The 10 largest hospitals in Minnesota by staffed beds
Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus is the largest hospital in Minnesota, with 1,159 staffed beds, followed by M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis (650) and Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis (633). Together the 10 largest hold 5,417 staffed beds in six cities.
- Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus1,159beds5,040HCPs
- M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center650beds3,389HCPs
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital633beds3,772HCPs
- Mercy Hospital481beds1,674HCPs
- CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital466beds1,271HCPs
- United Hospital456beds1,930HCPs
- Regions Hospital433beds1,694HCPs
- Children's Minnesota - Minneapolis Hospital431beds49HCPs
- Methodist Hospital357beds2,054HCPs
- Hennepin County Medical Center351beds1,876HCPs
The 10 largest of 136 Minnesota hospitals that report staffed beds. Ranks compare size, not quality of care.
Every hospital in MinnesotaThe 10 largest Minnesota hospitals hold 50% of all staffed beds
136 Minnesota hospitals report staffed beds, 10,913 staffed beds in all. The 10 on this list hold 5,417 of it. The median hospital has 25 staffed beds, so Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus is about 46 times that size.
- of all staffed beds at Minnesota hospitals that report them
- 50%
- the size of the median Minnesota hospital, which has 25 staffed beds
- 46×
- of the 136 Minnesota hospitals that report staffed beds
- 7.4%
439 executives and department leaders work at the 10 largest Minnesota hospitals
Executive leadership is the largest leadership group, with 58, followed by operations and administration with 39. 19,575 HCPs have a current affiliation at these hospitals, 11,193 of them physicians; internal medicine is the largest physician specialty, with 1,479. Names, titles and contact details are in Dmand AI.
Executive leadership is the biggest leadership group
Executives and department leaders at the 10 largest Minnesota hospitals, top 9 departmentsSource: Dmand AI executive data, Oct 28, 2026
19,575 HCPs have a current affiliation at the 10
HCPs at the 10 largest Minnesota hospitals by type, each counted onceSource: Dmand AI affiliation data, Oct 28, 2026
How we ranked the largest Minnesota hospitals
- Measure
- Staffed beds from each hospital's latest Medicare cost report.
- What counts as a hospital
- One CMS certification number. A hospital with several campuses under one number counts once.
- Field
- 136 Minnesota hospitals in the Dmand AI database report staffed beds.
- Ties
- Hospitals with the same number share a rank.
- HCPs
- Healthcare professionals with a current affiliation to the hospital in the Dmand AI database.
- What a rank means
- Size only. A rank compares staffed beds; it says nothing about quality of care.
- Refresh
- Monthly. Updated Oct 28, 2026.
FAQ
Questions about the largest Minnesota hospitals
Answers from the same data, updated monthly.
What is the largest hospital in Minnesota?
Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, with 1,159 staffed beds on its latest Medicare cost report. M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center is second with 650.
What are the 10 largest hospitals in Minnesota?
By staffed beds: Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus (1,159), M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center (650), Abbott Northwestern Hospital (633), Mercy Hospital (481), CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital (466), United Hospital (456), Regions Hospital (433), Children's Minnesota - Minneapolis Hospital (431), Methodist Hospital (357), Hennepin County Medical Center (351).
How many staffed beds does a typical Minnesota hospital have?
The median Minnesota hospital that reports staffed beds has 25 staffed beds, out of 136 that report them.
Why do hospital bed counts differ between lists?
Lists count different beds. This one uses staffed beds: beds set up and staffed for patients during the cost report year, as each hospital reports them to Medicare. Licensed beds, the most a state allows, are usually higher, and some lists add up every campus or every hospital in a health system, so the same hospital can rank differently from one list to the next.
How often is this list updated?
Every month, when the Dmand AI database refreshes. This version is from Oct 28, 2026.
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