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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. 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
T50Providence Centralia HospitalCentralia, WA · Acute care196 min3312.3%10.6%15.1%0.920.91191Compare
52Valley Medical CenterRenton, WA · Acute care199 min2313.1%16.2%13.8%1.690.94303Compare
T53St Anthony HospitalGig Harbor, WA · Acute care200 min5311.3%11.3%14.0%0.800.9380Compare
T53Mason General Hospital & Family Of ClinicsShelton, WA · Critical access200 min24—15.3%15.4%——25Compare
T55St Francis Community HospitalFederal Way, WA · Acute care202 min4212.1%13.6%15.1%0.890.95110Compare
T55Mid Valley Hospital & ClinicOmak, WA · Critical access202 min————15.3%——25Compare
57Island HospitalAnacortes, WA · Acute care204 min44—12.9%14.8%1.080.8943Compare
58St Michael Medical CenterSilverdale, WA · Acute care205 min4311.2%10.2%13.7%0.890.95297Compare
59Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care206 min5411.6%8.7%15.3%0.850.97336Compare
T60Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care208 min3312.8%13.5%12.7%0.910.94272Compare
T60Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · Acute care208 min2213.2%13.9%15.1%1.190.92521Compare
62PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical CenterBellingham, WA · Acute care210 min4312.4%11.1%13.2%0.770.96253Compare
63St Joseph Medical CenterTacoma, WA · Acute care211 min3312.3%12.4%14.2%0.830.97340Compare
64Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WA · Acute care212 min3313.2%10.8%13.8%1.360.92340Compare
65PeaceHealth St John Medical CenterLongview, WA · Acute care214 min4311.7%13.3%14.1%0.930.87368Compare
T66Grays Harbor Community HospitalAberdeen, WA · Acute care216 min3212.6%13.7%14.9%0.890.9770Compare
T66Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · Acute care216 min3311.8%18.1%12.8%0.881.01615Compare
68Multicare Auburn Medical CenterAuburn, WA · Acute care217 min2213.0%13.2%15.1%1.020.96195Compare
69Highline Medical CenterBurien, WA · Acute care235 min4311.8%11.3%14.5%0.900.94279Compare
70Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverett, WA · Acute care246 min4211.4%12.4%13.3%1.010.93268Compare
71Olympic Medical CenterPort Angeles, WA · Acute care251 min3312.8%17.8%14.4%0.830.92126Compare
72Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouver, WA · Acute care260 min4413.0%13.4%14.1%1.170.86220Compare
73University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care266 min4412.6%10.4%13.9%0.870.97450Compare
74PeaceHealth Southwest Medical CenteVancouver, WA · Acute care275 min3313.3%10.9%13.2%0.940.90275Compare
75Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute care299 min2212.6%9.0%14.5%1.141.01413Compare

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).