Compare hospitals
2 hospitals, measured against each other and the national benchmark.
Selected hospitals
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Private
- Beds
- 233
- Emergency services
- Yes
- Type
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Ownership
- Voluntary non-profit - Church
- Beds
- 287
- 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 | Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck, ND | CHI St Alexius HealthBismarck, ND | NationalU.S. benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| Overall star rating2026 release | 4 stars | 4 stars | No benchmark |
| Patient experience | |||
| Patient survey star rating2026 release | 2 starsWorse than national | 3 starsBest of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 3.3 stars |
| Patients' overall rating2026 release | 86/100Worse than national | 88/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 87.9/100 |
| Patients would recommend2026 release | 86/100Worse than national | 88/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 87/100 |
| Outcomes | |||
| Heart attack death rate2026 release | 10.2%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 11.2%Better than national | 11.9% |
| Heart failure death rate2026 release | 9.5%Better than national | 9.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia death rate2026 release | 12.7%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 13%Better than national | 15.2% |
| COPD death rate2026 release | 7.6%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 9.5%Worse than national | 8.6% |
| CABG surgery death rate2026 release | 2.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 3.8%Worse than national | 2.4% |
| Stroke death rate2026 release | 9.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 10.1%Better than national | 11.9% |
| Hospital-wide readmission rate2025 release | 13.9%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 14.7%Better than national | 15% |
| Safety | |||
| Serious complications2026 release | 1.06Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 1.17Worse than national | 1.00 |
| Central line bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.51Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.60Better than national | 1.00 |
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections2026 release | 0.71Better than national | 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (colon)2026 release | 0.77Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.87Better than national | 1.00 |
| Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)2026 release | Not reported | Not reported | 1.00 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections2026 release | 0.37Better than national | 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 1.00 |
| C. diff infections2026 release | 0.37Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.61Better than national | 1.00 |
| Timely care | |||
| Time in emergency department2026 release | 180 minWorse than national | 176 minBest of the selected hospitalsWorse than national | 162 min |
| Left ED without being seen2026 release | 6%Worse than national | 1%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 2% |
| Effective care | |||
| Appropriate sepsis care2026 release | 36%Worse than national | 66%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 65% |
| Health care workers vaccinated for flu2026 release | 90%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 81%Better than national | 78% |
| Cost | |||
| Medicare spending per patient2026 release | 0.88Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national | 0.94Better than national | 1.00 |
| Capacity | |||
| Total beds2026 release | 233 | 287 | No benchmark |
Overall
Overall star rating
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 4 stars
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 4 stars
- National
- No benchmark
Patient experience
Patient survey star rating
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 2 starsWorse than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 3 starsBest of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- National
- 3.3 stars
Patients' overall rating
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 86/100Worse than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 88/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 87.9/100
Patients would recommend
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 86/100Worse than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 88/100Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 87/100
Outcomes
Heart attack death rate
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 10.2%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 11.2%Better than national
- National
- 11.9%
Heart failure death rate
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 9.5%Better than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 9.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 11.1%
Pneumonia death rate
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 12.7%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 13%Better than national
- National
- 15.2%
COPD death rate
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 7.6%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 9.5%Worse than national
- National
- 8.6%
CABG surgery death rate
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 2.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 3.8%Worse than national
- National
- 2.4%
Stroke death rate
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 9.3%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 10.1%Better than national
- National
- 11.9%
Hospital-wide readmission rate
2025 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 13.9%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 14.7%Better than national
- National
- 15%
Safety
Serious complications
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 1.06Best of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 1.17Worse than national
- National
- 1.00
Central line bloodstream infections
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 0.51Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 0.60Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 0.71Better than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (colon)
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 0.77Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 0.87Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- Not reported
- CHI St Alexius Health
- Not reported
- National
- 1.00
MRSA bloodstream infections
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 0.37Better than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 0.00Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 1.00
C. diff infections
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 0.37Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 0.61Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Timely care
Time in emergency department
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 180 minWorse than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 176 minBest of the selected hospitalsWorse than national
- National
- 162 min
Left ED without being seen
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 6%Worse than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 1%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 2%
Effective care
Appropriate sepsis care
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 36%Worse than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 66%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- National
- 65%
Health care workers vaccinated for flu
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 90%Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 81%Better than national
- National
- 78%
Cost
Medicare spending per patient
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 0.88Best of the selected hospitalsBetter than national
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 0.94Better than national
- National
- 1.00
Capacity
Total beds
2026 release- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
- 233
- CHI St Alexius Health
- 287
- 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).
Trends since 2020
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