Marshfield Clinic hospitals named to Forbes hospitals list
Feb. 27, 2026
Contact:
Jeff Starck
Marshfield Clinic region of Sanford Health
715-389-4978 / starck.jeffrey@marshfieldclinic.org
MARSHFIELD, Wis. – Marshfield Clinic hospitals in Weston, Minocqua and Iron Mountain, Mich., recently were named to the inaugural Forbes Top Hospitals 2026 list.
The Forbes Top Hospitals rating system evaluates general acute care hospitals throughout the United States to offer consumers unbiased information on which hospitals can offer top-notch, high-value medical services, while also giving hospitals a benchmark to compare their performance to that of their peers.
Healthcare measurement experts, an advisory panel comprised of clinicians, scientists, health policy researchers, and patient advocates, and a healthcare data and analytics firm used Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider Data Catalog data to produce the Forbes Top Hospitals list. Forbes identified healthcare quality measures that assess patient outcomes, hospital best practices, value, and patient experience. These measures were chosen specifically because they have been developed and regularly tested by leaders in the healthcare community to meet rigorous national standards.
From an initial pool of 5,400 hospitals nationwide, Forbes identified 2,600 that met its criteria including Marshfield Medical Center-Weston, Marshfield Medical Center-Minocqua and Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson.
“It’s an honor for our organization to be recognized by Forbes as having three highly recognized hospitals serving those communities,” said Marshfield Clinic President and CEO Dr. Brian Hoerneman. “This recognition reflects the dedication of our leadership team, providers, nurses and support staff who provide compassionate and world-class care for our patients.”
Two of these three hospitals, Minocqua and Dickinson, serve rural areas and are critical access points to advanced care provided by other Marshfield Clinic hospitals.
“All three hospitals are key leaders in their communities helping patients and their families be their healthiest,” Hoerneman said. “We continue to add resources at our local hospitals to keep care local and provide access to the greater Marshfield Clinic resources when more complex medical matters arise.”
A full list of the Forbes Top Hospitals 2026 list can be found here.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 55,000 employees and serves more than 2 million patients and nearly 415,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 58 hospitals, 289 clinic locations, 145 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and 1,100 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to nearly 80 specialties. More than 400 residents and fellows are trained each year through graduate medical education with Sanford Health fully funding and supporting 29 of the 40 available programs. Sanford Health also includes Lewis Drug, a pharmacy and retail chain with 60 locations in three states and nearly 190 pharmacists. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
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