Hospital rankings
Hospitals in North Dakota with the highest patient survey star rating
11 North Dakota hospitals ranked by patient survey star 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 | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Patients' overall ratinghigher is better | Patients would recommendhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 3.3 | 88 | 87 | ||
| 1 | Fargo VA Medical Center | 5, 97th percentile | 94, 97th percentile | 95, 98th percentile | Compare Fargo VA Medical Center |
| T2 | Jamestown Regional Medical Center | 4, 76th percentile | 92, 89th percentile | 93, 92nd percentile | Compare Jamestown Regional Medical Center |
| T2 | West River Regional Medical Center | 4, 76th percentile | 90, 72nd percentile | 90, 72nd percentile | Compare West River Regional Medical Center |
| T4 | CHI St Alexius Health | 3, 39th percentile | 88, 48th percentile | 88, 56th percentile | Compare CHI St Alexius Health |
| T4 | Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 3, 39th percentile | 86, 27th percentile | 88, 56th percentile | Compare Sanford Medical Center Fargo |
| T4 | Essentia Health | 3, 39th percentile | 89, 61st percentile | 90, 72nd percentile | Compare Essentia Health |
| T4 | CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson | 3, 39th percentile | 87, 37th percentile | 83, 18th percentile | Compare CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson |
| T8 | Sanford Medical Center Bismarck | 2, 10th percentile | 86, 27th percentile | 86, 37th percentile | Compare Sanford Medical Center Bismarck |
| T8 | Altru Hospital | 2, 10th percentile | 83, 8th percentile | 82, 13th percentile | Compare Altru Hospital |
| T8 | CHI St Alexius Health Williston | 2, 10th percentile | 83, 8th percentile | 79, 6th percentile | Compare CHI St Alexius Health Williston |
| T8 | Trinity Hospitals | 2, 10th percentile | 85, 19th percentile | 85, 30th percentile | Compare Trinity Hospitals |
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.
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Patients' overall rating
- HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).
- Patients would recommend
- HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).