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Hospitals in Minnesota with the lowest serious complications

45 Minnesota hospitals ranked by serious complications in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Maple Grove Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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45 hospitals ranked in Minnesota by serious complications; 91 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Serious complicationslower is better	Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better	Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower is better	Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better	Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)lower is better	MRSA bloodstream infectionslower is better	C. diff infectionslower is better	Compare
	National average	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
1	M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · Acute care	0.76, 96th percentile	0.81, 25th percentile	0.62, 30th percentile	0.41, 70th percentile	1.47, 28th percentile	1.11, 17th percentile	0.39, 35th percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital
2	Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · Acute care	0.77, 95th percentile	0.41, 56th percentile	0.63, 29th percentile	0.72, 49th percentile	1.08, 38th percentile	0.15, 81st percentile	0.56, 20th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
3	Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · Acute care	0.79, 94th percentile	1.17, 11th percentile	1.55, 4th percentile	0.56, 60th percentile	—	1.11, 17th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Maple Grove Hospital
4	M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · Acute care	0.80, 93rd percentile	1.80, 4th percentile	0.51, 39th percentile	0.32, 75th percentile	—	0.87, 29th percentile	0.21, 61st percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital
5	M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · Acute care	0.82, 90th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	1.69, 3rd percentile	1.82, 8th percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital
6	Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute care	0.83, 89th percentile	0.30, 66th percentile	0.85, 17th percentile	1.51, 14th percentile	1.49, 27th percentile	0.42, 66th percentile	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
T7	M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.94, 18th percentile	0.66, 27th percentile	0.94, 34th percentile	0.92, 44th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	0.42, 31st percentile	Compare M Health Fairview University Of MN Medical Center
T7	Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.55, 35th percentile	0.50, 65th percentile	0.85, 47th percentile	1.21, 13th percentile	0.21, 60th percentile	Compare Mercy Hospital
T7	St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · Acute care	0.85, 85th percentile	0.71, 31st percentile	1.61, 3rd percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	0.98, 22nd percentile	0.30, 47th percentile	Compare St Lukes Hospital
10	St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · Acute care	0.87, 81st percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	1.23, 23rd percentile	—	0.00, 91st percentile	0.32, 45th percentile	Compare St Francis Regional Medical Center
T11	M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.58, 41st percentile	0.18, 69th percentile	0.53, 62nd percentile	—	0.27, 76th percentile	0.20, 62nd percentile	Compare M Health Fairview St John's Hospital
T11	Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · Acute care	0.90, 73rd percentile	0.24, 71st percentile	0.87, 16th percentile	0.68, 52nd percentile	0.88, 47th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.16, 68th percentile	Compare Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center
13	Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · Acute care	0.91, 70th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Buffalo Hospital
14	Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care	0.92, 67th percentile	0.09, 79th percentile	0.42, 48th percentile	0.54, 62nd percentile	1.50, 27th percentile	0.56, 54th percentile	0.31, 46th percentile	Compare Allina United Hospital
T15	Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.31, 65th percentile	0.43, 47th percentile	1.93, 6th percentile	—	0.52, 57th percentile	0.38, 36th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato
T15	Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · Acute care	0.93, 63rd percentile	0.92, 19th percentile	0.75, 22nd percentile	1.67, 11th percentile	—	—	0.72, 12th percentile	Compare Lakeview Memorial Hospital
T17	Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Fairmont
T17	Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Cambridge Medical Center
T17	Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Essentia Health Virginia
T17	Essentia Health DuluthDuluth, MN · Acute care	0.94, 59th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Essentia Health Duluth
T21	Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	0.99, 32nd percentile	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes
T21	Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · Acute care	0.95, 55th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.80, 9th percentile	Compare Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
T23	Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Owatonna Hospital
T23	Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	1.21, 3rd percentile	Compare Northfield Hospital
T23	Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	1.09, 4th percentile	Compare Olmsted Medical Center
T23	Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · Acute care	0.96, 51st percentile	0.88, 21st percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	2.04, 5th percentile	—	0.84, 31st percentile	0.58, 19th percentile	Compare Ridgeview Medical Center
T27	Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.63, 29th percentile	—	—	—	0.32, 44th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And Austin
T27	Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	0.76, 28th percentile	0.59, 33rd percentile	0.92, 35th percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.09, 82nd percentile	0.40, 33rd percentile	Compare Abbott Northwestern Hospital
T27	Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	—	0.00, 88th percentile	—	—	—	0.24, 56th percentile	Compare Alomere Health
T27	Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.78, 10th percentile	Compare Mayo Clinic Health System In Red Wing
T27	Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Range Regional Health Services
T27	Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · Acute care	0.97, 46th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.43, 30th percentile	Compare Fairview Lakes Health Services
33	Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · Acute care	0.98, 41st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
34	Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar, MN · Acute care	0.99, 37th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital
35	Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · Acute care	1.00, 35th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	—	Compare Sanford Worthington Medical Center
T36	Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	0.79, 27th percentile	1.42, 5th percentile	0.57, 59th percentile	—	0.78, 35th percentile	0.10, 74th percentile	Compare Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
T36	Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · Acute care	1.02, 31st percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.78, 10th percentile	Compare Winona Health Services
T38	Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	0.56, 43rd percentile	0.46, 43rd percentile	0.53, 63rd percentile	0.00, 89th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	0.37, 38th percentile	Compare Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
T38	Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · Acute care	1.05, 26th percentile	0.61, 39th percentile	0.59, 32nd percentile	0.97, 33rd percentile	1.71, 21st percentile	0.75, 37th percentile	0.32, 44th percentile	Compare Regions Hospital
40	Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Acute care	1.11, 18th percentile	1.31, 8th percentile	0.53, 37th percentile	1.85, 7th percentile	—	0.56, 54th percentile	0.15, 69th percentile	Compare Hennepin County Medical Center
41	Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · Acute care	1.15, 14th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital
42	Hutchinson HealthHutchinson, MN · Acute care	1.16, 13th percentile	—	—	—	—	—	0.00, 90th percentile	Compare Hutchinson Health
43	North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · Acute care	1.18, 12th percentile	0.17, 75th percentile	1.23, 8th percentile	0.76, 47th percentile	—	1.00, 21st percentile	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare North Memorial Health Hospital
44	Minneapolis VA Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · Veterans Affairs	1.22, 9th percentile	0.15, 76th percentile	0.77, 21st percentile	—	—	—	—	Compare Minneapolis VA Medical Center
45	Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · Acute care	1.23, 9th percentile	0.00, 90th percentile	0.00, 88th percentile	0.00, 91st percentile	—	—	0.14, 70th percentile	Compare Essentia Health St Joseph's 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.

Serious complications: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Central line bloodstream infections: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in ICUs and select wards (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (colon): Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy): Surgical site infections from abdominal hysterectomy (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
MRSA bloodstream infections: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood laboratory-identified events (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
C. diff infections: Clostridium difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).