Kittson Memorial HospitalHallock, MN
Kittson Memorial Hospital is a non-profit critical access hospital in Hallock, Minnesota, with an emergency department. As of the July 2026 CMS release, patients treated and sent home spend a median of 1 hr 51 min in its emergency department, 24 min shorter than the Minnesota average of 2 hr 15 min.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyKittson
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS27069
- Area Code218
Visiting Kittson Memorial Hospital
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- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
Patients spend an average of 1 hour 51 minutes in the emergency department at Kittson Memorial Hospital. That is 24 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 Kittson Memorial Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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What patients say
CMS patient survey (HCAHPS) · 25 completed surveys · patients discharged Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
81% would definitely recommend it (U.S. average 71%). 73% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
The patient survey (HCAHPS) asks a random sample of adult patients about their recent hospital stay. CMS adjusts the results for the mix of patients and how the survey was done, so hospitals can be compared fairly. CMS gives a star rating only to hospitals with at least 100 completed surveys, so this hospital has answer percentages but no stars. These results come from fewer than 100 completed surveys, so CMS advises using them with caution. About the data.
Readmissions and return visits
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Medicare patients
On the 1 readmission and return-visit measures CMS could compare, Kittson Memorial Hospital was no different from the national rate or its expected level.
Return trips after a stay or procedure
Readmission rates count Medicare patients who were admitted to any acute-care hospital within 30 days of leaving this one, adjusted for how sick they were. "Better" or "worse" means CMS found the difference from the national rate statistically significant; most hospitals are "no different". Return-day and outpatient-surgery measures compare the hospital with what CMS expected for its own patients. The Readmissions Reduction Program ratios are shown as CMS publishes them; whether a hospital's payments are reduced depends on how its ratios compare with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone doesn't mean a penalty. About the data.
Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
Kittson 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. 137 patients. | 111 min | 162 min |
| Typical ER time for patients transferred to another facilityMedian minutes from arrival to leaving. Lower is better. 15 patients. | 243 min | 287 min |
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 724 patients. | 0% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 126 patients. | 38% | 78% |
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. About the data.
Doctors at Kittson Memorial Hospital
19 Medicare-enrolled doctors and other clinicians list this hospital as an affiliation, across 10 specialties.
Federal rules require hospitals to publish their prices, including the rates they've negotiated with each insurer and their cash prices. Kittson Memorial Hospital lists them here:
From the hospital's price transparency file (kittsonhc.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 Kittson Memorial Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Kittson Memorial Hospital Association, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1922.
48 doctors and other clinicians list Kittson 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.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Sep 2023 · Kittson Memorial Hospital Association (EIN 41-0724034)
As filed with the IRS by Kittson Memorial Hospital Association. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Kittson Memorial Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Kittson is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 13.
Mental health: Kittson is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 17.
Dental: Kittson is a federally designated health professional shortage area. Highest shortage score 8.
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
Find doctors in Hallock
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Hallock, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Care after a stay at Kittson Memorial Hospital
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 2.1mi Kittson HealthcareHallock, MN Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.