CentraCare is an integrated

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system in

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. The

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includes six hospitals, seven senior care facilities, 18 clinics, four pharmacies and numerous inpatient and outpatient specialty care services.

Major entities

St. Cloud Hospital

Founded in 1886 by the Sisters of the

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, St. Cloud Hospital is a

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, not-for-profit hospital located in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It offers inpatient and outpatient services, including care for heart disease and cancer, preventive health screenings and behavioral health services. The

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employs more than 4,900 staff, 450 physicians and 1,000 volunteers. It serves 690,000 people in the surrounding 12-county area and ranks among the 100 TOP Hospitals nationwide according to Truven Health Analytics, a national healthcare rating agency.

CentraCare — Long Prairie

* Long Prairie Clinic,

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* Long Prairie Hospital, 25 beds * Long Prairie Care Center, 70 beds, long-term care CentraCare — Long Prairie serves

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and employs more than 250 staff (2014). The

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certified CentraCare Clinic — Long Prairie as a designated health care home site through November 2015 and accredited Long Prairie Hospital as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital. CentraCare — Long Prairie's long-term care facility was also among the 10 percent of Minnesota care centers awarded five stars on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare rating system.

CentraCare — Melrose

* Melrose Clinic,

* Melrose Hospital, 25-bed critical access hospital with retail pharmacy * Pine Villa Care Center, 75-bed long-term care facility with

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unit * Park View Center, 61-unit senior apartment building with assisted living services * CentraCare Radiation Oncology (Alexandria) This network serves 10,000 residents in and around western

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and employs more than 280 staff. The Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) program at CentraCare — Melrose is certified by the American Diabetes Association, and Melrose Clinic is a health care home-certified site through November 2015, per Minnesota Department of Health guidelines.

CentraCare — Monticello

* Monticello Hospital, 25-bed hospital with Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation and Level IV Trauma Center * Monticello Care Center, 89-bed long-term care facility * Monticello Medical Group * Monticello Cancer Center

CentraCare — Sauk Centre

* Sauk Centre Clinic,

* Sauk Centre Hospital, 25-bed critical access hospital * Sauk Centre Care Center, 60-bed long-term care facility * Lakeshore Estates, 30-unit independent living senior housing CentraCare — Sauk Centre serves 10,000 residents in and around western

and employs more than 230 staff.

CentraCare — Paynesville

* Family medicine clinics in Cold Spring, Eden Valley, P * Paynesville and Richmond * Paynesville Hospital * Koronis Manor Care Center, long-term care facility * Stearns Place, retirement apartments * Washburne Court, assisted living apartments

CentraCare Clinic

CentraCare Clinic operates more than 30 clinics and several specialty clinics in Central Minnesota and employs about 1,000 staff. CentraCare Clinic includes more than 260 providers who practice 25 medical specialties and offer outreach services in 40 communities. CentraCare ''eClinic'' provides an online diagnosis option. Clinic sites include: * Albany Clinic * Becker Clinic * Big Lake Clinic * * Cold Spring Clinic * * Eden Valley Clinic * Family Health Center, St. Cloud * Health Plaza Endocrinology, St. Cloud * Health Plaza Family Medicine, St. Cloud * Health Plaza Internal Medicine, St. Cloud * Health Plaza Obstetrics & Women's Health, St. Cloud * Health Plaza Pediatrics, St. Cloud * Health Plaza Pediatrics Walk-In Care, St. Cloud * Little Falls Specialty Clinic * Long Prairie Clinic * Melrose Clinic * Monticello Medical Group * Northway Family Medicine, St. Cloud * Paynesville Clinic * Richmond Clinic * River Campus, St. Cloud * Sauk Centre Clinic * St. Joseph Clinic * Willmar Skylark Clinic

St. Benedict's Senior Community

St. Benedict's Senior Community provides nursing services, including short stay and hospice care, as well as services for those with Alzheimer’s disease or other memory-loss conditions. Senior housing offerings include retirement, assisted living and income-based apartments. St. Benedict's has locations in both St. Cloud and

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, Minnesota, and care center services include therapeutic recreation, nutrition, rehabilitation services, respite, hospice and spiritual care, social services and a beauty/barber salon.

CentraCare Foundation

CentraCare Foundation engages the

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community in partnership to improve health and health care. The Foundation accepts charitable contributions for all CentraCare entities. In fiscal year 2014-2015, CentraCare Foundation gave more than $5 million in health care grants throughout Central Minnesota.

Carris Health

A subsidiary of CentraCare, Carris Health formed in 2018. In June 2022, Carris Health renamed to CentraCare.

Willmar's Rice Memorial Hospital

In April 2021, CentraCare, which owns Willmar's Rice Memorial Hospital through its affiliate Carris Health, will bear the $32 million debt associated with the hospital from the city of Willmar.

References

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