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Hospitals in Minnesota with the best net Medicare quality adjustments

45 Minnesota hospitals ranked by net Medicare quality adjustment in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mayo Clinic Health System - Fairmont, Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital, Maple Grove Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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45 hospitals ranked in Minnesota by net medicare quality adjustment; 91 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalNet Medicare quality adjustmenthigher 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 average−0.48%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care+3.37%54—12.8%14.3%0.9499 min0.8157Compare
2Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care+2.49%44—11.7%14.4%1.15149 min0.8564Compare
3Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care+2.14%54—10.5%14.9%0.79194 min0.8490Compare
4Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · Acute care+2.04%43—9.7%14.6%0.94131 min0.9383Compare
5Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care+2.03%44—11.8%14.3%0.97152 min0.8350Compare
6Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care+1.94%558.6%8.3%13.9%0.77246 min0.952,059Compare
7Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care+1.93%4411.0%8.1%15.7%0.96140 min0.94109Compare
8Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care+1.64%3312.2%10.5%14.6%1.23114 min0.83162Compare
9Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care+1.41%54—8.9%13.9%0.97124 min0.90181Compare
10Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care+1.37%54—8.7%13.8%0.91138 min0.8865Compare
11Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care+1.31%4411.9%13.1%14.2%0.93168 min0.9197Compare
12Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care+1.17%44—8.1%14.7%0.95140 min0.8687Compare
13Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care+1.13%44—10.4%14.3%0.95150 min0.8554Compare
14Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute care+1.02%44—10.7%14.4%0.97169 min0.91175Compare
15Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care+0.91%549.4%7.2%13.1%0.93183 min0.93272Compare
16Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care+0.84%44—10.8%14.6%0.96144 min0.8437Compare
17M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care+0.83%5310.1%7.8%13.1%0.76204 min0.92390Compare
18Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care+0.83%44—11.5%13.8%0.97136 min0.90127Compare
19Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care+0.81%43—12.1%15.0%0.94140 min0.8186Compare
20M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care+0.60%43—10.1%14.4%0.82158 min0.9086Compare
21Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care+0.57%4410.8%10.0%14.4%0.90201 min1.02380Compare
22Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care+0.37%4411.2%10.0%14.5%0.83217 min0.94489Compare
23M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care+0.33%5311.4%10.3%13.3%0.90188 min0.92184Compare
24Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · Acute care+0.31%24—15.2%15.3%1.02142 min0.8657Compare
25M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · Acute care+0.12%4313.1%11.0%13.8%0.80190 min0.86150Compare
26Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care+0.06%54—12.7%14.1%0.96116 min0.9077Compare
27Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · Acute care+0.03%33—10.9%14.6%0.97186 min0.9061Compare
28Hutchinson HealthHutchinson, MN · Acute care+0.02%34—9.7%15.2%1.16140 min0.9066Compare
29Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar, MN · Acute care0.00%33—10.3%14.7%0.99146 min0.85136Compare
T30M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care0.00%4311.9%8.9%14.4%0.85174 min0.981,700Compare
T30Essentia Health DuluthDuluth, MN · Acute care0.00%—3——14.7%0.94—0.96165Compare
T30Red Lake HospitalRedlake, MN · Acute care0.00%——————82 min—23Compare
33Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · Acute care−0.01%44—13.0%14.4%1.00115 min0.9555Compare
34Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care−0.14%3211.7%9.5%14.5%1.11235 min0.99894Compare
35Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care−0.16%4312.2%8.4%14.9%0.97183 min0.95996Compare
36Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care−0.18%3311.6%10.0%14.1%1.05231 min0.95554Compare
37Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · Acute care−0.23%3310.0%9.2%15.0%0.85178 min0.90573Compare
38Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care−0.29%3410.6%9.3%15.4%1.05257 min0.91426Compare
39Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care−0.32%44—11.3%14.8%0.96135 min0.8761Compare
40Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · Acute care−0.32%34—12.8%15.2%0.98128 min0.9499Compare
41Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care−0.44%4310.0%9.3%14.4%1.02193 min0.91118Compare
42St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · Acute care−0.52%3313.9%11.4%15.4%0.85227 min0.99267Compare
43St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · Acute care−0.74%33—10.4%15.5%0.87151 min0.8793Compare
44Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care−1.28%3313.8%10.1%14.9%0.92182 min0.94603Compare
45North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · Acute care−2.00%1312.9%11.0%15.8%1.18204 min0.93518Compare

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.

Net Medicare quality adjustment
Approximate combined change to the hospital's Medicare inpatient payments from the three pay-for-performance programs, added together: the readmissions penalty, the value-based purchasing bonus or penalty, and the 1% cut for hospital-acquired conditions. Inpatient prospective payment system hospitals only; Maryland hospitals are exempt..
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).