Sanford: 30 hospitals, 4 with HAC payment reductions

Name: Hospitals owned or managed by Sanford
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CMS lists Sanford as an owner or manager of 30 hospitals in 5 states, 27 of them with emergency services. The average overall rating is 3.3 of 5 and 1 is rated one star. In fiscal year 2026, 4 of them faced a 1% Medicare payment reduction under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, and 6 had an excess readmission ratio above 1.0 on at least one condition tracked by the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

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Hospitals: 30, of which 30 owned and 1 managed
States: 5
Based in: Fargo, ND
CMS lists this owner as: chain home office, nonprofit
Average overall rating: 3.3 of 5
One star hospitals: 1
Five star hospitals: 2
With emergency services: 27
HAC payment reductions, fiscal year 2026: 4 of 12 in the program
With excess readmissions: 6

Hospitals

Hospitals with a HAC payment reduction first, then by most conditions with excess readmissions, then by lowest star rating. Each row links to the hospital page and its Medicare Care Compare record.

Hospital	City	State	Role	Type	Stars	Emergency	HAC payment cut	Excess readmission conditions	Source
Marshfield Medical Center	Marshfield	WI	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	1	Yes	Yes	4	medicare.gov
Marshfield Medical Center, Weston	Weston	WI	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	Yes	2	medicare.gov
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center	Bemidji	MN	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
Sanford Worthington Medical Center	Worthington	MN	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	Yes	0	medicare.gov
Marshfield Medical Center, Rice Lake	Rice Lake	WI	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Sanford Usd Medical Center	Sioux Falls	SD	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	2	medicare.gov
Marshfield Medical Center, Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)	Beaver Dam	WI	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	2	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Sanford Medical Center Fargo	Fargo	ND	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	1	medicare.gov
Flambeau Hospital	Park Falls	WI	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	3	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Marshfield Medical Center, Eau Claire	Eau Claire	WI	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	3	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen	Aberdeen	SD	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	4	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Marshfield Medical Center, Minocqua	Minocqua	WI	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	5	Yes	No	0	medicare.gov
Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC	Rapid City	SD	Indirect owner	Acute Care Hospitals	Not listed	No	No	0	medicare.gov
Marshfield Medical Center, Ladysmith	Ladysmith	WI	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Bagley Medical Center	Bagley	MN	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Behavioral Health Center	Thief River Falls	MN	Indirect owner	Psychiatric	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Canby Medical Center	Canby	MN	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center, Cah	Canton	SD	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center	Chamberlain	SD	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center	Clear Lake	SD	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Hospital Webster, Cah	Webster	SD	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Jackson Medical Center	Jackson	MN	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Luverne Medical Center	Luverne	MN	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Mayville	Mayville	ND	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center	Sheldon	IA	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center	Thief River Falls	MN	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Tracy Medical Center	Tracy	MN	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center	Vermillion	SD	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Westbrook Medical Center	Westbrook	MN	Indirect owner	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	Yes	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov
Sanford Wheaton Medical Center	Wheaton	MN	Indirect owner, Operational or managerial control	Critical Access Hospitals	Not listed	No	Not in program	Not listed	medicare.gov

By state

State	Hospitals	Average stars	One star	HAC payment cuts	With excess readmissions
Minnesota	11	4	0	2	0
South Dakota	8	4.5	0	0	1
Wisconsin	8	2.7	1	2	4
North Dakota	2	4	0	0	1
Iowa	1	Not listed	0	0	0

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog and data.cms.gov, hospitals. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Ratings and program results are as CMS lists them on the date shown and CMS refreshes them on its own schedule. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives each owner organization an ID, and an owner page groups hospitals on that ID. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.