Here is a list of 49 hospitals with the shortest average emergency department wait times from January 2012 through March 2012, according to data from CMS' Hospital Compare database. Hospitals reported the "average time patients spent in the emergency department before they were seen by a healthcare professional" in minutes under the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting program. Hospitals that did not have available data or had too few cases to reliably report the average time were excluded from this list.
1. Petaluma (Calif.) Valley Hospital — 0
1. Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital — 0
1. East Valley Hospital Medical Center (Glendora, Calif.) — 0
1. Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta (Calif.) — 0
1. Memorial Hospital (Manchester, Ky.) — 0
1. Jefferson County Hospital (Fayette, Miss.) — 0
1. Covington County Hospital (Collins, Miss.) — 0
1. Ripley County Memorial Hospital (Doniphan, Mo.) — 0
1. Fremont (Neb.) Area Medical Center — 0
1. East Orange (N.J.) General Hospital — 0
1. Latimer County General Hospital (Wilburton, Okla.) — 0
1. Memorial Hospital of Stilwell (Okla.) — 0
1. St. Thomas Hospital (Nashville, Tenn.) — 0
1. Houston Physicians' Hospital (Webster, Texas) — 0
15. Mission Community Hospital-Panorama (Panorama City, Calif.) — 1
15. Herrick Memorial Hospital (Tecumseh, Miss.) — 1
17. Mile Bluff Medical Center (Mauston, Wis.) — 2
18. Skiff Medical Center (Newton, Iowa) — 3
18. Atoka (Okla.) County Medical Center — 3
18. Wayne Memorial Hospital (Honesdale, Pa.) — 3
18. Park City (Utah) Medical Center — 3
18. Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.) — 3
23. St. Helena (Calif.) Hospital — 4
23. Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point (Hudson, Fla.) — 4
23. Mercy Medical Center-Clinton (Iowa) — 4
23. Albemarle Hospital Authority (Elizabeth City, N.C.) — 4
27. Gilbert (Ariz.) Hospital — 5
27. West Palm Hospital (West Palm Beach, Fla.) — 5
27. Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute (Fort Pierce, Fla.) — 5
27. Florida Hospital Wauchula (Fla.) — 5
27. Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque (Iowa) — 5
27. Allen County Hospital (Iola, Kan.) — 5
27. St. Charles Parish Hospital (Luling, La.) — 5
27. Bristow (Okla.) Medical Center — 5
27. Miners Medical Center (Hastings, Pa.) — 5
27. The Woman's Hospital of Texas (Houston) 5
27. Rollins Brook Community Hospital (Lampasas, Texas) — 5
27. Star Valley Medical Center (Afton, Wyo.) — 5
27. First Street Hospital (Bellaire, Texas) — 5
40. St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino, Calif.) — 6
40. West Hills (Calif.) Hospital & Medical Center — 6
40. Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) — 6
40. Rose Medical Center (Denver) — 6
40. West Florida Hospital (Pensacola) — 6
40. Coffeyville (Kan.) Regional Medical Center — 6
40. Harrington Memorial Hospital (Southbridge, Mass.) — 6
40. Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Medical Center — 6
40. Ellenville (N.Y.) Regional Hospital — 6
40. Angel Medical Center (Franklin, N.C.) — 6
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1. Petaluma (Calif.) Valley Hospital — 0
1. Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital — 0
1. East Valley Hospital Medical Center (Glendora, Calif.) — 0
1. Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta (Calif.) — 0
1. Memorial Hospital (Manchester, Ky.) — 0
1. Jefferson County Hospital (Fayette, Miss.) — 0
1. Covington County Hospital (Collins, Miss.) — 0
1. Ripley County Memorial Hospital (Doniphan, Mo.) — 0
1. Fremont (Neb.) Area Medical Center — 0
1. East Orange (N.J.) General Hospital — 0
1. Latimer County General Hospital (Wilburton, Okla.) — 0
1. Memorial Hospital of Stilwell (Okla.) — 0
1. St. Thomas Hospital (Nashville, Tenn.) — 0
1. Houston Physicians' Hospital (Webster, Texas) — 0
15. Mission Community Hospital-Panorama (Panorama City, Calif.) — 1
15. Herrick Memorial Hospital (Tecumseh, Miss.) — 1
17. Mile Bluff Medical Center (Mauston, Wis.) — 2
18. Skiff Medical Center (Newton, Iowa) — 3
18. Atoka (Okla.) County Medical Center — 3
18. Wayne Memorial Hospital (Honesdale, Pa.) — 3
18. Park City (Utah) Medical Center — 3
18. Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (Wash.) — 3
23. St. Helena (Calif.) Hospital — 4
23. Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point (Hudson, Fla.) — 4
23. Mercy Medical Center-Clinton (Iowa) — 4
23. Albemarle Hospital Authority (Elizabeth City, N.C.) — 4
27. Gilbert (Ariz.) Hospital — 5
27. West Palm Hospital (West Palm Beach, Fla.) — 5
27. Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute (Fort Pierce, Fla.) — 5
27. Florida Hospital Wauchula (Fla.) — 5
27. Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque (Iowa) — 5
27. Allen County Hospital (Iola, Kan.) — 5
27. St. Charles Parish Hospital (Luling, La.) — 5
27. Bristow (Okla.) Medical Center — 5
27. Miners Medical Center (Hastings, Pa.) — 5
27. The Woman's Hospital of Texas (Houston) 5
27. Rollins Brook Community Hospital (Lampasas, Texas) — 5
27. Star Valley Medical Center (Afton, Wyo.) — 5
27. First Street Hospital (Bellaire, Texas) — 5
40. St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino, Calif.) — 6
40. West Hills (Calif.) Hospital & Medical Center — 6
40. Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) — 6
40. Rose Medical Center (Denver) — 6
40. West Florida Hospital (Pensacola) — 6
40. Coffeyville (Kan.) Regional Medical Center — 6
40. Harrington Memorial Hospital (Southbridge, Mass.) — 6
40. Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Medical Center — 6
40. Ellenville (N.Y.) Regional Hospital — 6
40. Angel Medical Center (Franklin, N.C.) — 6
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