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Hospitals in North Dakota with the lowest medicare spending per patient

7 North Dakota hospitals ranked by medicare spending per patient in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: P H S Indian Hospital At Belcourt-Quentin N Burdick, Sanford Medical Center Bismarck, Trinity Hospitals. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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7 hospitals ranked in North Dakota by medicare spending per patient; 40 more match but have no reported value.

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#	Hospital	Medicare spending per patientlower is better	Overall star ratinghigher is better	Patient survey star ratinghigher is better	Heart attack death ratelower is better	Heart failure death ratelower is better	Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data	Serious complicationslower is better	Time in emergency departmentlower is better	Total beds	Compare
	National average	1.00		3.3	11.9%	11.1%	15.0%	1.00	162 min
1	P H S Indian Hospital At Belcourt-Quentin N BurdickBelcourt, ND · Acute care	0.73, 99th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	—	—	—	15.3%, 28th percentile	—	—	46	Compare P H S Indian Hospital At Belcourt-Quentin N Burdick
2	Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck, ND · Acute care	0.88, 92nd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.2%, 93rd percentile	9.5%, 79th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	1.06, 25th percentile	180 min, 29th percentile	233	Compare Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
3	Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND · Acute care	0.93, 80th percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	10.2%, 93rd percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.03, 29th percentile	247 min, 5th percentile	312	Compare Trinity Hospitals
4	CHI St Alexius HealthBismarck, ND · Acute care	0.94, 76th percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.2%, 71st percentile	9.3%, 82nd percentile	14.7%, 68th percentile	1.17, 12th percentile	176 min, 32nd percentile	287	Compare CHI St Alexius Health
T5	Altru HospitalGrand Forks, ND · Acute care	1.02, 33rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	2, 10th percentile	13.0%, 15th percentile	12.3%, 25th percentile	13.9%, 94th percentile	0.91, 70th percentile	177 min, 31st percentile	267	Compare Altru Hospital
T5	Essentia HealthFargo, ND · Acute care	1.02, 33rd percentile	3, 43rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	10.4%, 90th percentile	10.2%, 66th percentile	14.8%, 61st percentile	0.77, 95th percentile	108 min, 84th percentile	142	Compare Essentia Health
7	Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND · Acute care	1.04, 23rd percentile	4, 73rd percentile	3, 39th percentile	11.3%, 68th percentile	8.5%, 91st percentile	14.6%, 74th percentile	1.07, 23rd percentile	181 min, 29th percentile	591	Compare Sanford Medical Center Fargo

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.

Medicare spending per patient: Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Overall star rating: CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating: HCAHPS summary 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.
Total beds: Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).