Hospital rankings
Hospitals in North Dakota with the lowest surgical site infections (colon)
6 North Dakota hospitals ranked by surgical site infections (colon) in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Trinity Hospitals, Sanford Medical Center Bismarck, Sanford Medical Center Fargo. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Surgical site infections (colon)lower is better | Serious complicationslower is better | Central line bloodstream infectionslower is better | Catheter-associated urinary tract infectionslower 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 | Trinity Hospitals | 0.61, 57th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 0.83, 24th percentile | 0.34, 56th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.55, 21st percentile | Compare Trinity Hospitals |
| 2 | Sanford Medical Center Bismarck | 0.77, 46th percentile | 1.06, 25th percentile | 0.51, 48th percentile | 0.71, 24th percentile | — | 0.37, 69th percentile | 0.37, 37th percentile | Compare Sanford Medical Center Bismarck |
| 3 | Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 0.80, 44th percentile | 1.07, 23rd percentile | 0.27, 69th percentile | 0.10, 74th percentile | — | 0.34, 72nd percentile | 0.33, 43rd percentile | Compare Sanford Medical Center Fargo |
| 4 | CHI St Alexius Health | 0.87, 39th percentile | 1.17, 12th percentile | 0.60, 39th percentile | 0.00, 88th percentile | — | 0.00, 91st percentile | 0.61, 17th percentile | Compare CHI St Alexius Health |
| 5 | Essentia Health | 1.02, 31st percentile | 0.77, 95th percentile | 0.30, 66th percentile | 0.86, 16th percentile | — | 0.37, 69th percentile | 0.16, 68th percentile | Compare Essentia Health |
| 6 | Altru Hospital | 1.26, 21st percentile | 0.91, 70th percentile | 0.28, 67th percentile | 0.45, 45th percentile | — | 0.31, 74th percentile | 0.28, 49th percentile | Compare Altru 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.
- Surgical site infections (colon)
- Surgical site infections from colon surgery (standardized infection ratio; 1.0 = national baseline).
- 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 (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).