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Hospitals in Minnesota with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

103 Minnesota hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato, M Health Fairview St John's Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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103 hospitals ranked in Minnesota by hospital-wide readmission rate; 33 more match but have no reported value.

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National average15.0%11.9%11.1%15.2%8.6%2.4%11.9%
T1M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care13.1%10.1%7.8%11.5%7.4%2.3%10.4%Compare
T1Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care13.1%9.4%7.2%11.8%7.9%—9.9%Compare
3M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care13.3%11.4%10.3%12.0%7.4%2.1%9.6%Compare
4Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Veterans Affairs13.6%10.4%7.9%12.1%6.2%——Compare
T5Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care13.8%—8.7%13.2%——10.1%Compare
T5Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care13.8%—11.5%11.9%8.0%—13.4%Compare
T5M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · Acute care13.8%13.1%11.0%12.7%9.2%—9.8%Compare
T8Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care13.9%—8.9%12.0%6.9%—10.3%Compare
T8Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care13.9%8.6%8.3%10.1%6.9%2.0%9.5%Compare
T10CentraCare Health System - Melrose HospitalMelrose, MN · Critical access14.1%—12.2%14.9%———Compare
T10Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care14.1%—12.7%11.7%8.4%—10.5%Compare
T10Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care14.1%11.6%10.0%15.1%9.2%1.9%10.1%Compare
13Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care14.2%11.9%13.1%15.4%8.2%—9.7%Compare
T14Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care14.3%—12.8%12.6%6.9%—8.8%Compare
T14Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care14.3%—10.4%14.1%——10.8%Compare
T14Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care14.3%—11.8%13.3%———Compare
T17Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care14.4%10.8%10.0%12.3%9.5%2.6%10.7%Compare
T17Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care14.4%—11.7%14.9%——11.2%Compare
T17M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care14.4%11.9%8.9%12.1%8.1%2.5%10.0%Compare
T17M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care14.4%—10.1%12.0%7.8%—8.6%Compare
T17Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute care14.4%—10.7%12.6%——11.1%Compare
T17Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care14.4%10.0%9.3%14.1%7.1%—10.8%Compare
T17Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · Acute care14.4%—13.0%17.2%———Compare
T17North Valley Health CenterWarren, MN · Critical access14.4%——16.5%———Compare
T25Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care14.5%11.2%10.0%13.3%9.5%1.6%9.7%Compare
T25Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care14.5%11.7%9.5%13.7%8.0%—9.4%Compare
T25CentraCare Health - MonticelloMonticello, MN · Critical access14.5%——14.5%———Compare
T25CentraCare Health System - Sauk CentreSauk Centre, MN · Critical access14.5%——————Compare
T25Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca, MN · Critical access14.5%——13.4%———Compare
T25Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls, MN · Critical access14.5%——19.3%———Compare
T25St Elizabeth Medical CenterWabasha, MN · Critical access14.5%——————Compare
T32Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · Acute care14.6%—9.7%————Compare
T32Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care14.6%—10.8%14.9%——16.0%Compare
T32Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care14.6%12.2%10.5%15.9%8.7%—11.4%Compare
T32Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · Acute care14.6%—10.9%12.3%8.4%—10.3%Compare
T32Welia HealthMora, MN · Critical access14.6%——15.6%——12.3%Compare
T32Chippewa County HospitalMontevideo, MN · Critical access14.6%——15.0%———Compare
T32LifeCare Medical CenterRoseau, MN · Critical access14.6%——18.6%———Compare
T32Sleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye, MN · Critical access14.6%——14.7%———Compare
T40New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN · Critical access14.7%—10.1%10.8%——11.9%Compare
T40Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care14.7%—8.1%13.5%8.1%—8.2%Compare
T40St Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls, MN · Critical access14.7%——14.1%———Compare
T40Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar, MN · Acute care14.7%—10.3%12.2%——10.4%Compare
T40Aspirus Lake View HospitalTwo Harbors, MN · Critical access14.7%——————Compare
T40Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie, MN · Critical access14.7%——14.0%———Compare
T40Ely - Bloomenson Community HospitalEly, MN · Critical access14.7%——————Compare
T40Essentia Health DuluthDuluth, MN · Acute care14.7%——————Compare
T40Riverview HospitalCrookston, MN · Critical access14.7%——14.7%———Compare
T40Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanby, MN · Critical access14.7%——15.9%———Compare
T40Windom Area HealthWindom, MN · Critical access14.7%——————Compare

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.

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.
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
COPD death rate
30-day death rate for COPD patients.
CABG surgery death rate
30-day death rate for CABG surgery patients.
Stroke death rate
30-day death rate for stroke patients.