Surgery Center Benchmarks Duluth, MN-WI
6 Medicare-certified surgical centers. 5 report quality measures, 6 have patient-survey scores.
| Center | City | Specialties | Ownership | ORs | Hospital visits after surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEWALK SURGERY CENTER INC | DULUTH | Orthopedic surgeryPlastic surgery | Proprietary | 4 | As expected Colonoscopy |
| Northwoods Surgery Center Llc | VIRGINIA | EndoscopyFoot surgeryOtolaryngology +1 | Proprietary | 2 | no case volume reported |
| Duluth Surgical Suites Llc | DULUTH | Foot surgeryOrthopedic surgery | Proprietary | 2 | As expected Orthopedic |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTER MILLER HILL | DULUTH | not filed | — | — | As expected Orthopedic |
| NORTHERN LAKES SURGERY CENTER | MOOSE LAKE | not filed | — | — | As expected Colonoscopy |
| ARROWHEAD SURGERY CENTER | DULUTH | Pain managementOther surgery | Proprietary | 2 | no case volume reported |
One measure shown per center — the one with reportable case volume. Every center reports on a different mix, which is why the full grid below is worth reading.
| Center | Colonoscopy nat 9.9 | Orthopedic nat 2.4 | Urology nat 5.4 | General surgery nat 1 | Transfer rate | Rating | Recommend | Surveys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEWALK SURGERY CENTER INC | 10.3 As expected | 3.5 Worse | — | 1.2 As expected | 0.062 | 97 | 97 | 303 |
| Northwoods Surgery Center Llc | — | — | — | — | 0 | 96 | 95 | 177 |
| Duluth Surgical Suites Llc | — | 2.3 As expected | — | — | 0.059 | 95 | 95 | 218 |
| ESSENTIA HEALTH SURGERY CENTER MILLER HILL | — | 2.8 As expected | 5.8 As expected | 0.9 As expected | 0 | 96 | 95 | 837 |
| NORTHERN LAKES SURGERY CENTER | 9.7 As expected | — | — | — | 0 | 95 | 95 | 327 |
| ARROWHEAD SURGERY CENTER | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 99 | 145 |
Rates are per-100 risk-standardized 7-day hospital visits; "nat" is the national rate for that measure. Rating and Recommend are OAS CAHPS linear mean scores (0–100). A dash means CMS did not report a value — usually too few cases, which is not a bad score.
Sources: CMS Provider of Services file (iQIES, 2026 Q2) for the facility list, specialties and room counts; CMS ASCQR facility-level quality measures; CMS OAS CAHPS patient survey. Metro grouping is by CBSA code 20260; the area name is the U.S. Census Bureau's own title for it, not one we invented.