Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Minnesota with the lowest pneumonia death rate
75 Minnesota hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Pneumonia death ratelower 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 |
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| National average | 15.2% | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| T45 | St Francis Medical Center | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 110 min, 82nd percentile | — | 25 | Compare St Francis Medical Center |
| 52 | Chippewa County Hospital | 15.0%, 52nd percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | 106 min, 86th percentile | — | 30 | Compare Chippewa County Hospital |
| 53 | Regions Hospital | 15.1%, 51st 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 |
| 54 | North Memorial Health Hospital | 15.3%, 48th 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 |
| 55 | Lakeview Memorial Hospital | 15.4%, 46th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 14.2%, 89th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 168 min, 37th percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | 97 | Compare Lakeview Memorial Hospital |
| 56 | Welia Health | 15.6%, 43rd percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | 137 min, 59th percentile | — | 49 | Compare Welia Health |
| 57 | Cambridge Medical Center | 15.7%, 42nd percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | — | 12.1%, 28th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 0.94, 59th percentile | 140 min, 56th percentile | 0.81, 98th percentile | 86 | Compare Cambridge Medical Center |
| T58 | Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 14.6%, 74th percentile | 1.23, 9th percentile | 114 min, 79th percentile | 0.83, 97th percentile | 162 | Compare Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center |
| T58 | St Josephs Area Health Services | 15.9%, 39th percentile | 3, 43rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 13.4%, 12th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | — | 151 min, 48th percentile | — | 50 | Compare St Josephs Area Health Services |
| T58 | Centracare - Redwood | 15.9%, 39th percentile | — | — | — | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 128 min, 67th percentile | — | 31 | Compare Centracare - Redwood |
| T58 | Sanford Canby Medical Center | 15.9%, 39th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.7%, 68th percentile | — | 106 min, 86th percentile | — | 27 | Compare Sanford Canby Medical Center |
| 62 | Glacial Ridge Hospital | 16.2%, 35th percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 5, 97th percentile | — | 12.6%, 20th percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | — | 140 min, 56th percentile | — | 34 | Compare Glacial Ridge Hospital |
| 63 | River's Edge Hospital & Clinic | 16.4%, 31st percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 128 min, 67th percentile | — | 17 | Compare River's Edge Hospital & Clinic |
| T64 | Allina United Hospital | 16.5%, 30th 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 |
| T64 | North Valley Health Center | 16.5%, 30th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | — | 114 min, 79th percentile | — | 12 | Compare North Valley Health Center |
| T66 | Centracare - Paynesville Hospital | 16.6%, 29th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 124 min, 71st percentile | — | 36 | Compare Centracare - Paynesville Hospital |
| T66 | Stevens Community Medical Center Inc | 16.6%, 29th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.0%, 46th percentile | — | 166 min, 38th percentile | — | 49 | Compare Stevens Community Medical Center Inc |
| 68 | Sanford Worthington Medical Center | 17.2%, 21st percentile | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 13.0%, 15th percentile | 14.4%, 83rd percentile | 1.00, 35th percentile | 115 min, 78th percentile | 0.95, 71st percentile | 55 | Compare Sanford Worthington Medical Center |
| 69 | Ortonville Area Health Services | 18.1%, 13th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 120 min, 74th percentile | — | 29 | Compare Ortonville Area Health Services |
| 70 | LifeCare Medical Center | 18.6%, 10th percentile | — | — | — | — | 14.6%, 74th percentile | — | 117 min, 77th percentile | — | 15 | Compare LifeCare Medical Center |
| 71 | United Hospital District | 18.7%, 10th percentile | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 11.9%, 32nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | — | 128 min, 67th percentile | — | 43 | Compare United Hospital District |
| 72 | Winona Health Services | 19.2%, 7th percentile | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 15.2%, 3rd percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.02, 31st percentile | 142 min, 55th percentile | 0.86, 94th percentile | 57 | Compare Winona Health Services |
| 73 | Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center | 19.3%, 7th percentile | — | 4, 76th percentile | — | — | 14.5%, 79th percentile | — | 107 min, 85th percentile | — | 36 | Compare Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center |
| 74 | Sanford Luverne Medical Center | 19.6%, 6th percentile | — | — | — | — | 15.1%, 40th percentile | — | 116 min, 77th percentile | — | 28 | Compare Sanford Luverne Medical Center |
| 75 | St Lukes Hospital | 20.6%, 3rd 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 |
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.
- Pneumonia death rate
- 30-day death rate for pneumonia 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).