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Hospitals with Lowest Emergency Room Visit Time (Median Minutes) in Tennessee

Median time patients spent in the emergency department from arrival until they left, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric patients. Across US hospitals the typical (median) time is about 2.5 hours.

50 hospitals reportingin TennesseeLower score = Better

Tennessee — Emergency Room Visit Time (Median Minutes) at a Glance

161.77minutes
Tennessee Average
157.08minutes
US National Average
90
Hospitals Reporting
Tennessee performs worse than the US average for emergency room visit time (median minutes). The state average (161.77 minutes) is 4.69 higher than the national average (157.08 minutes). Lower scores indicate fewer adverse events.

Tennessee Hospital Rankings — Emergency Room Visit Time (Median Minutes)

#HospitalCityScoreCMS Starsvs National Avg
1HIGHPOINT HEALTH-TROUSDALE WITH ASCENSION SAINTHARTSVILLE80.00minutesNot rated
2STONES RIVER HOSPITALWOODBURY90.00minutesNot rated
3HIGHPOINT HEALTH-RIVERVIEW WITH ASCENSION SAINT THCARTHAGE95.00minutes★★★★★
4ERLANGER BLEDSOE HOSPITALPIKEVILLE97.00minutesNot rated
5HANCOCK COUNTY HOSPITALSNEEDVILLE106.00minutesNot rated
6DEKALB COMMUNITY HOSPITALSMITHVILLE107.00minutesNot rated
7MACON COMMUNITY HOSPITALLAFAYETTE108.00minutes★★★★★
8PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTERCHATTANOOGA110.00minutes★★★★★
9HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITALERIN111.00minutesNot rated
10HAWKINS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITALROGERSVILLE112.00minutesNot rated
11LIVINGSTON REGIONAL HOSPITALLIVINGSTON114.00minutes★★★★★
12TRISTAR CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTERNASHVILLE115.00minutes★★★★★
13TRISTAR HORIZON MEDICAL CENTERDICKSON116.00minutes★★★★★
14LAUDERDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITALRIPLEY116.00minutesNot rated
15MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTERLEWISBURG117.00minutesNot rated
16BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - CARROLL COUNTYHUNTINGDON118.00minutes★★★★★
17VANDERBILT BEDFORD HOSPITALSHELBYVILLE123.00minutes★★★★★
18TRISTAR SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTERNASHVILLE124.00minutes★★★★★
19ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS THREE RIVERSWAVERLY124.00minutesNot rated
20UNITY MEDICAL CENTERMANCHESTER126.00minutes★★★★★
21SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM PULASKIPULASKI126.00minutes★★★★★
22LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTERFAYETTEVILLE126.00minutes★★★★★
23JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITALMOUNTAIN CITY126.00minutesNot rated
24WEST TENNESSEE HEALTHCARE CAMDEN HOSPITALCAMDEN127.00minutesNot rated
25WEST TENNESSEE HEALTHCARE BOLIVAR HOSPITALBOLIVAR128.00minutesNot rated
26SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCELAWRENCEBURG130.00minutes★★★★★
27HAYWOOD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITALBROWNSVILLE130.00minutesNot rated
28METRO NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITALNASHVILLE134.00minutes★★★★★
29TRISTAR NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTERSPRINGFIELD137.00minutes★★★★★
30BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION CITYUNION CITY139.00minutes★★★★★
31CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CENTERTAZEWELL142.00minutesNot rated
32SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM WINCHESTWINCHESTER142.00minutes★★★★★
33HIGHPOINT HEALTH-SUMNER WITH ASCENSION SAINT THOMAGALLATIN145.00minutes★★★★★
34LAFOLLETTE MEDICAL CENTERLA FOLLETTE145.00minutes★★★★★
35STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENSATHENS145.00minutes★★★★★
36INDIAN PATH COMMUNITY HOSPITALKINGSPORT147.00minutesNot rated
37BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TIPTONCOVINGTON149.00minutes★★★★★
38HENDERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITALLEXINGTON150.00minutesNot rated
39TRISTAR SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTERHERMITAGE150.00minutes★★★★★
40ST FRANCIS HOSPITALMEMPHIS153.00minutes★★★★★
41SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITALELIZABETHTON154.00minutes★★★★★
42HARDIN MEDICAL CENTERSAVANNAH154.00minutes★★★★★
43TRISTAR HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTERHENDERSONVILLE156.00minutes★★★★★
44RHEA MEDICAL CENTERDAYTON156.00minutes★★★★★
45WEST TENNESSEE HEALTHCARE MILAN HOSPITALMILAN158.00minutesNot rated
46GREENEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITALGREENEVILLE159.00minutes★★★★★
47VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY HOSPITALMARTIN162.00minutes★★★★★
48SAINT FRANCIS BARTLETT MEDICAL CENTERBARTLETT164.00minutes★★★★★
49TENNOVA HEALTHCARE-JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITALJEFFERSON CITY165.00minutes★★★★★
50VANDERBILT WILSON COUNTY HOSPITALLEBANON165.00minutes★★★★★

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