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Critical Access hospitals in Minnesota

Critical Access hospitals › Minnesota

Minnesota has 76 Critical Access hospitals. 76 of them have an emergency department. Across those that report it, the median emergency department visit lasts 1 hr 56 min.

A Critical Access Hospital is a Medicare designation for a small rural hospital. To qualify, a hospital keeps no more than 25 inpatient beds, sits a set distance from the next nearest hospital, keeps an average inpatient stay of 96 hours or less, and provides emergency care 24 hours a day. The designation exists to keep emergency care within reach in places too small to support a full general hospital, and it changes how Medicare pays them.

Hospital City ER wait CMS rating
Bridges Medical Services Ada 1 hr 39 min —
Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin 1 hr 36 min —
Appleton Municipal Hospital Appleton 2 hr 17 min —
Sibley Medical Center Arlington 1 hr 53 min —
Northern Pines Medical Center Aurora 1 hr 52 min —
Clearwater Health Services Bagley 2 hr 40 min —
Lakewood Health Center Baudette 1 hr 58 min —
Swift County Benson Hospital Benson 1 hr 56 min —
Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork 2 hr 5 min —
United Hospital District Blue Earth 2 hr 8 min 5/5
St Francis Healthcare Campus Breckenridge 1 hr 50 min —
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby 1 hr 46 min —
Cannon Falls Med Ctr Mayo Cannon Falls 1 hr 25 min —
Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital Cass Lake 1 hr 8 min —
Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet 2 hr 3 min —
Cook Hospital Cook 1 hr 53 min —
Riverview Hospital Crookston 1 hr 18 min —
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby 1 hr 42 min 3/5
Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson 2 hr 6 min —
Deer River Healthcare Center Deer River 1 hr 31 min —
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services Elbow Lake 2 hr 8 min —
Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely 1 hr 40 min —
Essentia Health Fosston Fosston 1 hr 24 min —
Glencoe Regional Health Services Glencoe 2 hr 38 min —
Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood 2 hr 20 min 4/5
Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville 2 hr 11 min —
Cook County Northshore Hospital Grand Marais 2 hr 9 min —
Municipal Hospital and Granite Manor Granite Falls 1 hr 39 min —
Kittson Memorial Hospital Hallock 1 hr 51 min —
Hendricks Community Hospital Hendricks 1 hr 55 min —
Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls 2 hr 11 min —
Sanford Jackson Medical Center Jackson 2 hr 4 min —
Lake City Medical Center Mayo Health System Lake City 1 hr 50 min —
Minnesota Valley Health Center INC Le Sueur 1 hr 45 min —
Meeker Memorial Hospital Litchfield 2 hr 2 min —
St Gabriels Hospital Little Falls 2 hr 21 min 4/5
Centracare Health System - Long Prairie Long Prairie 2 hr 3 min —
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne 1 hr 56 min —
Madelia Community Hospital Madelia 2 hr 1 min —
Madison Hospital Madison 1 hr 48 min —
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Ctr Marshall 2 hr 6 min —
Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital Melrose 2 hr 21 min 5/5
Chippewa County Hospital Montevideo 1 hr 46 min —
New River Medical Center Monticello 2 hr 12 min —
Mercy Hospital & Health Care Center Moose Lake 1 hr 52 min —
Kanabec Hospital Mora 2 hr 17 min 3/5
Stevens Community Medical Center Morris 2 hr 46 min —
Queen of Peace Hospital New Prague 1 hr 57 min 2/5
New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm 1 hr 40 min 5/5
Renville County Hospital and Clinics Olivia 2 hr 4 min 2/5
Mille Lacs Health System Onamia 42 min —
Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville 2 hr —
St Josephs Area Health Services Park Rapids 2 hr 31 min 3/5
Paynesville Area Hospital Paynesville 2 hr 4 min —
Perham Memorial Hospital & Home Perham 2 hr 15 min 3/5
Pipestone County Medical Center Ashton Cc Pipestone 2 hr 12 min —
Redwood Area Hospital Redwood Falls 2 hr 8 min —
Lifecare Medical Center Roseau 1 hr 57 min —
Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone 1 hr 42 min —
St Michaels Hospital & Nursing Home Sauk Centre 1 hr 49 min —
Murray County Memorial Hospital Slayton 1 hr 56 min —
Sleepy Eye Municipal Hospital Sleepy Eye 1 hr 47 min —
St James Medical Center - Mayo Health System St James 1 hr 38 min —
River's Edge Hospital & Clinic St Peter 2 hr 8 min —
Lakewood Health System Staples 2 hr 6 min —
Sanford Medical Center Thief River Falls Thief River Falls 1 hr 47 min —
Sanford Tracy Tracy 1 hr 56 min —
Lake View Memorial Hospital Two Harbors 2 hr 4 min —
Tyler Healthcare Center Tyler 1 hr 52 min —
St Elizabeth Medical Center Wabasha 1 hr 35 min —
Tri County Hospital Wadena 2 hr 18 min 3/5
North Valley Health Center Warren 1 hr 54 min —
Waseca Medical Center-Mayo Health System Waseca 1 hr 34 min —
Sanford Westbrook Medical Center Westbrook 1 hr 52 min —
Wheaton Community Hospital Wheaton 1 hr 43 min —
Windom Area Hospital Windom 1 hr 39 min —

Designation from the CMS Hospital General Information dataset. Data published July 2026. See all hospitals in Minnesota, or Critical Access hospitals in other states. How this data works.