The national average time that patients spent in the emergency department before being admitted to the hospital as an inpatient is 274 minutes, but some hospitals have much faster times.
The following 50 hospitals have an average ED admit time at or below 52, well below the national average. Data was taken from CMS' Hospital Compare database, and the rates reflect data measured from October 2012 through September 2013.
Note: Hospitals that submitted results based on a shorter time period than required were omitted from this list.
The Women's Hospital of Texas (Houston) — 52
Comanche County Hospital (Coldwater, Kan.) — 61
Woman's Hospital (Baton Rouge, La.) — 62
Stevens Community Medical Center (Morris, Minn.) — 70
Ness County Hospital District #2 (Ness City, Kan.) — 72
Graham County Hospital (Hill City, Kan.) — 74
St. Luke Hospital and Living Center (Marion, Kan.) — 75
Sanford Canby (Minn.) Medical Center — 83
Nocona (Texas) General Hospital — 86
Hamlin (Texas) Memorial Hospital — 88
Knox County Hospital (Knox City, Texas) — 89
Essentia Health Ada (Minn.) — 90
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville, Minn.) — 91
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital (Seneca, Kan.) — 92
Morton County Hospital (Elkhart, Kan.) — 94
Sanford Tracy (Minn.) — 94
Fredonia (Kan.) Regional Hospital — 95
Johnson Memorial Hospital (Dawson, Minn.) — 95
Seymour (Texas) Hospital — 95
Electra (Texas) Memorial Hospital — 95
The Women's Hospital (Newburgh, Ind.) — 97
Lisbon (N.D.) Area Health Services — 97
Mercy Hospital (Moundridge, Kan.) — 100
Community Hospital, Onaga (Kan.) and St. Marys Campus — 100
Harper County Memorial Hospital (Buffalo, Okla.) — 100
Beaver (Utah) Valley Hospital — 101
Coffey County Hospital (Burlington, Kan.) — 102
Avera Heart Hospital (Sioux Falls, S.D.) — 102
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley (Sun Valley, Calif.) — 103
Swift County Benson (Minn.) Hospital — 103
Lakewood Health Center (Baudette, Minn.) — 104
Hospital District #6 of Harper County (Anthony, Kan.) — 105
Bigfork (Minn.) Valley Hospital — 105
Keefe Memorial Hospital (Cheyenne Wells, Colo.) — 106
Murray County Memorial Hospital (Slayton, Minn.) — 106
Guadalupe County Hospital (Santa Rosa, N.M.) — 106
Renville County Hospitals and Clinics (Oliva, Minn.) — 107
North Valley Health Center (Warren, Minn.) — 108
Glacial Ridge Hospital (Glenwood, Minn.) — 108
Texas Orthopedic Hospital (Houston) — 108
Norton (Kan.) County Hospital — 109
Sanford Westbrook (Minn.) Medical Center — 110
Madelia (Minn.) Community Hospital — 110
Roundup (Mont.) Memorial Healthcare — 110
Memorial Hospital & Physician Group (Frederick, Okla.) — 110
Latimer County General Hospital (Wilburton, Okla.) — 110
Community Medical Center (Falls City, Neb.) — 111
Ely (Minn.) Bloomenson Community Hospital — 112
Perham (Minn.) Health — 112
Stephens Memorial Hospital (Breckenridge, Texas) — 113