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Hospitals in North Dakota with the lowest hospital-wide readmission rate

36 North Dakota hospitals ranked by hospital-wide readmission rate in the 2025 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson, Sanford Medical Center Bismarck, Altru Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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36 hospitals ranked in North Dakota by hospital-wide readmission rate; 11 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average15.0%3.311.9%11.1%1.00162 min1.00
1CHI St Alexius Health DickinsonDickinson, ND · Critical access13.6%23—11.8%—174 min—25Compare
T2Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck, ND · Acute care13.9%4210.2%9.5%1.06180 min0.88233Compare
T2Altru HospitalGrand Forks, ND · Acute care13.9%3213.0%12.3%0.91177 min1.02267Compare
4CHI Mercy HealthValley City, ND · Critical access14.4%5——10.9%—100 min—25Compare
5Unity Medical CenterGrafton, ND · Critical access14.5%—————126 min—14Compare
T6Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND · Acute care14.6%4311.3%8.5%1.07181 min1.04591Compare
T6Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND · Acute care14.6%3210.2%10.2%1.03247 min0.93312Compare
T8CHI St Alexius HealthBismarck, ND · Acute care14.7%4311.2%9.3%1.17176 min0.94287Compare
T8Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown, ND · Critical access14.7%44—14.5%—109 min—25Compare
T8Sanford MayvilleMayville, ND · Critical access14.7%—————99 min—25Compare
T11Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo, ND · Veterans Affairs14.8%55—9.2%0.77——228Compare
T11Essentia HealthFargo, ND · Acute care14.8%3310.4%10.2%0.77108 min1.02142Compare
T11Linton Hospital - CAHLinton, ND · Critical access14.8%—————108 min—14Compare
T11St Luke's HospitalCrosby, ND · Critical access14.8%—————86 min—20Compare
T11Towner County Medical CenterCando, ND · Critical access14.8%—————68 min—20Compare
T16CHI St Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake, ND · Critical access14.9%2——10.0%—133 min—25Compare
T16Carrington Health CenterCarrington, ND · Critical access14.9%—————104 min—25Compare
T16Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown, ND · Critical access14.9%—————121 min—18Compare
T16South Central HealthWishek, ND · Critical access14.9%—————98 min—24Compare
T20CHI Oakes HospitalOakes, ND · Critical access15.0%—————107 min—20Compare
T20McKenzie County Healthcare Systems IncWatford City, ND · Critical access15.0%—————130 min—24Compare
T20Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier, ND · Critical access15.0%—————79 min—20Compare
T20Presentation Medical CenterRolla, ND · Critical access15.0%—————101 min—25Compare
T20Southwest Healthcare ServicesBowman, ND · Critical access15.0%—————118 min—35Compare
T25Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood, ND · Critical access15.1%—————86 min—7Compare
T25Sanford HillsboroHillsboro, ND · Critical access15.1%—————72 min—16Compare
T27Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon, ND · Critical access15.2%—————90 min—20Compare
T27Sakakawea Medical Center - CAHHazen, ND · Critical access15.2%—————112 min—13Compare
T29West River Regional Medical CenterHettinger, ND · Critical access15.3%44—12.3%—122 min—25Compare
T29P H S Indian Hospital At Belcourt-Quentin N BurdickBelcourt, ND · Acute care15.3%3—————0.7346Compare
T31First Care Health CenterPark River, ND · Critical access15.4%—————111 min—14Compare
T31Tioga Medical CenterTioga, ND · Critical access15.4%———14.6%—82 min—25Compare
33Heart Of America Medical CenterRugby, ND · Critical access15.5%2————104 min—25Compare
T34CHI St Alexius Health WillistonWilliston, ND · Critical access15.6%32—15.1%—156 min—25Compare
T34St Andrew's HospitalBottineau, ND · Critical access15.6%—————105 min—25Compare
36SMP Health St AloisiusHarvey, ND · Critical access15.8%1——12.9%—76 min—25Compare

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.

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.
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.
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).