Critical access hospitals in Minnesota

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Critical access hospitals
76
Staffed beds
1,440
Outpatient sites
50
Affiliated HCPs
6,730

There are 76 critical access hospitals in Minnesota, across 76 cities. Avera Granite Falls Health Center in Granite Falls is the largest, with 25 staffed beds, followed by Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center with 25. Sanford Health runs the most Minnesota critical access hospitals, 8.

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Avera Granite Falls Health Center is the largest critical access hospital in Minnesota, with 25 beds

Ranked by staffed beds in each hospital's latest CMS cost report. Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall is second with 25 beds, and CCM Health - Montevideo Hospital and Clinic in Montevideo is third with 25.

Largest critical access hospitals in Minnesota by staffed beds
#HospitalHealth systemStaffed bedsHCPs
1Avera Granite Falls Health CenterGranite FallsAvera Health2555
2Avera Marshall Regional Medical CenterMarshallAvera Health25356
3CCM Health - Montevideo Hospital and ClinicMontevideoCCM Health Hospital25157
4CentraCare - Monticello HospitalMonticelloCentraCare Health System25211
5CHI St. Francis HealthBreckenridgeCommonSpirit Health2567
6CHI St. Joseph's HealthPark RapidsCommonSpirit Health25143
7Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosbyCuyuna Regional Medical Center25273
8Essentia Health-FosstonFosstonEssentia Health2599
9Essentia Health-Moose LakeMoose LakeEssentia Health25187
10Lakewood Health SystemStaplesLakewood Health System25143

Top 10 of 76 Minnesota critical access hospitals

Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS) and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

There are 76 critical access hospitals in Minnesota, across 76 cities

A small rural hospital that CMS certifies to keep care close to home. Minnesota has 76, A to Z below. Open a profile for beds, affiliated HCPs, the org hierarchy and the leadership team.

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Minnesota critical access hospitals, A to Z
HospitalHealth systemBedsHCPsContacts
Appleton Area HealthAppletonAppleton1531Contacts
Aspirus Lake View HospitalTwo HarborsAspirus16168Contacts
Astera HealthWadenaAstera Health18110Contacts
Avera Granite Falls Health CenterGranite FallsAvera Health2555Contacts
Avera Marshall Regional Medical CenterMarshallAvera Health25356Contacts
Avera Tyler HospitalTylerAvera Health2028Contacts
Bigfork Valley HospitalBigforkBigfork Valley Hospital2050Contacts
Cass Lake Indian HospitalCass LakeU.S. Department of Health and Human Services1392Contacts
CCM Health - Montevideo Hospital and ClinicMontevideoCCM Health Hospital25157Contacts
CentraCare - Benson HospitalBensonCentraCare Health System1154Contacts
CentraCare - Long Prairie HospitalLong PrairieCentraCare Health System1495Contacts
CentraCare - Melrose HospitalMelroseCentraCare Health System14149Contacts
CentraCare - Monticello HospitalMonticelloCentraCare Health System25211Contacts
CentraCare - Paynesville HospitalPaynesvilleCentraCare Health System15193Contacts
CentraCare - Redwood HospitalRedwood FallsCentraCare Health System14113Contacts
CentraCare - Sauk Centre HospitalSauk CentreCentraCare Health System14105Contacts
CHI LakeWood HealthBaudetteCommonSpirit Health1563Contacts
CHI St. Francis HealthBreckenridgeCommonSpirit Health2567Contacts
CHI St. Joseph's HealthPark RapidsCommonSpirit Health25143Contacts
Community Memorial HospitalCloquetCommunity Memorial Hospital22195Contacts
Cook Hospital & Care CenterCookCook Hospital1460Contacts
Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosbyCuyuna Regional Medical Center25273Contacts
Elbow Lake Medical CenterElbow LakeLake Region Healthcare10257Contacts
Ely-Bloomenson Community HospitalElyEly Bloomenson Community Hospital1663Contacts
Essentia Health-AdaAdaEssentia Health1491Contacts
Essentia Health-Deer RiverDeer RiverEssentia Health20145Contacts
Essentia Health-FosstonFosstonEssentia Health2599Contacts
Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital (Graceville)GracevilleEssentia Health1521Contacts
Essentia Health-Moose LakeMoose LakeEssentia Health25187Contacts
Essentia Health-Northern Pines (Aurora)AuroraEssentia Health1691Contacts
Essentia Health-SandstoneSandstoneEssentia Health999Contacts
Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwoodGlacial Ridge Health System19129Contacts
Glencoe Regional HealthGlencoeGlencoe Regional Health24153Contacts
Gundersen St. Elizabeth's HospitalWabashaEmplify Health1491Contacts
Hendricks Community HospitalHendricksHendricks Community Hospital2419Contacts
Johnson Memorial HospitalDawsonJohnson Memorial Health Services1731Contacts
Kittson HealthcareHallockKittson Healthcare Clinic1550Contacts
Lakewood Health SystemStaplesLakewood Health System25143Contacts
LifeCare Medical CenterRoseauLifeCare Medical Center25184Contacts
Madelia HealthMadeliaMadelia Health2556Contacts
Madison HospitalMadisonMadison Healthcare Services1243Contacts
Mayo Clinic Health System in Cannon FallsCannon FallsMayo Clinic15293Contacts
Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake CityLake CityMayo Clinic15200Contacts
Mayo Clinic Health System in New PragueNew PragueMayo Clinic23261Contacts
Mayo Clinic Health System in St. JamesSaint JamesMayo Clinic13180Contacts
Mayo Clinic Health System in WasecaWasecaMayo Clinic12261Contacts
Meeker Memorial HospitalLitchfieldMeeker County25158Contacts
Mille Lacs Health SystemOnamiaMille Lacs Health System1881Contacts
Mora HospitalMoraWelia Health25250Contacts
Murray County Medical CenterSlaytonMurray County, Minnesota2143Contacts

Showing 1 to 10 of 76 critical access hospitals in Minnesota

Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Sanford Health runs the most Minnesota critical access hospitals, with 8

Dmand AI maps every hospital to its parent organization, up to the health system. 7 health systems and parent organizations run two or more Minnesota critical access hospitals. HCPs are counted at each hospital, so a clinician at two hospitals counts twice.

Health systems with the most Minnesota critical access hospitals
#Health systemMinnesota critical accessStaffed bedsHCPs
1Sanford HealthHealth system8155663
2Essentia HealthHealth system7124733
3CentraCare Health SystemHealth system7107920
4Mayo ClinicAcademic health system5781,195
5CommonSpirit HealthHealth system490458
6Avera HealthHealth system370439
7Ridgeview Medical CenterHealth system229135

7 systems with two or more Minnesota critical access hospitals

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57 of the 76 Minnesota critical access hospitals are nonprofit, according to CMS

19 are run by a government. 74 have an emergency department and 56 are trauma centers.

Nonprofit57
Government19
Emergency departments74
Trauma centers56

Sources: Provider of Services File (CMS) and Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)

New Ulm Medical Center has the most affiliated doctors of any Minnesota critical access hospital, with 218

Across all 76 Minnesota critical access hospitals, 6,730 HCPs have a current affiliation, 3,898 of them physicians. Each clinician is counted once. Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center is second with 194 affiliated physicians.

HCPs at Minnesota critical access hospitals by type

  1. Physicians (MD, DO)3,898
  2. Nurses and nurse practitioners1,600
  3. Physician assistants722
  4. Behavioral health clinicians170
  5. Other HCPs340

Largest physician specialties at Minnesota critical access hospitals

  • Family medicine886
  • Diagnostic radiology365
  • Internal medicine354
  • Emergency medicine257
  • Hospitalist186
  • Surgery163
  • Orthopaedic surgery159
  • Cardiovascular disease149

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Ada has the most critical access hospitals in Minnesota, with 1

1critical access hospitals in Ada
1critical access hospitals in Aitkin
1critical access hospitals in Appleton
1critical access hospitals in Arlington
1critical access hospitals in Aurora
1critical access hospitals in Bagley

76 Minnesota cities have at least one critical access hospital. City pages list every hospital type.

Source: Provider of Services File (CMS)

Each Minnesota critical access hospital profile shows beds, the org hierarchy, HCPs and leaders

  • Beds, discharges and revenueStaffed beds, inpatient discharges and net patient revenue from CMS cost reportsOn every profile
  • Health system and sister hospitalsThe parent system and a sample of its other hospitalsOn every profile
  • Affiliated HCPsA count by specialty and a sample of the physicians who practice thereOn every profile
  • Size ranksRank by beds, discharges and revenue in the state and the USOn every profile
  • Every outpatient site and unitThe full org tree below the hospital, site by siteWith a free account
  • Executive contactsWork emails and direct dials for the C-suite and department leadersWith a free account
  • EHR and technologyInpatient EHR vendor and the technology products in useWith a free account
  • Full HCP rosterEvery affiliated clinician, with contactsWith a free account

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Sources: Hospital Provider Cost Report (CMS), Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Sources for the Minnesota critical access hospital directory

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
Hospitals, types and servicesProvider of Services File (CMS)
Beds, discharges and revenueHospital Provider Cost Report (CMS)
Health systems and outpatient sitesDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Affiliated HCPsDmand AI Affiliation Data
Executives and department leadersDmand AI Executive Data

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The directory counts hospitals with a CMS certification number (CCN) that CMS classifies as critical access hospitals. Beds come from each hospital's latest cost report.

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How many critical access hospitals are in Minnesota?

There are 76 critical access hospitals in Minnesota, in 76 cities, with 1,440 staffed beds between them.

What is a critical access hospital?

A small rural hospital that CMS certifies to keep care close to home. It has 25 or fewer inpatient beds, keeps an average stay of 96 hours or less, and is usually more than 35 miles from another hospital.

What is the largest critical access hospital in Minnesota?

Avera Granite Falls Health Center in Granite Falls, with 25 staffed beds in its latest CMS cost report. Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center is second with 25, and CCM Health - Montevideo Hospital and Clinic is third with 25.

Which health system has the most critical access hospitals in Minnesota?

Sanford Health, with 8 critical access hospitals, followed by Essentia Health with 7 and CentraCare Health System with 7.

How many Minnesota critical access hospitals are nonprofit?

57 of 76, according to CMS ownership records. 19 are government hospitals.

How do I find a hospital's CCN or NPI?

Each Minnesota hospital profile lists its CMS certification number (CCN) and NPI at the top, next to the address and main phone number.

How do I find decision makers at Minnesota hospitals?

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