Sanford Bemidji Medical Center in Bemidji, MN
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About Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 118 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Community Behavioral Health Hospital - Bemidji, about 2.2 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.78
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.42
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.10
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.79
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.57
49% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend64%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1066%
- Completed surveys310
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
47.50497, -94.90003
Nearby hospitals
- Community Behavioral Health Hospital - Bemidji800 Bemidji Avenue North, Bemidji, MNPsychiatric hospital2.2 mi
- Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital425 7th Street NW, Cass Lake, MN · Emergency roomCritical access hospital16 mi
- Sanford Bagley Medical Center203 4th Street Northwest, Bagley, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital23 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Sanford Bemidji Medical Center located?
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center is at 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 in Beltrami County.
Does Sanford Bemidji Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Sanford Bemidji Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 193 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Sanford Bemidji Medical Center?
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Sanford Bemidji Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Minnesota EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Sanford Bemidji Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (218) 751-5430.
Would patients recommend Sanford Bemidji Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (310 completed surveys), 64% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 66% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.