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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. 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
T51Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette, WI · Acute care129 min44—9.3%15.7%0.900.8499Compare
T51Beloit Health SystemBeloit, WI · Acute care129 min3310.9%14.1%15.5%1.290.96256Compare
T53Aurora BayCare Medical CenterGreen Bay, WI · Acute care133 min4412.2%12.8%14.9%1.010.92132Compare
T53St Vincent HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care133 min4311.6%15.2%14.0%1.240.99523Compare
T53Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar IncMenomonie, WI · Critical access133 min34—12.1%14.7%——25Compare
56Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI · Acute care134 min559.8%10.2%14.3%0.850.90345Compare
T57Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalOconomowoc, WI · Acute care136 min5411.6%11.7%15.0%0.881.05156Compare
T57Ascension St Francis HospitalMilwaukee, WI · Acute care136 min32—11.7%14.3%0.96—270Compare
T57Mayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo, WI · Critical access136 min—5—9.5%14.9%——18Compare
60Reedsburg Area Medical CenterReedsburg, WI · Critical access137 min54—11.0%14.2%——25Compare
T61Columbus Community HospitalColumbus, WI · Critical access138 min45—13.9%14.6%——25Compare
T61SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleJanesville, WI · Acute care138 min43—13.7%14.0%0.880.9050Compare
T61Holy Family MemorialManitowoc, WI · Acute care138 min34—14.2%14.6%0.940.88167Compare
T61Vernon Memorial HospitalViroqua, WI · Critical access138 min—5——14.4%——25Compare
65Waupun Memorial HospitalWaupun, WI · Critical access139 min54—10.8%14.7%——15Compare
66Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha, WI · Acute care140 min4412.4%10.6%15.5%0.901.05400Compare
T67Aurora Medical Center - SummitSummit, WI · Acute care142 min5412.0%11.1%14.7%0.930.9066Compare
T67UnityPoint Health - MeriterMadison, WI · Acute care142 min5411.0%10.4%15.8%0.830.93448Compare
T67Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer, WI · Critical access142 min44—9.9%14.4%——15Compare
T67Thedacare Regional Medical Center - NeenahNeenah, WI · Acute care142 min4412.1%14.1%14.8%1.080.95182Compare
T71Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth CampusAppleton, WI · Acute care143 min4312.7%12.5%14.8%1.200.85332Compare
T71Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston, WI · Acute care143 min3412.3%11.5%15.4%1.150.9386Compare
T73Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay, WI · Critical access144 min45—13.9%14.4%——25Compare
T73St Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix Falls, WI · Critical access144 min34—10.2%14.5%——25Compare
T75Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn, WI · Acute care145 min54—11.9%14.9%0.890.8499Compare
T75The Monroe ClinicMonroe, WI · Acute care145 min5410.8%10.5%15.6%0.930.90100Compare
T77Ascension All Saints HospitalRacine, WI · Acute care146 min2311.8%12.4%14.1%0.86—553Compare
T77Ripon Medical CenterRipon, WI · Critical access146 min—5——14.5%——18Compare
79Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton IncAppleton, WI · Acute care147 min4411.9%17.5%13.1%1.540.92160Compare
T80Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point, WI · Acute care148 min44—13.8%15.4%1.160.91181Compare
T80Grant Regional Health CenterLancaster, WI · Critical access148 min————14.8%——15Compare
T80Langlade HospitalAntigo, WI · Critical access148 min—3—14.3%14.6%——25Compare
83SSM Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du Lac, WI · Acute care150 min4410.8%15.5%15.0%1.060.88151Compare
84Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay, WI · Acute care151 min4411.5%15.1%14.2%1.300.94242Compare
T85Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac, WI · Acute care152 min55—13.0%14.1%1.010.8636Compare
T85Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward, WI · Critical access152 min45—10.5%14.4%——25Compare
87Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage, WI · Acute care153 min33—15.3%14.6%0.960.8173Compare
T88Stoughton HospitalStoughton, WI · Critical access154 min35—12.2%14.9%——25Compare
T88Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, IncMedford, WI · Critical access154 min—4—12.3%14.4%——15Compare
T90Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI · Acute care157 min4411.8%11.8%14.1%0.970.95321Compare
T90Froedtert South Inc.Kenosha, WI · Acute care157 min2313.2%14.9%15.3%1.180.98380Compare
92Mercy Health System CorpJanesville, WI · Acute care161 min3313.3%9.2%15.1%1.160.92240Compare
T93Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander, WI · Acute care162 min34—17.0%14.4%1.030.8999Compare
T93Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics IncWisconsin Rapids, WI · Acute care162 min34—12.5%15.1%0.900.9399Compare
T93Crossing Rivers Health Medical CenterPrairie Du Chien, WI · Critical access162 min35—11.4%14.9%——25Compare
T96Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff, WI · Acute care163 min44—13.5%14.6%—0.94109Compare
T96Aspirus Stanley HospitalStanley, WI · Critical access163 min———12.3%14.8%——24Compare
98Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield, WI · Acute care166 min1312.5%11.5%16.9%1.790.99504Compare
T99Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI · Acute care167 min4412.6%12.8%13.9%1.051.07325Compare
T99Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI · Acute care167 min3312.3%10.4%13.7%0.940.98422Compare

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).