Essentia Health Duluth in Duluth, MN
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About Essentia Health Duluth
Essentia Health Duluth is an acute care hospital in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 165 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center is on the same campus or next door.
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.
Infections and sepsis care
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
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 recommend63%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1060%
- Completed surveys370
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
46.79299, -92.09416
Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN · Level I traumaAcute care hospitalSame campus
- St Lukes Hospital915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN · Level II traumaAcute care hospital0.4 mi
- St Marys Hospital Superior3500 Tower Ave, Superior, WI · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital6.6 mi
Nearby hospitals
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN · Level I traumaAcute care hospitalSame campus
- St Lukes Hospital915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN · Level II traumaAcute care hospital0.4 mi
- St Marys Hospital Superior3500 Tower Ave, Superior, WI · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital6.6 mi
- Community Memorial Hospital512 Skyline Boulevard, Cloquet, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital18 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Essentia Health Duluth located?
Essentia Health Duluth is at 502 East Second Street, Duluth, MN 55805 in St. Louis County.
Does Essentia Health Duluth have an emergency room?
Essentia Health Duluth does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center, about 0.1 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Essentia Health Duluth?
Essentia Health Duluth does not have a current CMS Overall Star Rating. CMS only rates hospitals that report enough measures; critical access, psychiatric, VA and many small hospitals are often unrated, which says nothing about their quality.
What is the phone number of Essentia Health Duluth?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (218) 786-2652.
Would patients recommend Essentia Health Duluth?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (370 completed surveys), 63% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 60% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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