North Dakota hospitals: 47 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 47 Medicare-certified hospitals in North Dakota in this snapshot, with available CMS rating, hospital-type, ownership, and emergency-services fields. Facility pages identify the CMS Hospital General Information dataset and snapshot 2026-05-07; individual facts are not signed.
Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.
Editorial note: North Dakota is a state where source-cited public-data coverage is materially thinner than national averages — Fonteum prioritizes full provenance + state context here.
North Dakota hospitals at a glance
Type, ownership, emergency-services availability, and CMS overall-rating distribution across North Dakota’s 47 Medicare-certified hospitals.
By hospital type
| Critical Access Hospitals | 37 |
| Acute Care Hospitals | 7 |
| Psychiatric | 2 |
| Acute Care - Veterans Administration | 1 |
By ownership
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 31 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Church | 9 |
| Government - Local | 2 |
| Government - Federal | 2 |
| Veterans Health Administration | 1 |
By CMS overall star rating
| 5 of 5 ★ | 1 |
| 4 of 5 ★ | 4 |
| 3 of 5 ★ | 3 |
| 2 of 5 ★ | 1 |
Hospitals in North Dakota, ranked by CMS overall rating
9 of 47 North Dakota hospitals carry a CMS overall star rating (state average 3.56 of 5). The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Hospital | City | Overall (of 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Fargo Va Medical Center | Fargo | 5 / 5 |
| Essentia Health | Fargo | 4 / 5 |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck | Bismarck | 4 / 5 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | Fargo | 4 / 5 |
| West River Regional Medical Center | Hettinger | 4 / 5 |
| Altru Hospital | Grand Forks | 3 / 5 |
| Jamestown Regional Medical Center | Jamestown | 3 / 5 |
| Trinity Hospitals | Minot | 3 / 5 |
| Chi St Alexius Health | Bismarck | 2 / 5 |
| Ashley Medical Center | Ashley | — |
| Carrington Health Center | Carrington | — |
| Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Association | Langdon | — |
| Chi Mercy Health | Valley City | — |
| Chi Oakes Hospital | Oakes | — |
| Chi St Alexius Health Devils Lake | Devils Lake | — |
| Chi St Alexius Health Dickinson | Dickinson | — |
| Chi St Alexius Health Turtle Lake | Turtle Lake | — |
| Chi St Alexius Health Williston | Williston | — |
| Cooperstown Medical Center | Cooperstown | — |
| First Care Health Center | Park River | — |
| Garrison Memorial Hospital | Garrison | — |
| Heart Of America Medical Center | Rugby | — |
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center | Elgin | — |
| Linton Hospital - Cah | Linton | — |
| Lisbon Area Health Services | Lisbon | — |
| Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc | Watford City | — |
| Mountrail County Medical Center Inc | Stanley | — |
| Nelson County Health System | Mcville | — |
| North Dakota State Hospital | Jamestown | — |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center | Northwood | — |
| P H S Indian Hosp At Belcourt-quentin N Burdick | Belcourt | — |
| Pembina County Memorial Hospital | Cavalier | — |
| Prairie St John's | Fargo | — |
| Presentation Medical Center | Rolla | — |
| Sakakawea Medical Center - Cah | Hazen | — |
| Sanford Hillsboro | Hillsboro | — |
| Sanford Mayville | Mayville | — |
| Smp Health St Aloisius | Harvey | — |
| South Central Health | Wishek | — |
| Southwest Healthcare Services | Bowman | — |
| St Andrew's Hospital | Bottineau | — |
| St Luke's Hospital | Crosby | — |
| Standing Rock Service Unit | Fort Yates, | — |
| Tioga Medical Center | Tioga | — |
| Towner County Medical Center | Cando | — |
| Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital | Kenmare | — |
| Unity Medical Center | Grafton | — |
North Dakota hospitals — FAQ
- How many Medicare-certified hospitals are in North Dakota?
- 47 Medicare-certified hospitals operate in North Dakota as of the CMS Hospital General Information snapshot (2026-05-07). 9 carry a CMS overall star rating, averaging 3.56 of 5.
- What kinds of hospitals does North Dakota have?
- North Dakota's hospitals break down by CMS hospital type (acute care, critical access, children's, psychiatric and more) and by ownership (government, proprietary, and voluntary non-profit). 95.7% offer emergency services. The breakdown tables on this page aggregate every facility CMS lists in the state.
- What does the CMS overall star rating mean?
- The CMS overall hospital rating (1–5 stars) summarizes performance across measure groups such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. CMS does not rate every hospital; facilities below the reporting threshold show no rating and are excluded from the state average rather than counted as zero.
- Where does this hospital data come from and how current is it?
- The displayed fields come from the CMS Hospital General Information file, source-modified 2026-01-26. Record-level provenance can be null; cross-check a consequential facility record at Medicare.gov.
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