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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. 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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#	Hospital	Patients would recommendhigher 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
	National average	87		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min	1.00
T47	Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	1.02, 31st percentile	193 min, 23rd percentile	0.91, 86th percentile	118	Compare Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
T47	St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.4%, 62nd percentile	15.5%, 19th percentile	0.87, 81st percentile	151 min, 48th percentile	0.87, 93rd percentile	93	Compare St Francis Regional Medical Center
T53	M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	5, 94th percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.4%, 65th percentile	10.3%, 64th percentile	13.3%, 99th percentile	0.90, 73rd percentile	188 min, 25th percentile	0.92, 83rd percentile	184	Compare M Health Fairview St John's Hospital
T53	Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	5, 94th percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	8.9%, 87th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	124 min, 71st percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	181	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And Austin
T53	M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	13.1%, 13th percentile	11.0%, 50th percentile	13.8%, 96th percentile	0.80, 93rd percentile	190 min, 24th percentile	0.86, 94th percentile	150	Compare M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
T53	M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.1%, 68th percentile	14.4%, 83rd percentile	0.82, 90th percentile	158 min, 43rd percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	86	Compare M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
T53	St Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls, MN · Critical access	86, 37th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	4, 76th percentile	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	—	141 min, 55th percentile	—	49	Compare St Gabriels Hospital
T53	Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care	86, 37th 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
T53	Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care	86, 37th 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
T53	Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.9%, 52nd percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.97, 46th percentile	186 min, 26th percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	61	Compare Fairview Lakes Health Services
T53	Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · Acute care	86, 37th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.0%, 96th percentile	9.2%, 84th percentile	15.0%, 46th percentile	0.85, 85th percentile	178 min, 31st percentile	0.90, 88th percentile	573	Compare Mercy Hospital
T53	North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · Acute care	86, 37th 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
T53	Meeker Memorial HospitalLitchfield, MN · Critical access	86, 37th percentile	—	3, 39th percentile	—	—	15.1%, 40th percentile	—	122 min, 72nd percentile	—	25	Compare Meeker Memorial Hospital
T64	Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care	85, 30th 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
T64	Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · Acute care	85, 30th 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
T66	Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · Acute care	84, 23rd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	9.7%, 75th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	131 min, 64th percentile	0.93, 80th percentile	83	Compare Essentia Health Virginia
T66	Avera Marshall Regional Medical CenterMarshall, MN · Critical access	84, 23rd percentile	—	4, 76th percentile	—	11.8%, 34th percentile	15.2%, 34th percentile	—	126 min, 69th percentile	—	49	Compare Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center
T66	Essentia Health DuluthDuluth, MN · Acute care	84, 23rd percentile	—	3, 39th percentile	—	—	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.94, 59th percentile	—	0.96, 66th percentile	165	Compare Essentia Health Duluth
69	Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	83, 18th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	11.7%, 54th percentile	9.5%, 79th percentile	14.5%, 79th percentile	1.11, 18th percentile	235 min, 7th percentile	0.99, 50th percentile	894	Compare Hennepin County Medical Center
70	Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar, MN · Acute care	82, 13th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	—	10.3%, 64th percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	0.99, 37th percentile	146 min, 52nd percentile	0.85, 95th percentile	136	Compare Centracare- Rice Memorial 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.

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).