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Hospitals in Minnesota with the highest patient survey star rating

70 Minnesota hospitals ranked by patient survey star rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, 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 patient survey star rating; 66 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterOverall 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 average3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care558.6%8.3%13.9%0.77246 min0.952,059Compare
T1Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwood, MN · Critical access54—12.6%14.8%—140 min—34Compare
T1Perham HealthPerham, MN · Critical access53—13.3%14.8%—135 min—25Compare
T1St Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids, MN · Critical access53—13.4%15.3%—151 min—50Compare
T1Welia HealthMora, MN · Critical access53——14.6%—137 min—49Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague, MN · Critical access52—9.8%14.8%—117 min—25Compare
T1Glencoe Regional HealthGlencoe, MN · Critical access5———14.8%—158 min—49Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls, MN · Critical access5———15.2%—85 min—15Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca, MN · Critical access5———14.5%—94 min—25Compare
T1Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin, MN · Critical access5——12.4%14.8%—96 min—31Compare
T11Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care45—8.7%13.8%0.91138 min0.8865Compare
T11Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care45—10.5%14.9%0.79194 min0.8490Compare
T11Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care45—8.9%13.9%0.97124 min0.90181Compare
T11Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care45—12.8%14.3%0.9499 min0.8157Compare
T11Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care459.4%7.2%13.1%0.93183 min0.93272Compare
T11Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Veterans Affairs4510.4%7.9%13.6%1.22——361Compare
T11New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN · Critical access45—10.1%14.7%—100 min—62Compare
T11Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care45—12.7%14.1%0.96116 min0.9077Compare
T11United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth, MN · Critical access45—11.9%14.9%—128 min—43Compare
T11Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care44—11.5%13.8%0.97136 min0.90127Compare
T11Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care4411.2%10.0%14.5%0.83217 min0.94489Compare
T11Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care4410.8%10.0%14.4%0.90201 min1.02380Compare
T11Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care44—8.1%14.7%0.95140 min0.8687Compare
T11Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care44—10.4%14.3%0.95150 min0.8554Compare
T11Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care44—11.7%14.4%1.15149 min0.8564Compare
T11Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care4411.9%13.1%14.2%0.93168 min0.9197Compare
T11Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care44—11.8%14.3%0.97152 min0.8350Compare
T11Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care44—10.8%14.6%0.96144 min0.8437Compare
T11Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care44—11.3%14.8%0.96135 min0.8761Compare
T11Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute care44—10.7%14.4%0.97169 min0.91175Compare
T11Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care4411.0%8.1%15.7%0.96140 min0.94109Compare
T11Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · Acute care44—13.0%14.4%1.00115 min0.9555Compare
T11St Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls, MN · Critical access44——14.7%—141 min—49Compare
T11Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · Acute care43—12.8%15.2%0.98128 min0.9499Compare
T11Astera HealthWadena, MN · Critical access43—13.3%15.0%—138 min—49Compare
T11Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby, MN · Critical access43—11.3%15.0%—102 min—42Compare
T11Hutchinson HealthHutchinson, MN · Acute care43—9.7%15.2%1.16140 min0.9066Compare
T11Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care4310.6%9.3%15.4%1.05257 min0.91426Compare
T11Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · Acute care42—15.2%15.3%1.02142 min0.8657Compare
T11Avera Marshall Regional Medical CenterMarshall, MN · Critical access4——11.8%15.2%—126 min—49Compare
T11CentraCare Health - MonticelloMonticello, MN · Critical access4———14.5%—132 min—39Compare
T11Chippewa County HospitalMontevideo, MN · Critical access4———14.6%—106 min—30Compare
T11Community Memorial HospitalCloquet, MN · Critical access4———15.2%—123 min—36Compare
T11Lakewood Health SystemStaples, MN · Critical access4———15.3%—126 min—37Compare
T11Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake CityLake City, MN · Critical access4———15.0%—110 min—18Compare
T11Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt James, MN · Critical access4———14.9%—98 min—25Compare
T11River's Edge Hospital & ClinicSt Peter, MN · Critical access4———14.9%—128 min—17Compare
T11Riverview HospitalCrookston, MN · Critical access4———14.7%—78 min—49Compare
T11Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls, MN · Critical access4———14.5%—107 min—36Compare
T50M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care3510.1%7.8%13.1%0.76204 min0.92390Compare

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.

Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality 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).