The following is a list of hospitals with the shortest average time patients spend in the emergency department before being sent home, as listed in Hospital Compare's Emergency Department Care Measures dataset.
The data were taken between April 2014 and March 2015, the most recent data available. For reference, the national average is 141 minutes.
Note: Hospitals with sample sizes of less than 100 or results that were based on a shorter time period than required were excluded from the creation of this list.
Keokuk County Health Center (Sigourney, Iowa) — 52 minutes
Mitchell County Hospital District (Colorado City, Texas) — 58 minutes
Anson (Texas) General Hospital — 60 minutes
Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Hospital Northwest (San Antonio) — 62 minutes
Coffey County Hospital (Burlington, Kan.) — 64 minutes
Kansas Medical Center (Andover) — 66 minutes
Aultman Orrville (Ohio) Hospital — 66 minutes
Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center at Cedar Park (Texas) — 66 minutes
East Carroll Parish Hospital (Lake Providence, La.) — 67 minutes
Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus (Shelby, Mich.) — 68 minutes
TriStar Ashland City (Tenn.) Medical Center — 68 minutes
Belmont Community Hospital (Bellaire, Ohio) — 69 minutes
Lakeland Community Hospital (Haleyville, Ala.) — 70 minutes
Perry County General Hospital (Richton, Miss.) — 70 minutes
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital (Weston, W.Va.) — 70 minutes
South Texas Surgical Hospital (Corpus Christi) — 70 minutes
Webster General Hospital/Swing Bed (Europa, Miss.) — 72 minutes
Great Plains Regional Medical Center (Elk City, Okla.) — 72 minutes
Palo Pinto General Hospital (Mineral Wells, Texas) — 72 minutes
The Physicians Centre Hospital (Bryan, Texas) — 72 minutes
Emerus Hospital (Sugar Land, Texas) — 72 minutes
Mercy Hospital Columbus (Kan.) — 73 minutes
AllianceHealth Blackwell (Okla.) — 73 minutes
INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center (Oklahoma City) — 73 minutes
Pratt (Kan.) Regional Medical Center — 74 minutes
Fitzgibbon Hospital (Marshall, Mo.) — 74 minutes
Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital (Omaha) — 74 minutes
Lamb Healthcare Center (Littlefield, Texas) — 74 minutes
El Paso (Texas) Specialty Hospital — 74 minutes
Oklahoma State University Medical Center (Tulsa) — 75 minutes
Elkview General Hospital (Hobart, Okla.) — 75 minutes
AllianceHealth Madill (Okla.) — 75 minutes
Stamford (Texas) Memorial Hospital — 75 minutes
Bayside Community Hospital (Anahuac, Texas) — 75 minutes
North Central Surgical Center (Dallas) — 75 minutes
Morgan Memorial Hospital (Madison, Ga.) — 76 minutes
Sumner Regional Medical Center (Wellington, Kan.) — 76 minutes
Bob Wilson Memorial Grant County Hospital (Ulysses, Kan.) — 76 minutes
Kane (Pa.) Community Hospital — 76 minutes
Millcreek Community Hospital (Erie, Pa.) — 76 minutes
Boone (Iowa) County Hospital — 77 minutes
Community Hospital-Onaga (Kan.) and St. Mary's Campus — 77 minutes
Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital (Frankfort, Mich.) — 77 minutes
Merit Health Batesville (Miss.) — 77 minutes
Parkview Regional Hospital (Mexia, Texas) — 77 minutes
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas (Irving, Texas) — 77 minutes
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital (Laurium, Mich.) — 78 minutes
Brookings (S.D.) Health System — 78 minutes
Hamlin (Texas) Memorial Hospital — 78 minutes
Nocona (Texas) General Hospital — 78 minutes
Teche Regional Medical Center (Morgan City, La.) — 78 minutes
TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital (Houston) — 78 minutes