12 hospitals with shortest ED visit times, per CMS 

Becker's has compiled a list of hospitals and health systems with the shortest emergency department visit times using data from CMS' provider data catalog. 

The CDC tracks the overall median length of stay for ED patients as part of its "timely and effective care" measure set. The data was released Jan. 31 and covers ED visits recorded from April 2022 through March 2023. Measures in this dataset apply to all adults and children treated in hospitals paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System or the Outpatient Prospective Payment System. Learn more about the measures here.

Nationwide, the median emergency department visit time was 162 minutes, up from 159 minutes in the 12-month period ending March 2022, CMS data shows. 

Below are 12 hospitals or health systems with the shortest median ED visit times. Becker's also compiled wait times for the same period a year prior to understand how figures have changed.  

Most hospitals on this list are small community or critical access hospitals that may see lower annual ED volumes and patient acuities than facilities operating level 1 or 2 trauma centers. CMS does not include hospitals' total emergency department volumes or case mix index in its dataset.

*Data is based on a shorter time period than required, according to CMS.
**This hospital has closed since CMS' last data update.