Awards & Recognition – Past 5 Years

Awards

  • 5 Star Rating for Patient Experience – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – Jul 2024
  • 5 Star Rating for Patient Recommendation – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – Jul 2024
  • 5 Star Rating for Cleanliness – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – Jul 2024
  • 5 Star Rating for Quietness – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – Jul 2024
  • 5 Star Rating for Staff Responsiveness – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – Jul 2024
  • MDH MN Antibiotic Stewardship Honor Roll 2024-2025 – Silver Award – July 2024
  • MDH MN Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace – December 2023
  • 5 Star Rating for Patient Experience – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – July 2023
  • EMS Clinical Excellence to Glacial Ridge Ambulance – Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB) – February 2023
  • Outstanding Patient Experience Award – (top 10% in the nation) – Healthgrades – May 2022
  • 5 Star Rating for Patient Experience – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – January 2022
  • Top 175 Workplaces 2021 – Star Tribune – Jun 2021
  • Outstanding Patient Experience Award – (top 15% in the nation) – Healthgrades – May 2021
  • 5 Star Rating for Patient Experience – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – Aug 2020
  • Top 150 Workplaces 2020 – 1st of 50 midsize companies in Minnesota – Star Tribune – Jun 2020
  • Top 150 Workplaces 2020 – Outstanding Managers – Star Tribune – Jun 2020
  • Outstanding Patient Experience Award – (top 15% in the nation) – Healthgrades – May 2020
  • Rated 6th in Minnesota for Patient Experience at 92% – 2019 Minnesota Health Care Quality Report – MN Health Scores from MN Community Measurement – Feb 2020

Designations/Accreditation

  • Level IV Trauma Center – MDH: MN Statewide Trauma System
  • Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the state of Minnesota Stroke System (MDH)
  • Critical Access Hospital – MDH: Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC)
  • Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support Licensed Glacial Ridge Ambulance – MN Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB)
  • American Board of Bariatric Medicine (ABBM) Certified – Medical Weight Loss Clinic
  • American College of Radiology (ACR) Accredited Mammography Facility
  • Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Certified
  • Rural Health Clinic – MDH: Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC) – Brooten Medical Center, Glenwood Medical Center, Starbuck Medical Center
  • Medicare Certified – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – Glacial Ridge Hospital, Glacial Ridge Homecare / Hospice
  • Pink Ribbon Facility
  • We Honor Veterans Partner – Department of Veterans Affairs – Glacial Ridge Hospice

Glacial Ridge Health System provides quality care for residents and visitors throughout our county and portions of neighboring counties including the towns of Alexandria, Morris, Benson, Osakis, Sauk Centre, and Belgrade. We are a state-of-the-art facility located one hour from St. Cloud and located halfway between Fargo and the Twin Cities.


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