percentile752Compare Carilion Medical Center
79University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · Acute care278 min, 2nd percentile4, 73rd percentile4, 76th percentile10.4%, 90th percentile10.2%, 66th percentile14.4%, 83rd percentile1.00, 35th percentile1.01, 38th percentile622Compare University Of Virginia 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.
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).