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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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#	Hospital	Patients would recommendhigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Patients' overall ratinghigher is better	Compare
	National average	87	3.3	88
T1	Perham HealthPerham, MN · Critical access	96, 99th percentile	5, 97th percentile	95, 99th percentile	Compare Perham Health
T1	Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls, MN · Critical access	96, 99th percentile	5, 97th percentile	95, 99th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon Falls
T1	Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin, MN · Critical access	96, 99th percentile	5, 97th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare Riverwood Healthcare Center
T4	Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care	95, 98th percentile	5, 97th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
T4	Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwood, MN · Critical access	95, 98th percentile	5, 97th percentile	95, 99th percentile	Compare Glacial Ridge Hospital
T4	Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca, MN · Critical access	95, 98th percentile	5, 97th percentile	96, 100th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca
T7	Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby, MN · Critical access	94, 96th percentile	4, 76th percentile	93, 94th percentile	Compare Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
T7	Chippewa County HospitalMontevideo, MN · Critical access	94, 96th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Chippewa County Hospital
T9	United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth, MN · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare United Hospital District
T9	Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Lakeview Memorial Hospital
T9	Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Northfield Hospital
T9	Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
T9	Community Memorial HospitalCloquet, MN · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Community Memorial Hospital
T9	River's Edge Hospital & ClinicSt Peter, MN · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare River's Edge Hospital & Clinic
T9	Riverview HospitalCrookston, MN · Critical access	93, 92nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Riverview Hospital
T16	Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Veterans Affairs	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Minneapolis VA Medical Center
T16	New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare New Ulm Medical Center
T16	Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care	92, 87th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Ridgeview Medical Center
T16	Glencoe Regional HealthGlencoe, MN · Critical access	92, 87th percentile	5, 97th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Glencoe Regional Health
T20	Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Maple Grove Hospital
T20	Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato
T20	Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Olmsted Medical Center
T20	Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care	91, 80th percentile	3, 39th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Regions Hospital
T20	St Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids, MN · Critical access	91, 80th percentile	5, 97th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare St Josephs Area Health Services
T20	Welia HealthMora, MN · Critical access	91, 80th percentile	5, 97th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Welia Health
T20	Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague, MN · Critical access	91, 80th percentile	5, 97th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague
T20	Lakewood Health SystemStaples, MN · Critical access	91, 80th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Lakewood Health System
T28	Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Buffalo Hospital
T28	Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Alomere Health
T28	Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
T28	Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System In Red Wing
T28	Hutchinson HealthHutchinson, MN · Acute care	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	92, 89th percentile	Compare Hutchinson Health
T28	Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt James, MN · Critical access	90, 72nd percentile	4, 76th percentile	91, 82nd percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System St. James
T34	Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	3, 39th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Abbott Northwestern Hospital
T34	Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
T34	Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes
T34	Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · Acute care	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
T34	Astera HealthWadena, MN · Critical access	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	94, 97th percentile	Compare Astera Health
T34	Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake CityLake City, MN · Critical access	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City
T34	Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls, MN · Critical access	89, 64th percentile	4, 76th percentile	90, 72nd percentile	Compare Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
T41	Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care	88, 56th percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Owatonna Hospital
T41	Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care	88, 56th percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
T41	Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute care	88, 56th percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Range Regional Health Services
T41	Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · Acute care	88, 56th percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Sanford Worthington Medical Center
T41	St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · Acute care	88, 56th percentile	3, 39th percentile	86, 27th percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
T41	CentraCare Health - MonticelloMonticello, MN · Critical access	88, 56th percentile	4, 76th percentile	88, 48th percentile	Compare CentraCare Health - Monticello
T47	M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
T47	Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Fairmont
T47	Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	4, 76th percentile	89, 61st percentile	Compare Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital
T47	M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	87, 46th percentile	3, 39th percentile	87, 37th percentile	Compare M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical Center

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).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Patients' overall rating: HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).