Hospital rankings
Hospitals in North Dakota with the highest patients' overall rating
11 North Dakota hospitals ranked by patients' overall rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Fargo VA Medical Center, Jamestown Regional Medical Center, West River Regional Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Patients' overall ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Patients would recommendhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 88 | 3.3 | 87 | ||
| 1 | Fargo VA Medical Center | 94, 97th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | 95, 98th percentile | Compare Fargo VA Medical Center |
| 2 | Jamestown Regional Medical Center | 92, 89th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 93, 92nd percentile | Compare Jamestown Regional Medical Center |
| 3 | West River Regional Medical Center | 90, 72nd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 90, 72nd percentile | Compare West River Regional Medical Center |
| 4 | Essentia Health | 89, 61st percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 90, 72nd percentile | Compare Essentia Health |
| 5 | CHI St Alexius Health | 88, 48th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 88, 56th percentile | Compare CHI St Alexius Health |
| 6 | CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson | 87, 37th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 83, 18th percentile | Compare CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson |
| T7 | Sanford Medical Center Bismarck | 86, 27th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 86, 37th percentile | Compare Sanford Medical Center Bismarck |
| T7 | Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 86, 27th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 88, 56th percentile | Compare Sanford Medical Center Fargo |
| 9 | Trinity Hospitals | 85, 19th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 85, 30th percentile | Compare Trinity Hospitals |
| T10 | Altru Hospital | 83, 8th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 82, 13th percentile | Compare Altru Hospital |
| T10 | CHI St Alexius Health Williston | 83, 8th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 79, 6th percentile | Compare CHI St Alexius Health Williston |
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.
- Patients' overall rating
- HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Patients would recommend
- HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).