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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	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
T1	Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.87, 16th percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	0.88, 47th percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
T1	M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.69, 3rd percentile	1.82, 8th percentile	—	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
T1	Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.53, 63rd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.37, 38th percentile	Compare Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
T1	St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	1.23, 23rd percentile	—	0.32, 45th percentile	Compare St Francis Regional Medical Center
5	Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	0.09, 82nd percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.76, 28th percentile	0.59, 33rd percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Abbott Northwestern Hospital
6	Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care	0.15, 81st percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.41, 56th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.72, 49th percentile	1.08, 38th percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
7	M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care	0.27, 76th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	0.53, 62nd percentile	—	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare M Health Fairview St John's Hospital
8	Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care	0.42, 66th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	1.51, 14th percentile	1.49, 27th percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
9	Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care	0.52, 57th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.93, 6th percentile	—	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato
10	Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	0.56, 54th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	1.31, 8th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	1.85, 7th percentile	—	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Hennepin County Medical Center
11	Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care	0.56, 54th percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.09, 79th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	1.50, 27th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare Allina United Hospital
12	M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	0.56, 54th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.94, 18th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical Center
13	Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care	0.75, 37th percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.97, 33rd percentile	1.71, 21st percentile	0.32, 44th percentile	Compare Regions Hospital
14	Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care	0.78, 35th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.79, 27th percentile	1.42, 5th percentile	0.57, 59th percentile	—	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
15	Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care	0.84, 31st percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.04, 5th percentile	—	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare Ridgeview Medical Center
16	M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · Acute care	0.87, 29th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	1.80, 4th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
17	St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · Acute care	0.98, 22nd percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	1.61, 3rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
18	North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · Acute care	1.00, 21st percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	1.23, 8th percentile	0.76, 47th percentile	—	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare North Memorial Health Hospital
19	Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care	1.11, 17th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	1.55, 4th percentile	0.56, 60th percentile	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Maple Grove Hospital
20	M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care	1.11, 17th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.62, 30th percentile	0.41, 70th percentile	1.47, 28th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
21	Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · Acute care	1.21, 13th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.55, 35th percentile	0.50, 65th percentile	0.85, 47th percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	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).
Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).