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Hospitals in Minnesota with the lowest COPD death rate

31 Minnesota hospitals ranked by COPD death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mercy Hospital, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Ridgeview Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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31 hospitals ranked in Minnesota by copd death rate; 105 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalCOPD death ratelower 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 average8.6%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · Acute care5.9%3310.0%9.2%15.0%0.85178 min0.90573Compare
2Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Veterans Affairs6.2%5410.4%7.9%13.6%1.22——361Compare
3Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care6.7%4411.0%8.1%15.7%0.96140 min0.94109Compare
T4Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care6.9%54—8.9%13.9%0.97124 min0.90181Compare
T4Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care6.9%54—12.8%14.3%0.9499 min0.8157Compare
T4Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care6.9%558.6%8.3%13.9%0.77246 min0.952,059Compare
T4Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care6.9%4312.2%8.4%14.9%0.97183 min0.95996Compare
8St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · Acute care7.0%33—10.4%15.5%0.87151 min0.8793Compare
9Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care7.1%4310.0%9.3%14.4%1.02193 min0.91118Compare
10Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care7.3%3313.8%10.1%14.9%0.92182 min0.94603Compare
T11M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care7.4%5310.1%7.8%13.1%0.76204 min0.92390Compare
T11M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care7.4%5311.4%10.3%13.3%0.90188 min0.92184Compare
T11Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care7.4%3410.6%9.3%15.4%1.05257 min0.91426Compare
14Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care7.5%54—10.5%14.9%0.79194 min0.8490Compare
15Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care7.7%43—12.1%15.0%0.94140 min0.8186Compare
16M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care7.8%43—10.1%14.4%0.82158 min0.9086Compare
17Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care7.9%549.4%7.2%13.1%0.93183 min0.93272Compare
T18Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care8.0%44—11.5%13.8%0.97136 min0.90127Compare
T18Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care8.0%3211.7%9.5%14.5%1.11235 min0.99894Compare
T20Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care8.1%44—8.1%14.7%0.95140 min0.8687Compare
T20M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care8.1%4311.9%8.9%14.4%0.85174 min0.981,700Compare
22Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care8.2%4411.9%13.1%14.2%0.93168 min0.9197Compare
T23Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care8.4%54—12.7%14.1%0.96116 min0.9077Compare
T23Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · Acute care8.4%33—10.9%14.6%0.97186 min0.9061Compare
25Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care8.7%3312.2%10.5%14.6%1.23114 min0.83162Compare
T26M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · Acute care9.2%4313.1%11.0%13.8%0.80190 min0.86150Compare
T26Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care9.2%3311.6%10.0%14.1%1.05231 min0.95554Compare
T28Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care9.5%4411.2%10.0%14.5%0.83217 min0.94489Compare
T28Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care9.5%4410.8%10.0%14.4%0.90201 min1.02380Compare
30St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · Acute care10.5%3313.9%11.4%15.4%0.85227 min0.99267Compare
31North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · Acute care10.9%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.

COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
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).