Hospitals & Nursing Homes in Kansas

Last updated: March 2026.

At a glance

138
Hospitals
297
Nursing homes

Want to see how Kansas compares to the rest of the country? View the ER waits by state report or browse all CareTransparency reports.

Highlights

Top-performing facilities in Kansas based on official federal data.

Fastest emergency rooms

Hospitals with shortest typical ER wait times (lower is better):

Hospital City Wait
Sedan City Hospital Sedan 1h 7m
Kiowa District Hospital Kiowa 1h 10m
Russell Regional Hospital Russell 1h 12m
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Medicine Lodge 1h 15m
Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital Ulysses 1h 20m
Comanche County Hospital Coldwater 1h 22m
Lane County Hospital Dighton 1h 25m
Rooks County Health Center Plainville 1h 26m
Gove County Medical Center Quinter 1h 26m
Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus 1h 27m

Best Registered Nurse (RN) staffing

Nursing homes with most RN hours per resident per day (higher is better):

Nursing home City RN hrs
Fowler Residential Care Fowler 1.99
Southwind at Spearville Spearville 1.73
Minneola District Hospital Ltcu Minneola 1.73
Sandstone Heights Little River 1.62
Westchester Village of Lenexa Lenexa 1.47
Advanced Health Care of Overland Park Overland Park 1.47
Hoeger House Olathe 1.43
Brookdale Rosehill Shawnee 1.42
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor Lawrence 1.36
Brookdale Overland Park Overland Park 1.36

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