Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Minnesota with the lowest time in emergency department
120 Minnesota hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Total beds | Compare |
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| National average | 162 min | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 101 | Range Regional Health Services | 169 min, 36th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 175 | Compare Range Regional Health Services |
| 102 | M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical Center | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | 1,700 | Compare M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical Center |
| 103 | Mercy Hospital | 178 min, 31st percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 9.2%, 84th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 573 | Compare Mercy Hospital |
| 104 | Allina United Hospital | 182 min, 28th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.8%, 5th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.92, 67th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 603 | Compare Allina United Hospital |
| T105 | Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato | 183 min, 28th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.4%, 99th percentile | 7.2%, 98th percentile | 13.1%, 99th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 272 | Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato |
| T105 | Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 183 min, 28th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 8.4%, 92nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 996 | Compare Abbott Northwestern Hospital |
| 107 | Fairview Lakes Health Services | 186 min, 26th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 10.9%, 52nd percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | 61 | Compare Fairview Lakes Health Services |
| 108 | M Health Fairview St John's Hospital | 188 min, 25th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.4%, 65th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 13.3%, 99th percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 184 | Compare M Health Fairview St John's Hospital |
| 109 | M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital | 190 min, 24th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.1%, 13th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 13.8%, 96th percentile | 0.80, 93rd percentile | 0.86, 94th percentile | 150 | Compare M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital |
| 110 | Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | 193 min, 23rd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.0%, 96th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 118 | Compare Sanford Bemidji Medical Center |
| 111 | Maple Grove Hospital | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 0.84, 96th percentile | 90 | Compare Maple Grove Hospital |
| 112 | Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | 201 min, 19th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 0.90, 73rd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | 380 | Compare Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center |
| T113 | M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital | 204 min, 17th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 13.1%, 99th percentile | 0.76, 96th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | 390 | Compare M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital |
| T113 | North Memorial Health Hospital | 204 min, 17th percentile | 1, 3rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.9%, 17th percentile | 11.0%, 50th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | 518 | Compare North Memorial Health Hospital |
| 115 | Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital | 217 min, 12th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 0.94, 76th percentile | 489 | Compare Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital |
| 116 | St Lukes Hospital | 227 min, 10th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 13.9%, 4th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 0.85, 85th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 267 | Compare St Lukes Hospital |
| 117 | Regions Hospital | 231 min, 8th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 554 | Compare Regions Hospital |
| 118 | Hennepin County Medical Center | 235 min, 7th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 14.5%, 79th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | 894 | Compare Hennepin County Medical Center |
| 119 | Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 246 min, 6th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | 8.6%, 100th percentile | 8.3%, 93rd percentile | 13.9%, 94th percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 2,059 | Compare Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester |
| 120 | Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | 257 min, 4th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.6%, 87th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 15.4%, 23rd percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 426 | Compare Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital |
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.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- 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).
- 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).