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Hospitals in North Dakota with the lowest pneumonia death rate

26 North Dakota hospitals ranked by pneumonia death rate in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Sanford Medical Center Fargo, Fargo VA Medical Center, Sanford Medical Center Bismarck. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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26 hospitals ranked in North Dakota by pneumonia death rate; 21 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalPneumonia death ratelower is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey 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 average15.2%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
1Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND · Acute care10.2%4311.3%8.5%14.6%1.07181 min1.04591Compare
2Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo, ND · Veterans Affairs11.5%55—9.2%14.8%0.77——228Compare
3Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck, ND · Acute care12.7%4210.2%9.5%13.9%1.06180 min0.88233Compare
4CHI St Alexius HealthBismarck, ND · Acute care13.0%4311.2%9.3%14.7%1.17176 min0.94287Compare
5CHI St Alexius Health DickinsonDickinson, ND · Critical access13.9%23—11.8%13.6%—174 min—25Compare
6CHI Oakes HospitalOakes, ND · Critical access14.0%————15.0%—107 min—20Compare
T7CHI Mercy HealthValley City, ND · Critical access14.9%5——10.9%14.4%—100 min—25Compare
T7Essentia HealthFargo, ND · Acute care14.9%3310.4%10.2%14.8%0.77108 min1.02142Compare
9Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon, ND · Critical access15.3%————15.2%—90 min—20Compare
10South Central HealthWishek, ND · Critical access15.4%————14.9%—98 min—24Compare
11Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown, ND · Critical access15.7%44—14.5%14.7%—109 min—25Compare
12Sakakawea Medical Center - CAHHazen, ND · Critical access15.8%————15.2%—112 min—13Compare
13Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier, ND · Critical access15.9%————15.0%—79 min—20Compare
14Altru HospitalGrand Forks, ND · Acute care16.3%3213.0%12.3%13.9%0.91177 min1.02267Compare
15Garrison Memorial HospitalGarrison, ND · Critical access16.4%——————102 min—22Compare
16CHI St Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake, ND · Critical access16.5%2——10.0%14.9%—133 min—25Compare
17CHI St Alexius Health WillistonWilliston, ND · Critical access16.6%32—15.1%15.6%—156 min—25Compare
18P H S Indian Hospital At Belcourt-Quentin N BurdickBelcourt, ND · Acute care17.1%3———15.3%——0.7346Compare
19Heart Of America Medical CenterRugby, ND · Critical access17.7%2———15.5%—104 min—25Compare
20Carrington Health CenterCarrington, ND · Critical access17.8%————14.9%—104 min—25Compare
21St Andrew's HospitalBottineau, ND · Critical access17.9%————15.6%—105 min—25Compare
22Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND · Acute care18.3%3210.2%10.2%14.6%1.03247 min0.93312Compare
23Towner County Medical CenterCando, ND · Critical access18.5%————14.8%—68 min—20Compare
24Unity Medical CenterGrafton, ND · Critical access19.0%————14.5%—126 min—14Compare
25West River Regional Medical CenterHettinger, ND · Critical access19.2%44—12.3%15.3%—122 min—25Compare
26First Care Health CenterPark River, ND · Critical access19.4%————15.4%—111 min—14Compare

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.

Pneumonia death rate
30-day death rate for pneumonia patients.
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.
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).