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Hospitals in Wisconsin with the lowest time in emergency department

117 Wisconsin hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Edgerton Hospital And Health Services, Gundersen Moundview Hospital And Clinics, Ascension Wisconsin Hospital Menomonee Falls Campus. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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117 hospitals ranked in Wisconsin by time in emergency department; 23 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
1Edgerton Hospital And Health ServicesEdgerton, WI · Critical access71 min————14.8%——29Compare
2Gundersen Moundview Hospital And ClinicsFriendship, WI · Critical access73 min————14.9%——25Compare
3Ascension Wisconsin Hospital Menomonee Falls CampusMenomonee Falls, WI · Acute care75 min————15.4%——24Compare
4Mayo Clinic Health System Franciscan Healthcare SpartaSparta, WI · Critical access77 min————14.9%——25Compare
5Chippewa Valley HospitalDurand, WI · Critical access78 min———————25Compare
T6Marshfield Medical Center - LadysmithLadysmith, WI · Critical access83 min————15.2%——25Compare
T6Thedacare Medical Center - New LondonNew London, WI · Critical access83 min————14.9%——15Compare
8Ascension Calumet HospitalChilton, WI · Critical access86 min———————29Compare
9Bellin Health Oconto HospitalOconto, WI · Critical access87 min———————4Compare
10Aspirus Eagle River HospitalEagle River, WI · Critical access89 min———10.9%15.5%——25Compare
11River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls, WI · Critical access96 min55—11.3%14.0%——25Compare
12HSHS St Clare Memorial HospitalOconto Falls, WI · Critical access97 min———————15Compare
13Richland HospitalRichland Center, WI · Critical access100 min14—11.5%15.4%——25Compare
T14Flambeau HospitalPark Falls, WI · Critical access102 min35——15.4%——15Compare
T14St Marys Hospital Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care102 min3311.9%12.0%14.7%1.361.04158Compare
T14Black River Memorial HospitalBlack River Falls, WI · Critical access102 min————14.5%——25Compare
17Lafayette Hospital And ClinicsDarlington, WI · Critical access106 min————14.9%——25Compare
T18Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano, WI · Critical access108 min44—11.9%14.8%——25Compare
T18Westfields Hospital And ClinicNew Richmond, WI · Critical access108 min45—13.2%14.9%——25Compare
T20Spooner Health SystemSpooner, WI · Critical access109 min5———15.0%——25Compare
T20Tomah Memorial HospitalTomah, WI · Critical access109 min55—10.8%14.6%——15Compare
T20Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron, WI · Critical access109 min44—9.5%14.4%——29Compare
23Thedacare Medical Center - Berlin IncBerlin, WI · Critical access110 min34—12.8%14.7%——25Compare
24Western Wisconsin HealthBaldwin, WI · Critical access111 min—4——14.9%——25Compare
T25Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers, WI · Acute care112 min54—12.0%14.8%0.950.8569Compare
T25Marshfield Medical Center - NeillsvilleNeillsville, WI · Critical access112 min————15.2%——25Compare
27Upland Hills HealthDodgeville, WI · Critical access113 min45—12.1%14.9%——25Compare
28SSM Health St Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo, WI · Acute care114 min44—11.1%14.0%0.980.84100Compare
29Indianhead Medical CenterShell Lake, WI · Critical access115 min————16.0%——25Compare
T30Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital And ClinicsBoscobel, WI · Critical access116 min————14.9%——25Compare
T30Southwest Health CenterPlatteville, WI · Critical access116 min—5——14.1%——25Compare
32Hudson HospitalHudson, WI · Critical access117 min54—11.3%14.3%——25Compare
33Cumberland Memorial HospitalCumberland, WI · Critical access119 min————15.2%——25Compare
T34Thedacare Medical Center-WaupacaWaupaca, WI · Critical access120 min34—12.1%14.5%——25Compare
T34Watertown Memorial HospitalWatertown, WI · Acute care120 min3413.2%21.9%14.3%0.910.9795Compare
T34Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery, WI · Critical access120 min25—14.9%14.5%——25Compare
T34Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & ClinicsWhitehall, WI · Critical access120 min————14.6%——25Compare
T38Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk, WI · Critical access121 min————14.1%——18Compare
T38Gundersen St Josephs Hospital And ClinicsHillsboro, WI · Critical access121 min————14.8%——25Compare
T38Thedacare Medical Center - Wild RoseWild Rose, WI · Critical access121 min———————25Compare
T41Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · Acute care122 min4410.9%11.0%14.3%0.820.8184Compare
T41St Nicholas HospitalSheboygan, WI · Acute care122 min34—11.5%14.8%0.930.87185Compare
43Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill, WI · Critical access123 min———10.7%15.2%——25Compare
T44Ascension SE Wisconsin HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care124 min5311.3%9.8%13.6%0.93—538Compare
T44Mile Bluff Medical CenterMauston, WI · Acute care124 min45—11.7%14.5%0.970.7840Compare
T44Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland, WI · Critical access124 min35—13.4%14.9%——25Compare
T44St Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior, WI · Critical access124 min—3——14.8%——15Compare
48Froedtert Community HospitalNew Berlin, WI · Acute care125 min—5——14.8%—0.7116Compare
49Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterLake Geneva, WI · Critical access126 min34—12.9%14.7%——25Compare
50Aurora Medical Center Washington CountyHartford, WI · Acute care127 min44—10.9%15.7%0.950.8471Compare

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).