Minnesota Stroke System Designated Hospitals

(119 hospitals - Updated 7/2023)

Maps

• Minnesota Stroke System Coverage (PDF) shows a map of designated hospitals in Minnesota.

Comprehensive Stroke Centers (11)

1. Abbott Northwestern Hospital – Minneapolis
2. Essentia Health – Fargo
3. Hennepin Health Care – HCMC – Minneapolis
4. M Health – University of Minnesota Medical Center – Minneapolis
5. Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester, Saint Mary’s Campus – Rochester
6. North Memorial Health Hospital – Robbinsdale
7. Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital – St. Louis Park
8. Regions Hospital – St. Paul
9. Sanford Medical Center Fargo – Fargo
10. Centra Care St. Cloud Hospital – St. Cloud
11. United Hospital – St. Paul

Primary Stroke Centers (12)

1. Altru Health System – Grand Forks, ND
2. Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center – Brainerd
3. Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center – Duluth*
4. Gundersen Health System- La Crosse – La Crosse, WI
5. M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital – Edina*
6. Mayo Clinic Health System Franciscan Healthcare – La Crosse, WI
7. Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato – Mankato
8. Mercy Hospital – Coon Rapids*
9. M Health Fairview St. John’s Hospital – Maplewood
10. Sanford USD Medical Center- Sioux Falls, SD*
11. St. Luke's Hospital – Duluth
12. Mercy Hospital, Unity Campus – Fridley

*Certified by The Joint Commission as a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke (TSC) Center or certified by DNV as Primary Plus Stroke (PSC+) Center. These stroke centers meet rigorous standards for certification and are capable of providing thrombectomy services for large vessel occlusion ischemic strokes and post-procedure care 24/7. The Minnesota EMS Acute Stroke Routing tool Evidence-Based Strategies for Stroke Identification in the Pre-Hospital Setting with use of a Stroke Severity Tool (PDF), recommends transport to the closest endovascular capable stroke center recognizing that Thrombectomy-Capable and Comprehensive Stroke Centers are able to provide these services 24/7.

Acute Stroke Ready Hospitals (96)

1. Alomere Health – Alexandria
2. Appleton Area Health Services – Appleton
3. Astera Health – Wadena
4. Avera Granite Falls – Granite Falls
5. Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center – Marshall
6. Buffalo Hospital – Buffalo
7. Cambridge Medical Center – Cambridge
8. CCM Health – Montevideo
9. CentraCare Benson – Benson 
10. CentraCare Long Prairie – Long Prairie
11. CentraCare Melrose – Melrose
12. CentraCare Monticello – Monticello
13. CentraCare Paynesville – Paynesville
14. CentraCare Redwood Hospital – Redwood Falls
15. CentraCare Rice Memorial Hospital – Willmar
16. CentraCare Sauk Centre – Sauk Centre
17. CHI St. Francis Health – Breckenridge
18. CHI St. Gabriel's Health – Little Falls
19. CHI St. Joseph's Health – Park Rapids
20. Community Memorial Hospital – Cloquet
21. Cook Hospital – Cook
22. Cuyuna Regional Medical Center – Crosby
23. District One Hospital – Faribault
24. Essentia Health Ada – Ada
25. Essentia Health Deer River – Deer River
26. Essentia Health Fosston – Fosston
27. Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital – Graceville
28. Essentia Health Moose Lake – Moose Lake
29. Essentia Health Northern Pines – Aurora
30. Essentia Health Sandstone – Sandstone
31. Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center – Detroit Lakes
32. Essentia Health Virginia – Virginia
33. Glacial Ridge Health System – Glenwood
34. Glencoe Regional Health Services – Glencoe
35. Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital – Grand Rapids
36. Hudson Hospital - Hudson, Wisconsin
37. Hutchinson Health – Hutchinson
38. Lake Region Healthcare – Fergus Falls
39. Lakeview Hospital – Stillwater
40. Lake View Hospital – Two Harbors
41. Lakewood Health System – Staples
42. LifeCare Medical Center – Roseau
43. Madelia Community Hospital – Madelia
44. Mahnomen Health Center – Mahnomen
45. Maple Grove Hospital - Maple Grove
46. Mayo Clinic Health System – Albert Lea
47. Mayo Clinic Health System – Austin
48. Mayo Clinic Health System – Cannon Falls
49. Mayo Clinic Health System – Fairmont
50. Mayo Clinic Health System – Lake City
51. Mayo Clinic Health System – New Prague
52. Mayo Clinic Health System – Red Wing
53. Mayo Clinic Health System – St. James
54. Mayo Clinic Health System – Waseca
55. Meeker Memorial Hospital – Litchfield
56. M Health Fairview Lakes – Wyoming
57. M Health Fairview Northland – Princeton
58. M Health Fairview Range – Hibbing
59. M Health Fairview Ridges – Burnsville
60. M Health Fairview Woodwinds – Woodbury
61. Mille Lacs Health System – Onamia
62. Murray County Medical Center – Slayton
63. New Ulm Medical Center – New Ulm
64. Northfield Hospital & Clinics – Northfield
65. Olivia Hospital & Clinic – Olivia
66. Ortonville Area Health Services – Ortonville
67. Owatonna Hospital - Owatonna
68. Perham Health – Perham
69. Pipestone County Medical Center – Pipestone
70. Regina Hospital – Hastings
71. Ridgeview Le Sueur Medical Center – Le Sueur
72. Ridgeview Medical Center – Waconia
73. Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center – Arlington
74. River Falls Area Hospital – River Falls
75. River's Edge Hospital & Clinic – St. Peter
76. RiverView Health – Crookston
77. Riverwood Healthcare Center – Aitkin
78. Sanford Bagley Medical Center – Bagley
79. Sanford Bemidji Medical Center – Bemidji
80. Sanford Canby Medical Center – Canby
81. Sanford Jackson Medical Center – Jackson
82. Sanford Luverne Medical Center – Luverne
83. Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center – Thief River
84. Sanford Tracy Medical Center – Tracy
85. Sanford Westbrook Medical Center – Westbrook
86. Sanford Wheaton Medical Center – Wheaton
87. Sanford Worthington Medical Center – Worthington
88. Sleepy Eye Medical Center – Sleepy Eye
89. Stevens Community Medical Center – Morris
90. St. Elizabeth's Medical Center – Wabasha
91. St. Francis Regional Medical Center – Shakopee
92. Two-Twelve Medical Center – Chaska
93. United Hospital District – Blue Earth
94. Welia Health – Mora
95. Windom Area Hospital – Windom
96. Winona Health – Winona

For more information, email health.stroke@state.mn.us or call 651-201-4095.

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