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Windom Area Hospital vs Sanford Tracy vs Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital

Side by side on Medicare (CMS) ratings, patient survey results, ER times, infections, readmissions and more.

Hospital comparison: Windom Area Hospital, Sanford Tracy and Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital
3 hospitals Windom Area Hospital Windom, MN ✕ Remove Sanford Tracy Tracy, MN ✕ Remove Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital Sleepy Eye, MN ✕ Remove
Overview
Location Windom, MN Tracy, MN Sleepy Eye, MN
Hospital type Critical Access Critical Access Critical Access
Ownership Government - Local Voluntary Non-Profit - Private Government - Local
Emergency room Yes Yes Yes
Ratings
Would definitely recommend 83% of patients – 80% of patients
Google rating 3.0 of 5 (15 reviews) 5.0 of 5 (3 reviews) 4.0 of 5 (14 reviews)
Emergency room
Typical ER visitMedian minutes, patients sent home 1 hr 39 min 1 hr 56 min 1 hr 47 min
Left before being seen 0% 0% –
ER volume Low Low –
Safety
Death rate: Pneumonia patientsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted – – 14.7%
Death rate: Hospital-wide, all conditionsWithin 30 days, risk-adjusted 3.9% 4.7% 5.4%
Readmissions
Readmitted: PneumoniaWithin 30 days 17.5% – 17.4%
Readmitted: Hip or knee replacementWithin 30 days 5.2% – –
Extra days back in hospital after pneumonia – – -1.3
Hospital visits within 7 days of an outpatient colonoscopy 13.2
Same as national
13.2
Same as national
12.6
Same as national
Timely care
Typical time in the ER before going homeLower is better 99 min 116 min 107 min
Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeLower is better 214 min – 235 min
Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityLower is better 194 min 204 min 274 min
Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better 0% 0% –
Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better 68% 75% 90%
Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepineLower is better 18% – 31%

"Better" or "worse" means CMS found a statistically significant difference from the national rate. Figures without a verdict are shown for context; small differences may be chance. A dash means CMS has no result for that hospital, often because it treats too few patients for that measure. About the data.

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How to compare hospitals

Start with the CMS overall star rating, which rolls up deaths, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Then look at the measures that matter for your situation: infection and complication results before surgery, maternity measures if you're expecting, and ER times for emergencies.

Most hospitals are "no different from national" on most measures. A single "worse" result covers one measure over a past period; ask the hospital about it rather than ruling it out. In an emergency, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.