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Mayo Clinic named one of best hospitals in America

By FOX 9 Staff
Published  January 31, 2025 1:23pm CST
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The exterior of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. (FOX 9)

The Brief

    • The Mayo Clinic in Mankato and its St. Mary's Campus in Rochester ranks in the top 1% of hospitals in America, according to Healthgrades.
    • The rankings looked at hospital and patient outcomes, among other factors, to come up with its Best Hospitals list.

ROCHESTER, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Mayo Clinic has again ranked among the best hospitals in America.

That's according to Healthgrades' America's 50 Best Hospitals list for 2025, which was released this week.

Mayo Clinic in Minnesota among the best

Local perspective:

Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato and Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary's Campus ranked in the top 1% of hospitals in America, according to Healthgrades newest ranking of the top 50 Best Hospitals for 2025. 

READ MORE: Minnesota hospital named among the best in the nation: US News ranking

Mayo Clinics hospitals in Arizona and Florida also made the list. 

"These results are a testament to staff's commitment to our shared vision, mission and primary value," Dr. Sean Dowdy, chief value officer at Mayo Clinic, said in a statement. "This commitment resonates with both patients and the public, and these results reinforce what our patients consistently express — that Mayo provides a standard of care that surpasses any other healthcare organization."

Healthgrades also ranked the top 100 Best Hospitals and top 250 Best Hospitals, which represent the top 2% and 5% of hospitals for clinical performance, respectively. 

No other Minnesota hospitals made the expanded rankings, but two Wisconsin hospitals made the list: 

  • Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Milwaukee: America's 50 Best Hospitals
  • Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire: America's 100 Best Hospitals

When looking at other Midwestern states' hospitals, Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, were listed on the America's 250 Best Hospitals list.

What they're saying:

"While there are several factors to consider when looking for a doctor, hospital quality is one that can have a critical impact on a patient’s overall quality of care," said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. "That’s why Healthgrades remains committed to helping patients find top-performing hospitals in their area. We want all patients to feel as confident and equipped as possible when it comes to choosing a doctor and hospital."

Healthgrades says if all hospitals performed similarly to America’s 250 Best Hospitals, 174,081 lives could have been saved.

The Source

  • Healthgrades ranking, which looked Medicare medical claims at 4,500 hospital, analyzing patient outcomes, risk factors, hospital outcomes and more to come up with the list. The top 1% of these hospitals made the 50 Best Hospitals list. Hospitals on the 100 Best Hospitals list are among the top 2% in the nation for consistent clinical quality, while hospitals on the top 250 Best Hospitals list are in the top 5% of hospitals for clinical performance. 

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