Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes has earned national recognition, being named one of Forbes’ Top Hospitals with a five-star rating.
According to Forbes, St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes ranked among the top 10 percent of approximately 2,500 general acute care hospitals evaluated nationwide. The five-star rating is the highest score possible and is based primarily on patient outcomes, including mortality rates, survival, infections and hospital readmissions, along with 56 publicly reported quality measures from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Cole Helbling, senior operations director at Essentia Health, said the recognition reflects the dedication of the hospital’s care teams. He credited staff members for their daily commitment to providing high-quality care for patients in the Detroit Lakes area and surrounding communities
The Forbes list is designed to give consumers unbiased information when choosing where to receive healthcare, drawing heavily from publicly available data reported to federal agencies
The five-star rating adds to a growing list of recent honors for St. Mary’s-Detroit Lakes. In August, the hospital received a four-star rating from CMS, placing it in the top 27 percent of more than 4,600 hospitals nationwide. Earlier this year, it was also named a Top 100 Rural and Community Hospital
Essentia Health is a nonprofit health system serving patients across Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin, operating hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and other care facilities throughout the region.