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Hospitals in Minnesota with the lowest left ED without being seen

112 Minnesota hospitals ranked by left ED without being seen in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: CentraCare Health System - Melrose Hospital, Mayo Clinic Health System - Fairmont, New Ulm Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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112 hospitals ranked in Minnesota by left ed without being seen; 24 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalLeft ED without being seenlower is betterOverall 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 average2.0%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1CentraCare Health System - Melrose HospitalMelrose, MN · Critical access0.0%5——12.2%14.1%—141 min—28Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care0.0%54—12.8%14.3%0.9499 min0.8157Compare
T1New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN · Critical access0.0%54—10.1%14.7%—100 min—62Compare
T1Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwood, MN · Critical access0.0%45—12.6%14.8%—140 min—34Compare
T1Astera HealthWadena, MN · Critical access0.0%34—13.3%15.0%—138 min—49Compare
T1Perham HealthPerham, MN · Critical access0.0%35—13.3%14.8%—135 min—25Compare
T1Olivia Hospital & ClinicOlivia, MN · Critical access0.0%2———14.8%—124 min—16Compare
T1Aspirus Lake View HospitalTwo Harbors, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.7%—124 min—25Compare
T1Avera Marshall Regional Medical CenterMarshall, MN · Critical access0.0%—4—11.8%15.2%—126 min—49Compare
T1CentraCare Health System - Sauk CentreSauk Centre, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.5%—109 min—28Compare
T1Centracare - BensonBenson, MN · Critical access0.0%————15.3%—116 min—31Compare
T1Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.7%—123 min—34Compare
T1Centracare - Paynesville HospitalPaynesville, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.9%—124 min—36Compare
T1Centracare - RedwoodRedwood Falls, MN · Critical access0.0%———12.6%15.1%—128 min—31Compare
T1Chippewa County HospitalMontevideo, MN · Critical access0.0%—4——14.6%—106 min—30Compare
T1Essentia Health AdaAda, MN · Critical access0.0%——————99 min—14Compare
T1Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalGraceville, MN · Critical access0.0%——————131 min—15Compare
T1Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.8%—112 min—25Compare
T1Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterAurora, MN · Critical access0.0%——————112 min—16Compare
T1Hendricks Community HospitalHendricks, MN · Critical access0.0%——————115 min—24Compare
T1Johnson Memorial HospitalDawson, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.9%—126 min—24Compare
T1Kittson HealthcareHallock, MN · Critical access0.0%——————111 min—15Compare
T1Lakewood Health CenterBaudette, MN · Critical access0.0%——————118 min—15Compare
T1Lakewood Health SystemStaples, MN · Critical access0.0%—4——15.3%—126 min—37Compare
T1LifeCare Medical CenterRoseau, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.6%—117 min—15Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls, MN · Critical access0.0%—5——15.2%—85 min—15Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake CityLake City, MN · Critical access0.0%—4——15.0%—110 min—18Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt James, MN · Critical access0.0%—4——14.9%—98 min—25Compare
T1Minnesota Valley Health Center IncLe Sueur, MN · Critical access0.0%——————105 min—15Compare
T1Murray County Memorial HospitalSlayton, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.8%—116 min—25Compare
T1North Valley Health CenterWarren, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.4%—114 min—12Compare
T1Ortonville Area Health ServicesOrtonville, MN · Critical access0.0%————15.1%—120 min—29Compare
T1Prairie Ridge Hospital And Health ServicesElbow Lake, MN · Critical access0.0%——————128 min—10Compare
T1Ridgeview Sibley Medical CenterArlington, MN · Critical access0.0%——————113 min—20Compare
T1Riverview HospitalCrookston, MN · Critical access0.0%—4——14.7%—78 min—49Compare
T1Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanby, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.7%—106 min—27Compare
T1Sanford Luverne Medical CenterLuverne, MN · Critical access0.0%————15.1%—116 min—28Compare
T1Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls, MN · Critical access0.0%—4——14.5%—107 min—36Compare
T1Sanford Tracy Medical CenterTracy, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.9%—116 min—25Compare
T1Sanford Westbrook Medical CenterWestbrook, MN · Critical access0.0%——————112 min—8Compare
T1Sanford Wheaton Medical CenterWheaton, MN · Critical access0.0%——————103 min—25Compare
T1St Elizabeth Medical CenterWabasha, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.5%—95 min—25Compare
T1Stevens Community Medical Center IncMorris, MN · Critical access0.0%————15.0%—166 min—49Compare
T1Windom Area HealthWindom, MN · Critical access0.0%————14.7%—99 min—18Compare
T45Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care1.0%54—8.7%13.8%0.91138 min0.8865Compare
T45Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care1.0%54—12.7%14.1%0.96116 min0.9077Compare
T45United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth, MN · Critical access1.0%54—11.9%14.9%—128 min—43Compare
T45Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care1.0%44—11.5%13.8%0.97136 min0.90127Compare
T45Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care1.0%43—12.1%15.0%0.94140 min0.8186Compare
T45Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care1.0%44—8.1%14.7%0.95140 min0.8687Compare

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.

Left ED without being seen
Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
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).