Hospital rankings
Hospitals in North Dakota with the highest patients would recommend
11 North Dakota hospitals ranked by patients would recommend 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 would recommendhigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Patients' overall ratinghigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 87 | 3.3 | 88 | ||
| 1 | Fargo VA Medical Center | 95, 98th percentile | 5, 97th percentile | 94, 97th percentile | Compare Fargo VA Medical Center |
| 2 | Jamestown Regional Medical Center | 93, 92nd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 92, 89th percentile | Compare Jamestown Regional Medical Center |
| T3 | West River Regional Medical Center | 90, 72nd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 90, 72nd percentile | Compare West River Regional Medical Center |
| T3 | Essentia Health | 90, 72nd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 89, 61st percentile | Compare Essentia Health |
| T5 | CHI St Alexius Health | 88, 56th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 88, 48th percentile | Compare CHI St Alexius Health |
| T5 | Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 88, 56th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 86, 27th percentile | Compare Sanford Medical Center Fargo |
| 7 | Sanford Medical Center Bismarck | 86, 37th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 86, 27th percentile | Compare Sanford Medical Center Bismarck |
| 8 | Trinity Hospitals | 85, 30th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 85, 19th percentile | Compare Trinity Hospitals |
| 9 | CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson | 83, 18th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 87, 37th percentile | Compare CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson |
| 10 | Altru Hospital | 82, 13th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 83, 8th percentile | Compare Altru Hospital |
| 11 | CHI St Alexius Health Williston | 79, 6th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 83, 8th 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 would recommend
- HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Patients' overall rating
- HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).