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Hospitals in Minnesota with the highest patients' overall rating

70 Minnesota hospitals ranked by patients' overall rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca, Glacial Ridge Hospital, Perham Health. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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70 hospitals ranked in Minnesota by patients' overall rating; 66 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatients' overall ratinghigher 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 average883.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca, MN · Critical access96—5——14.5%—94 min—25Compare
T2Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwood, MN · Critical access9545—12.6%14.8%—140 min—34Compare
T2Perham HealthPerham, MN · Critical access9535—13.3%14.8%—135 min—25Compare
T2Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls, MN · Critical access95—5——15.2%—85 min—15Compare
T5Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care94558.6%8.3%13.9%0.77246 min0.952,059Compare
T5Astera HealthWadena, MN · Critical access9434—13.3%15.0%—138 min—49Compare
T5Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin, MN · Critical access94—5—12.4%14.8%—96 min—31Compare
8Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby, MN · Critical access9334—11.3%15.0%—102 min—42Compare
T9New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN · Critical access9254—10.1%14.7%—100 min—62Compare
T9Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care924411.9%13.1%14.2%0.93168 min0.9197Compare
T9Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care9244—10.8%14.6%0.96144 min0.8437Compare
T9Hutchinson HealthHutchinson, MN · Acute care9234—9.7%15.2%1.16140 min0.9066Compare
T9St Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids, MN · Critical access9235—13.4%15.3%—151 min—50Compare
T9Welia HealthMora, MN · Critical access9235——14.6%—137 min—49Compare
T9Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague, MN · Critical access9225—9.8%14.8%—117 min—25Compare
T9Glencoe Regional HealthGlencoe, MN · Critical access92—5——14.8%—158 min—49Compare
T9River's Edge Hospital & ClinicSt Peter, MN · Critical access92—4——14.9%—128 min—17Compare
T9Riverview HospitalCrookston, MN · Critical access92—4——14.7%—78 min—49Compare
T19Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care91549.4%7.2%13.1%0.93183 min0.93272Compare
T19Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Veterans Affairs915410.4%7.9%13.6%1.22——361Compare
T19Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care9144—10.4%14.3%0.95150 min0.8554Compare
T19Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care914411.0%8.1%15.7%0.96140 min0.94109Compare
T19Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care913410.6%9.3%15.4%1.05257 min0.91426Compare
T19Chippewa County HospitalMontevideo, MN · Critical access91—4——14.6%—106 min—30Compare
T19Community Memorial HospitalCloquet, MN · Critical access91—4——15.2%—123 min—36Compare
T19Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt James, MN · Critical access91—4——14.9%—98 min—25Compare
T27Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care9054—8.7%13.8%0.91138 min0.8865Compare
T27Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care9054—10.5%14.9%0.79194 min0.8490Compare
T27United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth, MN · Critical access9054—11.9%14.9%—128 min—43Compare
T27Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care9044—11.8%14.3%0.97152 min0.8350Compare
T27Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care9044—11.3%14.8%0.96135 min0.8761Compare
T27Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care903311.6%10.0%14.1%1.05231 min0.95554Compare
T27Lakewood Health SystemStaples, MN · Critical access90—4——15.3%—126 min—37Compare
T27Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake CityLake City, MN · Critical access90—4——15.0%—110 min—18Compare
T27Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls, MN · Critical access90—4——14.5%—107 min—36Compare
T36Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care8954—12.8%14.3%0.9499 min0.8157Compare
T36Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care8944—11.5%13.8%0.97136 min0.90127Compare
T36Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care894410.8%10.0%14.4%0.90201 min1.02380Compare
T36Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care8944—8.1%14.7%0.95140 min0.8687Compare
T36Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care8944—11.7%14.4%1.15149 min0.8564Compare
T36Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute care8944—10.7%14.4%0.97169 min0.91175Compare
T36Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · Acute care8944—13.0%14.4%1.00115 min0.9555Compare
T36Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · Acute care8934—12.8%15.2%0.98128 min0.9499Compare
T44Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care8854—8.9%13.9%0.97124 min0.90181Compare
T44Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care8854—12.7%14.1%0.96116 min0.9077Compare
T44Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care884312.2%8.4%14.9%0.97183 min0.95996Compare
T44Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care8843—12.1%15.0%0.94140 min0.8186Compare
T44Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care884411.2%10.0%14.5%0.83217 min0.94489Compare
T44Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care884310.0%9.3%14.4%1.02193 min0.91118Compare
T44Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care883312.2%10.5%14.6%1.23114 min0.83162Compare

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.

Patients' overall rating
HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).
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).