These Are The Top-Ranked Hospitals In Minnesota: U.S. News

ROCHESTER, MN — Minnesota's Mayo Clinic remains the top hospital in Minnesota and nationwide, according to the new 2026-2027 Best Hospitals ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report.

The annual report, now in its 37th year, is intended to help patients compare hospitals when they need anything from a common procedure, such as a knee replacement, to specialized treatment for a serious or complex illness.

This year, U.S. News also introduced regional specialty rankings for cancer; cardiology, heart and vascular surgery; orthopedics; and rehabilitation, giving patients another way to identify highly rated care closer to home.

Mayo Clinic, the top hospital in Minnesota, was nationally ranked in 14 adult specialties and rated high performing in 22 procedures and conditions. It also earned a spot on U.S. News' national Honor Roll, a distinction given to just 20 hospitals nationwide.

Mayo ranked No. 1 in the country for diabetes and endocrinology and for gastroenterology and GI surgery, and placed in the top five nationally in cardiology, heart and vascular surgery (No. 3), orthopedics (No. 3), pulmonology and lung surgery (No. 3), urology (No. 3), cancer (No. 4), rheumatology (No. 4) and neurology and neurosurgery (No. 5).

U.S. News recognized 14 Minnesota hospitals as Best Regional Hospitals this year.

Here are the other Minnesota hospitals that made the rankings:

M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis - No. 2, nationally ranked in 2 specialties and high performing in 15 procedures and conditions

M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina - No. 3, high performing in 16 procedures and conditions

Allina Health United Hospital, St. Paul - No. 4, high performing in 15 procedures and conditions

CentraCare-St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud - No. 5, high performing in 15 procedures and conditions

Allina Health Mercy Hospital-Coon Rapids - No. 6 (tie), high performing in 12 procedures and conditions

Allina Health Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis - No. 6 (tie), nationally ranked in 1 specialty and high performing in 11 procedures and conditions

M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital, Maplewood - No. 8 (tie), high performing in 10 procedures and conditions

Mayo Clinic Health System-Mankato - No. 8 (tie), high performing in 9 procedures and conditions

M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital, Woodbury - No. 10 (tie), high performing in 9 procedures and conditions

M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville - No. 10 (tie), high performing in 9 procedures and conditions

Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park - No. 10 (tie), high performing in 9 procedures and conditions

Regions Hospital, St. Paul - No. 13, high performing in 8 procedures and conditions

Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center, Duluth - No. 14, high performing in 7 procedures and conditions

The 2026-2027 rankings put greater emphasis on risk-adjusted patient outcomes. U.S. News also reduced or eliminated the weight given to several measures involving hospital size, staffing, technology and reputation. The changes were especially significant in cardiology, heart and vascular surgery, where patient outcomes now determine most of a hospital's score.

Check out the full rankings here.