beat out by
Kiowa District Hospital in Kiowa, KS (0 mins),
Rush County Memorial Hospital in La Crosse, KS (5 mins),
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital in Medicine Lodge, KS (6 mins), and
Ellinwood District Hospital in Ellinwood, KS (8 mins), and 2 others, ending with
Kiowa County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, KS (9 mins).
tied with
Patterson Health Center in Anthony, KS (11 mins) and
Comanche County Hospital in Coldwater, KS (11 mins).
Incidentally, all 9 are government-owned and are critical access.beat
Sumner County Hospital District No 1 in Caldwell, KS (12 mins),
Mercy Hospital, Inc in Moundridge, KS (12 mins),
Ottawa County Health Center in Minneapolis, KS (14 mins), and
Edwards County Hospital in Kinsley, KS (14 mins), and others, ending with
Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS (178 mins).
10 out of the other 50 hospitals were ruled out due to missing, unknown, or not-applicable values for median time from admit decision to time of departure from the emergency department for patients admitted to inpatient status, e.g., Hospital District No.1 of Rice County in Lyons, KS.