Compare hospitals
2 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.
Selected hospitals
- Type
- Acute Care - Veterans Administration
- Ownership
- Veterans Health Administration
- Beds
- 228
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Type
- Critical Access Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Church
- Beds
- 25
- Emergency services
- Yes
Latest measures
The most recent value CMS reported for each measure. “Best” marks the strongest of the selected hospitals; badges compare each hospital with the national benchmark. Small differences may not be meaningful.
Showing 24 of 24 measures
The small strip places each hospital (colored dot) relative to the national value (gray line). For measures with a better direction, further right is better.
| Measure | Fargo Va Medical CenterFargo, ND | CHI Mercy HealthValley City, ND | NationalU.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| Overall star rating2026 release | 5 stars | 5 stars | No benchmark |
| Patient experience | |||
| Patient survey star rating2026 release | 5 starsBetter than national | Not reported | 3.3 stars |
| Patients' overall rating2026 release | 94/100Better than national | Not reported | 87.9/100 |
| Patients would recommend2026 release | 95/100Better than national | Not reported | 87/100 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Heart attack death rate2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 11.9% |
| Heart failure death rate2026 release | 9.2%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 10.9%Better than national | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia death rate2026 release | 11.5%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 14.9%Better than national | 15.2% |
| COPD death rate2026 release | 7.1%Better than national | Not reported | 8.6% |
| CABG surgery death rate2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 2.4% |
| Stroke death rate2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 11.9% |
| Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release | 14.8%Better than national | 14.4%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 15% |
| Safety | |||
| Serious complications2026 release | 0.77Better than national | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Central line bloodstream infections2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| C. diff infections2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Timely care | |||
| Time in emergency department2026 release | Not reported | 100 minBetter than national | 162 min |
| Left ED without being seen2026 release | Not reported | 0%Better than national | 2% |
| Effective care | |||
| Appropriate sepsis care2026 release | Not reported | 62%Worse than national | 65% |
| Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release | Not reported | 89%Better than national | 78% |
| Cost | |||
| Medicare spending per patient2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| Capacity | |||
| Total beds2026 release | 228 | 25 | No benchmark |
Overall
Overall star rating
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- 5 stars
- CHI Mercy Health
- 5 stars
- National
- No benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- 5 starsBetter than national
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- 94/100Better than national
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 87.9/100
Patients would recommend
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- 95/100Better than national
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 11.9%
Heart failure death rate
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- 9.2%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI Mercy Health
- 10.9%Better than national
- National
- 11.1%
Pneumonia death rate
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- 11.5%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI Mercy Health
- 14.9%Better than national
- National
- 15.2%
COPD death rate
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- 7.1%Better than national
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 8.6%
CABG surgery death rate
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 2.4%
Stroke death rate
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate
2025 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- 14.8%Better than national
- CHI Mercy Health
- 14.4%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 15%
Safety
Serious complications
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- 0.77Better than national
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Central line bloodstream infections
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
C. diff infections
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- 100 minBetter than national
- National
- 162 min
Left ED without being seen
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- 0%Better than national
- National
- 2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- 62%Worse than national
- National
- 65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- 89%Better than national
- National
- 78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- Not reported
- CHI Mercy Health
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
Capacity
Total beds
2026 release- Fargo Va Medical Center
- 228
- CHI Mercy Health
- 25
- National
- No benchmark
Source: CMS Care Compare annual releases. Not reported means CMS suppressed or didn’t publish a value (for example, too few cases).
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