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Best hospitals in Minnesota

12 of the 55 Minnesota hospitals rated by CMS hold the top rating of five stars, and 22 more hold four. They are listed here in order of CMS's overall quality rating and what patients say, next to how long the ER takes and how much each hospital marks up its prices.

Also:All 137 Minnesota hospitalsBest hospitals by stateMinnesota ranks 3rd of 52 statesCompare the top 3 side by side

12five-star hospitals
22four-star hospitals
55hospitals rated by CMS and open to the public, of 137 in the state
72%of patients would recommend the typical hospital US typical 71%
2 h 26 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

The top 10

1Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend89%Typical ER visit4 h 6 minListed per $1 of cost$3.012United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend84%Typical ER visit2 h 8 minListed per $1 of cost$2.103New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend79%Typical ER visit1 h 40 minListed per $1 of cost$2.114Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend78%Typical ER visit3 h 14 minListed per $1 of cost$3.055Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend76%Typical ER visit3 h 3 minListed per $1 of cost$2.256Buffalo HospitalBuffalo · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend72%Typical ER visit2 h 18 minListed per $1 of cost$3.267Owatonna HospitalOwatonna · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend69%Typical ER visit1 h 56 minListed per $1 of cost$2.958Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend66%Typical ER visit1 h 39 minListed per $1 of cost$2.019Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and AustinAlbert Lea · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend65%Typical ER visit2 h 4 minListed per $1 of cost$2.1510M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend71%Typical ER visit3 h 24 minListed per $1 of cost$4.02
How Minnesota's 55 rated hospitals score
125 stars
224 stars
173 stars
32 stars
11 star

Every rated hospital in Minnesota

In ranking order. Click a column to sort.

#HospitalCityCMS ratingPatient ratingWould recommendTypical ER visitListed per $1 of cost
1Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester★★★★★★★★★★89%4 h 6 min$3.01
2United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth★★★★★★★★★★84%2 h 8 min$2.10
3New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm★★★★★★★★★★79%1 h 40 min$2.11
4Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove★★★★★★★★★★78%3 h 14 min$3.05
5Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato★★★★★★★★★★76%3 h 3 min$2.25
6Buffalo HospitalBuffalo★★★★★★★★★★72%2 h 18 min$3.26
7Owatonna HospitalOwatonna★★★★★★★★★★69%1 h 56 min$2.95
8Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont★★★★★★★★★★66%1 h 39 min$2.01
9Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and AustinAlbert Lea★★★★★★★★★★65%2 h 4 min$2.15
10M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina★★★★★★★★★★71%3 h 24 min$4.02
11M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood★★★★★★★★★★66%3 h 8 min$4.23
12Centracare Health System - Melrose HospitalMelrose★★★★★–82%2 h 21 min$2.65
13Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwood★★★★★★★★★★86%2 h 20 min$1.81
14Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater★★★★★★★★★★82%2 h 48 min$2.80
15Northfield HospitalNorthfield★★★★★★★★★★82%2 h 24 min$3.63
16Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia★★★★★★★★★★79%2 h 20 min$2.89
17Olmsted Medical CenterRochester★★★★★★★★★★78%2 h 15 min$2.08
18Alomere HealthAlexandria★★★★★★★★★★75%2 h 16 min$2.81
19Mayo Clinic Health System in Red WingRed Wing★★★★★★★★★★75%2 h 32 min$2.05
20Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth★★★★★★★★★★73%3 h 21 min$2.67
21Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton★★★★★★★★★★73%2 h 30 min$3.66
22Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud★★★★★★★★★★71%3 h 37 min$2.97
23Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes★★★★★★★★★★71%2 h 20 min$2.40
24Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 49 min$3.02
25Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington★★★★★★★★★★68%1 h 55 min$3.03
26St Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls★★★★★★★★★★68%2 h 21 min$2.17
27Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGrand Rapids★★★★★★★★★★66%2 h 29 min$3.20
28Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis★★★★★★★★★★72%3 h 3 min$3.47
29M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury★★★★★★★★★★70%2 h 38 min$3.66
30M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 54 min$3.86
31M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville★★★★★★★★★★66%3 h 10 min$4.06
32Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji★★★★★★★★★★64%3 h 13 min$3.20
33Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge★★★★★★★★★★63%2 h 20 min$3.33
34Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia★★★★★★★★★★60%2 h 11 min$2.54
35Perham HealthPerham★★★★★★★★★★87%2 h 15 min$2.24
36St Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids★★★★★★★★★★79%2 h 31 min$2.42
37Welia HealthMora★★★★★★★★★★77%2 h 17 min$2.43
38Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby★★★★★★★★★★86%1 h 42 min$3.93
39Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park★★★★★★★★★★81%4 h 17 min$3.59
40Hutchinson HealthHutchinson★★★★★★★★★★74%2 h 20 min$2.51
41Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault★★★★★★★★★★72%2 h 8 min$2.92
42Astera HealthWadena★★★★★★★★★★72%2 h 18 min$1.90
43Regions HospitalSaint Paul★★★★★★★★★★77%3 h 51 min$3.68
44St Lukes HospitalDuluth★★★★★★★★★★74%3 h 47 min$3.41
45St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 31 min$2.80
46Allina United HospitalSaint Paul★★★★★★★★★★68%3 h 2 min$3.80
47Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids★★★★★★★★★★67%2 h 58 min$3.95
48Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd★★★★★★★★★★65%1 h 54 min$2.92
49Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming★★★★★★★★★★65%3 h 6 min$3.75
50Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar★★★★★★★★★★54%2 h 26 min$2.60
51Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis★★★★★★★★★★63%3 h 55 min$2.96
52Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague★★★★★★★★★★76%1 h 57 min$1.96
53Winona Health ServicesWinona★★★★★★★★★★64%2 h 22 min$1.86
54Olivia Hospital & ClinicOlivia★★★★★–80%2 h 4 min$2.14
55North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale★★★★★★★★★★68%3 h 24 min$2.85
How the order is set. Hospitals are sorted by CMS's overall hospital quality star rating (1 to 5 stars), which combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Ties are broken by the patient survey star rating, then by the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital. Hospitals CMS has not rated, often small, new or specialty hospitals, are not listed; neither are Veterans Affairs and military hospitals, which most patients cannot choose. Prices and ER times are shown for comparison and do not change the order. A star rating is a summary: for a specific operation, look at that hospital's page and ask your doctor.

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Source: CMS Care Compare (overall star ratings and patient survey) and hospital cost reports.