Johnson Memorial HospitalDawson, MN
Johnson Memorial Hospital is a public critical access hospital in Dawson, Minnesota, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 2 hr 6 min in its emergency department, 9 min shorter than the Minnesota average of 2 hr 15 min.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyLac Qui Parle
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS27073
- Area Code320
Visiting Johnson Memorial Hospital
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 2 hours 6 minutes in the emergency department at Johnson Memorial Hospital. That is 9 minutes shorter than the Minnesota average of 2 hours 15 minutes.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Johnson Memorial Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Infections, complications and deaths
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · compared with hospitals nationwide
Death rates within 30 days
| Patients treated for | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital-wide, all conditions | 4.4% | 3.9% |
Risk-adjusted rates. CMS has not published a statistical better/worse comparison for these death rates in the current release, so small differences from the U.S. rate may be chance.
"Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national benchmark statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Infection results compare the infections a hospital reported with the number predicted for a hospital of its size and type (a ratio below 1 means fewer than predicted). Death and complication rates are risk-adjusted for how sick patients were. Each death rate counts deaths within 30 days of a hospital stay, pooled over one to three years of Medicare patients depending on the measure. About the data.
Nearby ERs with shorter visits
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Johnson Memorial Hospital's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S.* |
|---|---|---|
| Typical time in the ER before going homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving, for ER patients sent home (not counting mental health patients or transfers). Lower is better. 223 patients. | 126 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for mental health patients sent homeMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 11 patients. | 159 min | 257 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 570 patients. | 0% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 113 patients. | 66% | 78% |
| Discharged on two opioids, or an opioid and a benzodiazepinePatients sent home with prescriptions that raise the risk of overdose when combined. Lower is better. 34 patients. | 18% | 15% |
| Blood clot prevention givenHigher is better. 68 patients. | 93% | 90%* |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. *Median of all hospitals CMS reports, where CMS publishes no national figure. About the data.
Doctors at Johnson Memorial Hospital
13 Medicare-enrolled doctors and specialists list this hospital as an affiliation, across 9 specialties.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Johnson Memorial Hospital lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (jmhsmn.org/cms-hpt.txt), checked Oct 24, 2026. For an estimate of what you'll pay, ask the hospital or your insurer; Medicare's averages are on our procedure cost pages.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Sep 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Minnesota hospital finances.
Who owns Johnson Memorial Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Johnson Memorial Health Services, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1972.
27 doctors and other clinicians list Johnson Memorial Hospital as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Johnson Memorial Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Lac qui Parle is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 11.
Mental health: Lac qui Parle is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 19.
Dental: Lac qui Parle is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 9.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Minnesota earn a median $101,510 a year. Healthcare salaries in Minnesota.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Minnesota shortage areas
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Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Dawson, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.