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Hospitals hiring in Minnesota by Medicare star rating

70 Minnesota hospitals of 18 employers hiring now, best rated first, with Medicare's overall star rating (Jul 2026) and what patients said about the nurses. Minnesota's 55 rated hospitals average 3.8 stars (US 3.2).

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Rated 5 stars
3.8
Minnesota's mean stars
US 3.2
82%
Nurses always communicated well
Middle hospital; US 79%

Minnesota hospitals hiring now, by Medicare rating

Most stars first, then the largest share of patients saying their nurses always communicated well. Each employer opens its jobs.

Minnesota hospitals hiring now, by Medicare rating
HospitalEmployerMedicare starsNurses always communicated wellRated it 9 or 10Would definitely recommend
New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm · critical access hospitalAllina Health5 of 588%82%79%
United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth · critical access hospitalUnited Hospital District5 of 585%82%84%
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochesterMayo Clinic5 of 584%85%89%
Owatonna HospitalOwatonnaAllina Health5 of 584%67%69%
Buffalo HospitalBuffaloAllina Health5 of 583%74%72%
Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankatoMayo Clinic5 of 583%77%76%
Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmontMayo Clinic5 of 582%72%66%
Centracare Health System - Melrose HospitalMelrose · critical access hospitalCentraCare5 of 581%80%82%
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and AustinAlbert LeaMayo Clinic5 of 580%70%65%
M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdinaFairview Health Services5 of 577%70%71%
Mayo Clinic Health System in Red WingRed WingMayo Clinic4 of 584%74%75%
Northfield HospitalNorthfieldNorthfield Hospital & Clinics4 of 584%82%82%
Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrincetonFairview Health Services4 of 583%75%73%
St Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls · critical access hospitalCommonSpirit Health4 of 581%72%68%
Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit LakesEssentia Health4 of 580%73%71%
Essentia Health VirginiaVirginiaEssentia Health4 of 580%63%60%
Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthingtonSanford Health4 of 580%69%68%
Cambridge Medical CenterCambridgeAllina Health4 of 579%71%63%
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluthEssentia Health4 of 579%73%73%
Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSt. CloudCentraCare4 of 578%70%71%
Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolisAllina Health4 of 577%69%72%
M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsvilleFairview Health Services4 of 576%66%66%
Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidjiSanford Health4 of 576%66%64%
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolisFairview Health Services4 of 575%68%69%
St Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids · critical access hospitalCommonSpirit Health3 of 592%78%79%
Welia HealthMora · critical access hospitalWelia Health3 of 582%78%77%
Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerdEssentia Health3 of 580%69%65%
Allina United HospitalSt. PaulAllina Health3 of 577%65%68%
Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmarCentraCare3 of 577%60%54%
Mercy HospitalCoon RapidsAllina Health3 of 576%66%67%
Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolisHennepin Healthcare3 of 570%63%63%
Olivia Hospital & ClinicOlivia · critical access hospitalHealthPartners2 of 587%85%80%
Mayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague · critical access hospitalMayo Clinic2 of 586%80%76%
Avera Tyler HospitalTyler · critical access hospitalAvera HealthNot rated91%76%79%
Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls · critical access hospitalMayo ClinicNot rated89%85%91%
Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · critical access hospitalRiverwood HealthcareNot rated89%85%88%
Windom Area HealthWindom · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot rated88%88%83%
Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca · critical access hospitalMayo ClinicNot rated87%90%86%
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot rated87%71%70%
Centracare - BensonBenson · critical access hospitalCentraCareNot rated86%72%74%
Lakewood Health CenterBaudette · critical access hospitalCommonSpirit HealthNot rated86%77%73%
Mille Lacs Health SystemOnamia · critical access hospitalMille Lacs Health SystemNot rated86%74%73%
Ortonville Area Health ServicesOrtonville · critical access hospitalOrtonville Area Health ServicesNot rated86%81%89%
Essentia Health Deer RiverDeer River · critical access hospitalEssentia HealthNot rated84%79%78%
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterAurora · critical access hospitalEssentia HealthNot rated84%86%81%
Centracare - RedwoodRedwood Falls · critical access hospitalCentraCareNot rated82%71%67%
Lifecare Medical CenterRoseau · critical access hospitalLifeCare Medical CenterNot rated82%74%72%
Sanford Luverne Medical CenterLuverne · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot rated82%77%79%
Avera Marshall Regional Medical CtrMarshall · critical access hospitalAvera HealthNot rated81%66%61%
Essentia Health FosstonFosston · critical access hospitalEssentia HealthNot rated81%68%66%
Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · critical access hospitalEssentia HealthNot rated81%79%73%
Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake CityLake City · critical access hospitalMayo ClinicNot rated81%80%77%
Centracare - Paynesville HospitalPaynesville · critical access hospitalCentraCareNot rated80%86%74%
Centracare Health - MonticelloMonticello · critical access hospitalCentraCareNot rated80%68%68%
Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · critical access hospitalEssentia HealthNot rated80%72%71%
Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie · critical access hospitalCentraCareNot rated79%74%64%
Centracare Health System - Sauk CentreSauk Centre · critical access hospitalCentraCareNot rated76%68%65%
Essentia Health DuluthDuluthEssentia HealthNot rated76%60%63%
Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt. James · critical access hospitalMayo ClinicNot rated76%74%73%
St Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · critical access hospitalCommonSpirit HealthNot rated76%70%67%
Avera Granite FallsGranite Falls · critical access hospitalAvera HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Essentia Health AdaAda · critical access hospitalEssentia HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalGraceville · critical access hospitalEssentia HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
North Shore HealthGrand Marais · critical access hospitalNorth Shore HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sanford Bagley Medical CenterBagley · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanby · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sanford Jackson Medical CenterJackson · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sanford Tracy Medical CenterTracy · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sanford Westbrook Medical CenterWestbrook · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sanford Wheaton Medical CenterWheaton · critical access hospitalSanford HealthNot ratedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

Stars are Medicare's overall rating; critical access hospitals are mostly not rated. The patient shares are from Medicare's survey of inpatients (stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025): patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job.

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Hospitals hiring in Minnesota by Medicare star rating: common questions

Which hospitals in Minnesota have a 5-star Medicare rating and are hiring?

New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm, United Hospital District in Blue Earth, Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester in Rochester, Owatonna Hospital in Owatonna, Buffalo Hospital in Buffalo and Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato in Mankato and 4 more (Jul 2026). All 70 hospitals hiring here are listed by rating, each opening its employer's open jobs.

At which Minnesota hospitals hiring now do patients rate the nurses highest?

The largest shares of patients who said their nurses always communicated well: St Josephs Area Health Services in Park Rapids (92%), Avera Tyler Hospital in Tyler (91%) and Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon Falls in Cannon Falls (89%), against 82% at Minnesota's middle hospital and 79% at the middle US one. From Medicare's patient survey (stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025): patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job.

How do Minnesota's hospitals compare with the US on Medicare's star rating?

Medicare rates 55 of Minnesota's 121 acute care and critical access hospitals: 12 at 5 stars, 22 at 4 stars, 17 at 3 stars, 3 at 2 stars and 1 at 1 star, a mean of 3.8 stars against 3.2 across the US. At the middle Minnesota hospital 75% of patients rated it 9 or 10 of 10 (US 71%).

Which employers run the Minnesota hospitals hiring here?

Essentia Health (12), Sanford Health (11), Mayo Clinic (10), CentraCare (9), Allina Health (7), CommonSpirit Health (4), Fairview Health Services (4) and Avera Health (3) and 10 more. Each name opens its open jobs.

Hospital star ratings in other states

Each state's hospitals of the employers hiring there.

Sources and method

Acute care and critical access hospitals only. A hospital is listed as an employer's when Medicare's record names the employer as its owner or operator, or the hospital carries the employer's name, and the employer has open jobs in the hospital's town. The state's figures are over all of its hospitals; the middle hospital is the median.

  1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare), Jul 2026
  2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare), stays 1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025
  3. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Hospitals hiring in Minnesota by Medicare star rating. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-star-ratings/minnesota

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