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Hospitals in Washington with the lowest time in emergency department

75 Washington hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Garfield County Public Hospital District #1, Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center, PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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75 hospitals ranked in Washington by time in emergency department; 25 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
1Garfield County Public Hospital District #1Pomeroy, WA · Critical access82 min———————25Compare
2Odessa Memorial Healthcare CenterOdessa, WA · Critical access95 min———————25Compare
3PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical CenterFriday Harbor, WA · Critical access101 min————14.9%——10Compare
4Klickitat Valley HospitalGoldendale, WA · Critical access104 min————14.9%——25Compare
5Dayton General HospitalDayton, WA · Critical access105 min————14.9%——25Compare
6Arbor Health Morton HospitalMorton, WA · Critical access110 min————15.1%——31Compare
T7Prosser Memorial HospitalProsser, WA · Critical access112 min34—12.4%15.2%——25Compare
T7Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee, WA · Critical access112 min————15.0%——48Compare
9Lake Chelan Community HospitalChelan, WA · Critical access114 min————15.0%——25Compare
10Pullman Regional HospitalPullman, WA · Critical access115 min24—14.8%14.8%——25Compare
11Lourdes Medical CenterPasco, WA · Critical access117 min33—9.7%14.6%——35Compare
12Providence St Joseph HospitalChewelah, WA · Critical access120 min————15.0%——65Compare
T13Ocean Beach HospitalIlwaco, WA · Critical access121 min2——11.5%14.4%——15Compare
T13Snoqualmie Valley HospitalSnoqualmie, WA · Critical access121 min———————25Compare
T15Astria Sunnyside HospitalSunnyside, WA · Critical access122 min24——15.4%——25Compare
T15Kittitas Valley Community HospitalEllensburg, WA · Critical access122 min—4—12.8%14.7%——25Compare
17North Valley HospitalTonasket, WA · Critical access127 min————14.4%——85Compare
18Willapa Harbor HospitalSouth Bend, WA · Critical access130 min————14.9%——25Compare
19Columbia Basin HospitalEphrata, WA · Critical access132 min————14.4%——28Compare
20Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, WA · Acute care133 min2213.5%12.5%15.1%1.350.91365Compare
21Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla Walla, WA · Acute care134 min3412.4%11.1%13.6%0.820.96146Compare
22Samaritan HospitalMoses Lake, WA · Acute care135 min23—13.1%14.3%1.150.9350Compare
23Forks Community HospitalForks, WA · Critical access136 min————14.8%——45Compare
24Jefferson HealthcarePort Townsend, WA · Critical access139 min34—12.9%14.7%——25Compare
25Capital Medical CenterOlympia, WA · Acute care140 min3311.4%12.7%15.1%1.290.90110Compare
26Swedish IssaquahIssaquah, WA · Acute care141 min4313.9%12.7%14.4%0.940.95120Compare
27PeaceHealth United General Medical CenterSedro Woolley, WA · Critical access142 min34—12.6%13.7%——30Compare
T28Tri-State Memorial HospitalClarkston, WA · Critical access143 min45—15.9%13.9%——25Compare
T28Confluence Health HospitalWenatchee, WA · Acute care143 min3411.0%12.9%15.5%1.000.94198Compare
30Swedish Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care144 min4312.1%9.3%14.2%1.030.95697Compare
T31Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColville, WA · Critical access150 min34—16.9%14.3%——25Compare
T31Astria Toppenish HospitalToppenish, WA · Acute care150 min————14.8%0.990.9963Compare
33Whitman Hospital And Medical CenterColfax, WA · Critical access156 min5——12.8%14.5%——25Compare
34Summit Pacific Medical CenterElma, WA · Critical access158 min2——11.4%14.9%——24Compare
T35St Clare HospitalLakewood, WA · Acute care161 min43—11.8%13.9%1.050.94105Compare
T35Yakima Valley MemorialYakima, WA · Acute care161 min1213.8%13.5%14.8%0.960.94218Compare
37EvergreenHealth MonroeMonroe, WA · Acute care166 min32—11.1%14.3%0.960.8372Compare
T38Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichland, WA · Acute care167 min4311.6%11.3%13.3%1.000.95141Compare
T38Trios HealthKennewick, WA · Acute care167 min2212.1%16.9%14.1%1.050.9871Compare
40Cascade Valley HospitalArlington, WA · Acute care171 min42—11.7%14.5%0.930.8748Compare
41Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue, WA · Acute care176 min2414.2%11.6%14.8%0.980.92218Compare
42MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovington, WA · Acute care177 min33—9.9%14.8%0.960.8758Compare
43Madigan AMC (Ft Lewis)Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord, WA · Military179 min—4—————560Compare
44Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA · Acute care180 min3314.6%13.2%13.2%1.530.97388Compare
45Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattle, WA · Acute care186 min4311.0%11.1%13.6%0.940.99—Compare
46Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmonds, WA · Acute care187 min3313.7%13.5%13.8%0.880.94217Compare
47Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon, WA · Acute care188 min3412.5%17.0%14.6%1.150.92234Compare
48Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane Valley, WA · Acute care190 min53—12.9%14.1%1.170.92123Compare
49St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclaw, WA · Critical access193 min54—12.1%14.3%——28Compare
T50Evergreenhealth Medical CenterKirkland, WA · Acute care196 min5412.5%9.2%13.8%0.750.96318Compare

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).