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Hospitals in Minnesota with the highest patients would recommend

70 Minnesota hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Perham Health, Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon Falls, Riverwood Healthcare Center. 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 would recommend; 66 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatients would recommendhigher 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 average873.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Perham HealthPerham, MN · Critical access9635—13.3%14.8%—135 min—25Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls, MN · Critical access96—5——15.2%—85 min—15Compare
T1Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin, MN · Critical access96—5—12.4%14.8%—96 min—31Compare
T4Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care95558.6%8.3%13.9%0.77246 min0.952,059Compare
T4Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwood, MN · Critical access9545—12.6%14.8%—140 min—34Compare
T4Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca, MN · Critical access95—5——14.5%—94 min—25Compare
T7Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby, MN · Critical access9434—11.3%15.0%—102 min—42Compare
T7Chippewa County HospitalMontevideo, MN · Critical access94—4——14.6%—106 min—30Compare
T9United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth, MN · Critical access9354—11.9%14.9%—128 min—43Compare
T9Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care934411.9%13.1%14.2%0.93168 min0.9197Compare
T9Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care9344—10.8%14.6%0.96144 min0.8437Compare
T9Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care933410.6%9.3%15.4%1.05257 min0.91426Compare
T9Community Memorial HospitalCloquet, MN · Critical access93—4——15.2%—123 min—36Compare
T9River's Edge Hospital & ClinicSt Peter, MN · Critical access93—4——14.9%—128 min—17Compare
T9Riverview HospitalCrookston, MN · Critical access93—4——14.7%—78 min—49Compare
T16Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Veterans Affairs925410.4%7.9%13.6%1.22——361Compare
T16New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN · Critical access9254—10.1%14.7%—100 min—62Compare
T16Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care924411.0%8.1%15.7%0.96140 min0.94109Compare
T16Glencoe Regional HealthGlencoe, MN · Critical access92—5——14.8%—158 min—49Compare
T20Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care9154—10.5%14.9%0.79194 min0.8490Compare
T20Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care91549.4%7.2%13.1%0.93183 min0.93272Compare
T20Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care9144—11.3%14.8%0.96135 min0.8761Compare
T20Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care913311.6%10.0%14.1%1.05231 min0.95554Compare
T20St Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids, MN · Critical access9135—13.4%15.3%—151 min—50Compare
T20Welia HealthMora, MN · Critical access9135——14.6%—137 min—49Compare
T20Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague, MN · Critical access9125—9.8%14.8%—117 min—25Compare
T20Lakewood Health SystemStaples, MN · Critical access91—4——15.3%—126 min—37Compare
T28Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care9054—8.7%13.8%0.91138 min0.8865Compare
T28Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care9044—11.5%13.8%0.97136 min0.90127Compare
T28Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care9044—10.4%14.3%0.95150 min0.8554Compare
T28Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care9044—11.8%14.3%0.97152 min0.8350Compare
T28Hutchinson HealthHutchinson, MN · Acute care9034—9.7%15.2%1.16140 min0.9066Compare
T28Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt James, MN · Critical access90—4——14.9%—98 min—25Compare
T34Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care894312.2%8.4%14.9%0.97183 min0.95996Compare
T34Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care894410.8%10.0%14.4%0.90201 min1.02380Compare
T34Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care8944—8.1%14.7%0.95140 min0.8687Compare
T34Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · Acute care8934—12.8%15.2%0.98128 min0.9499Compare
T34Astera HealthWadena, MN · Critical access8934—13.3%15.0%—138 min—49Compare
T34Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake CityLake City, MN · Critical access89—4——15.0%—110 min—18Compare
T34Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls, MN · Critical access89—4——14.5%—107 min—36Compare
T41Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care8854—12.7%14.1%0.96116 min0.9077Compare
T41Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care884411.2%10.0%14.5%0.83217 min0.94489Compare
T41Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute care8844—10.7%14.4%0.97169 min0.91175Compare
T41Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · Acute care8844—13.0%14.4%1.00115 min0.9555Compare
T41St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · Acute care883313.9%11.4%15.4%0.85227 min0.99267Compare
T41CentraCare Health - MonticelloMonticello, MN · Critical access88—4——14.5%—132 min—39Compare
T47M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care875310.1%7.8%13.1%0.76204 min0.92390Compare
T47Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care8754—12.8%14.3%0.9499 min0.8157Compare
T47Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care8744—11.7%14.4%1.15149 min0.8564Compare
T47M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care874311.9%8.9%14.4%0.85174 min0.981,700Compare

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 would recommend
HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, 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).