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Top-rated hospitals in Minnesota

56 Minnesota hospitals ranked by overall star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, New Ulm Medical Center, Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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56 hospitals ranked in Minnesota by overall star rating; 80 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care558.6%8.3%13.9%0.77246 min0.952,059Compare
T1New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN · Critical access54—10.1%14.7%—100 min—62Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care549.4%7.2%13.1%0.93183 min0.93272Compare
T1Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Veterans Affairs5410.4%7.9%13.6%1.22——361Compare
T1Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care54—8.7%13.8%0.91138 min0.8865Compare
T1Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care54—10.5%14.9%0.79194 min0.8490Compare
T1United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth, MN · Critical access54—11.9%14.9%—128 min—43Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care54—12.8%14.3%0.9499 min0.8157Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care54—8.9%13.9%0.97124 min0.90181Compare
T1Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care54—12.7%14.1%0.96116 min0.9077Compare
T1M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care5310.1%7.8%13.1%0.76204 min0.92390Compare
T1M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care5311.4%10.3%13.3%0.90188 min0.92184Compare
T1CentraCare Health System - Melrose HospitalMelrose, MN · Critical access5——12.2%14.1%—141 min—28Compare
T14Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwood, MN · Critical access45—12.6%14.8%—140 min—34Compare
T14Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care4411.9%13.1%14.2%0.93168 min0.9197Compare
T14Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care44—10.8%14.6%0.96144 min0.8437Compare
T14Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care44—10.4%14.3%0.95150 min0.8554Compare
T14Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care4411.0%8.1%15.7%0.96140 min0.94109Compare
T14Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care44—11.8%14.3%0.97152 min0.8350Compare
T14Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care44—11.3%14.8%0.96135 min0.8761Compare
T14Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care44—11.5%13.8%0.97136 min0.90127Compare
T14Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care4410.8%10.0%14.4%0.90201 min1.02380Compare
T14Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care44—8.1%14.7%0.95140 min0.8687Compare
T14Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care44—11.7%14.4%1.15149 min0.8564Compare
T14Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute care44—10.7%14.4%0.97169 min0.91175Compare
T14Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · Acute care44—13.0%14.4%1.00115 min0.9555Compare
T14Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care4312.2%8.4%14.9%0.97183 min0.95996Compare
T14Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care43—12.1%15.0%0.94140 min0.8186Compare
T14Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care4411.2%10.0%14.5%0.83217 min0.94489Compare
T14Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care4310.0%9.3%14.4%1.02193 min0.91118Compare
T14M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · Acute care4313.1%11.0%13.8%0.80190 min0.86150Compare
T14M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care4311.9%8.9%14.4%0.85174 min0.981,700Compare
T14St Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls, MN · Critical access44——14.7%—141 min—49Compare
T14Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · Acute care43—9.7%14.6%0.94131 min0.9383Compare
T14M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care43—10.1%14.4%0.82158 min0.9086Compare
T36Perham HealthPerham, MN · Critical access35—13.3%14.8%—135 min—25Compare
T36Astera HealthWadena, MN · Critical access34—13.3%15.0%—138 min—49Compare
T36Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby, MN · Critical access34—11.3%15.0%—102 min—42Compare
T36Hutchinson HealthHutchinson, MN · Acute care34—9.7%15.2%1.16140 min0.9066Compare
T36St Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids, MN · Critical access35—13.4%15.3%—151 min—50Compare
T36Welia HealthMora, MN · Critical access35——14.6%—137 min—49Compare
T36Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care3410.6%9.3%15.4%1.05257 min0.91426Compare
T36Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care3311.6%10.0%14.1%1.05231 min0.95554Compare
T36Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · Acute care34—12.8%15.2%0.98128 min0.9499Compare
T36Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care3312.2%10.5%14.6%1.23114 min0.83162Compare
T36Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · Acute care33—10.9%14.6%0.97186 min0.9061Compare
T36Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care3313.8%10.1%14.9%0.92182 min0.94603Compare
T36St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · Acute care33—10.4%15.5%0.87151 min0.8793Compare
T36Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · Acute care3310.0%9.2%15.0%0.85178 min0.90573Compare
T36St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · Acute care3313.9%11.4%15.4%0.85227 min0.99267Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).