Overview
- U.S. News evaluated more than 4,400 hospitals on risk-adjusted mortality, preventable complications and nursing care quality for its 2025–2026 Best Hospitals report.
- Three Minnesota hospitals—Regions Hospital, M Health Fairview St. John’s and North Memorial Health—appear on the Best Regional list for the first time.
- Nine of the honored facilities are in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro, with one each in Duluth, Rochester and St. Cloud.
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester secured a spot on the U.S. News Honor Roll and ranked first nationally in both diabetes and endocrinology and gastroenterology and GI surgery.
- M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center was named the top hospital in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area and earned recognition as the best regional hospital for community access.