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Hospitals in Minnesota with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)

25 Minnesota hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Essentia Health Virginia, Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center, St Lukes Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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25 hospitals ranked in Minnesota by surgical site infections (colon); 111 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower 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 VirginiaVirginia, MN · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Essentia Health Virginia
T1	Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	1.23, 9th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center
T1	St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · Acute care	0.00, 91st percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	1.61, 3rd percentile	—	0.98, 22nd percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
4	M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · Acute care	0.32, 75th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	1.80, 4th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
5	M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care	0.41, 70th percentile	0.76, 96th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.62, 30th percentile	1.47, 28th percentile	1.11, 17th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
6	Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · Acute care	0.50, 65th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.55, 35th percentile	0.85, 47th percentile	1.21, 13th percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital
7	Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care	0.53, 63rd percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.37, 38th percentile	Compare Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
8	M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care	0.53, 62nd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	—	0.27, 76th percentile	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare M Health Fairview St John's Hospital
9	Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care	0.54, 62nd percentile	0.92, 67th percentile	0.09, 79th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	1.50, 27th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare Allina United Hospital
10	Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care	0.56, 60th percentile	0.79, 94th percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	1.55, 4th percentile	—	1.11, 17th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Maple Grove Hospital
11	Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care	0.57, 59th percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	0.79, 27th percentile	1.42, 5th percentile	—	0.78, 35th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
12	Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care	0.68, 52nd percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.87, 16th percentile	0.88, 47th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
13	Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care	0.72, 49th percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	0.41, 56th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	1.08, 38th percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
14	North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · Acute care	0.76, 47th percentile	1.18, 12th percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	1.23, 8th percentile	—	1.00, 21st percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare North Memorial Health Hospital
15	Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	0.92, 35th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	0.76, 28th percentile	0.59, 33rd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.09, 82nd percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Abbott Northwestern Hospital
16	M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	0.94, 34th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	0.94, 18th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical Center
17	Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care	0.97, 33rd percentile	1.05, 26th percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	1.71, 21st percentile	0.75, 37th percentile	0.32, 44th percentile	Compare Regions Hospital
18	Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care	0.99, 32nd percentile	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes
19	St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · Acute care	1.23, 23rd percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.32, 45th percentile	Compare St Francis Regional Medical Center
20	Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care	1.51, 14th percentile	0.83, 89th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	1.49, 27th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
21	Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care	1.67, 11th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.75, 22nd percentile	—	—	0.72, 12th percentile	Compare Lakeview Memorial Hospital
22	M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care	1.82, 8th percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.69, 3rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
23	Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	1.85, 7th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	1.31, 8th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	—	0.56, 54th percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Hennepin County Medical Center
24	Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care	1.93, 6th percentile	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	—	0.52, 57th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato
25	Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care	2.04, 5th percentile	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	—	0.84, 31st percentile	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare Ridgeview Medical Center

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.

Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (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 (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).