Iowa hospitals best for quick emergency turnaround; St. Luke's even faster

From Nurse.com:

Iowa hospitals were the quickest in the country to provide emergency medical attention. The average emergency visit was 2 hours, 18 minutes compared to the national average of 3:42.Nebraska rated second fastest in the nation at 2:26, followed by South Dakota (2:28), Vermont (2:32), and Wisconsin (2:34). The longest visits were in Arizona (4:57), Maryland (4:07), Utah (4:04), New York (3:58), and Florida (3:57). ...Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis saw 77,847 patients last year and averaged a 6-hour, 30-minute length of stay.

Nebraska rated second fastest in the nation at 2:26, followed by South Dakota (2:28), Vermont (2:32), and Wisconsin (2:34). The longest visits were in Arizona (4:57), Maryland (4:07), Utah (4:04), New York (3:58), and Florida (3:57). ...

St. Luke's Hospital, a 560-bed community hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, saw 51,632 patients in its ED last year and beat the state record by logging an average visit time of 2:10.  ...

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, a 750-bed academic medical center in Iowa City...has seen ED length of stay drop from 2:52 to 2:33. ...

Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis saw 77,847 patients last year and averaged a 6-hour, 30-minute length of stay.