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Hospitals in Minnesota with the lowest MRSA bloodstream infections

21 Minnesota hospitals ranked by MRSA bloodstream infections in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center, M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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21 hospitals ranked in Minnesota by mrsa bloodstream infections; 115 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower 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	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
T1	Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.8%, 83rd percentile	10.0%, 70th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	201 min, 19th percentile	1.02, 33rd percentile	380	Compare Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
T1	M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.1%, 68th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	158 min, 43rd percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	86	Compare M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
T1	Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	10.6%, 87th percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	257 min, 4th percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	426	Compare Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
T1	St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.4%, 62nd percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	151 min, 48th percentile	0.87, 93rd percentile	93	Compare St Francis Regional Medical Center
5	Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	0.09, 82nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.2%, 35th percentile	8.4%, 92nd percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	183 min, 28th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	996	Compare Abbott Northwestern Hospital
6	Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care	0.15, 81st percentile	5, 94th percentile	5, 97th percentile	8.6%, 100th percentile	8.3%, 93rd percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	246 min, 6th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	2,059	Compare Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
7	M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care	0.27, 76th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	10.3%, 64th percentile	13.3%, 99th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	188 min, 25th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	184	Compare M Health Fairview St John's Hospital
8	Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care	0.42, 66th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	10.0%, 70th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	217 min, 12th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	489	Compare Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
9	Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care	0.52, 57th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	9.4%, 99th percentile	7.2%, 98th percentile	13.1%, 99th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	183 min, 28th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	272	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato
10	Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	0.56, 54th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	9.5%, 79th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	235 min, 7th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	894	Compare Hennepin County Medical Center
11	Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care	0.56, 54th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.8%, 5th percentile	10.1%, 68th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	182 min, 28th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	603	Compare Allina United Hospital
12	M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	0.56, 54th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.9%, 46th percentile	8.9%, 87th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	174 min, 33rd percentile	0.98, 55th percentile	1,700	Compare M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical Center
13	Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care	0.75, 37th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.6%, 58th percentile	10.0%, 70th percentile	14.1%, 91st percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	231 min, 8th percentile	0.95, 71st percentile	554	Compare Regions Hospital
14	Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care	0.78, 35th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	193 min, 23rd percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	118	Compare Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
15	Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care	0.84, 31st percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	11.0%, 77th percentile	8.1%, 94th percentile	15.7%, 13th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	140 min, 56th percentile	0.94, 76th percentile	109	Compare Ridgeview Medical Center
16	M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · Acute care	0.87, 29th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	150	Compare M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
17	St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · Acute care	0.98, 22nd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.9%, 4th percentile	11.4%, 41st percentile	15.4%, 23rd percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	227 min, 10th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	267	Compare St Lukes Hospital
18	North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · Acute care	1.00, 21st percentile	1, 3rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	12.9%, 17th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	15.8%, 11th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	518	Compare North Memorial Health Hospital
19	Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care	1.11, 17th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	10.5%, 60th percentile	14.9%, 54th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	194 min, 22nd percentile	0.84, 96th percentile	90	Compare Maple Grove Hospital
20	M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care	1.11, 17th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.1%, 95th percentile	7.8%, 95th percentile	13.1%, 99th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	204 min, 17th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	390	Compare M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
21	Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · Acute care	1.21, 13th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	9.2%, 84th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	178 min, 31st percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	573	Compare Mercy 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.

MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
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).