Safe Sleep Certified Hospitals and Birth Centers

Minnesota Department of Health congratulates the following hospitals and birth centers in Minnesota on receiving infant safe sleep designation through Cribs for Kids® the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program. This program certifies and recognizes hospitals that are committed to demonstrating leadership by implementing evidence-based practices to promote infant sleep safety in their facilities.

Gold Level:

• Hennepin Healthcare
• Ridgeview Medical Center

Silver Level:

• Sanford Luverne Medical Center
• Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital

You can view the map of safe sleep certified hospitals in Minnesota at the Cribs for Kids® website.

The National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program offers three levels of designation: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Each level comprises of systems, community, and patient-level infant safe sleep strategies to reduce the risk of sleep-related sudden unexpected infant death (SUID).

Media

Press Releases:

• MDH highlights grantees’ work and free crib program to promote safe sleep for infants (November 18, 2024)
• Sanford Luverne named a Silver Safe Sleep Hospital (March 15, 2022)
• St. Luke’s Earns National Safe Sleep Re-Certification (January 5, 2022)