Northfield Hospital is a 37-bed hospital located in a vibrant, college town of 17,000. It sits on the southern edge of a major metropolitan area that includes
Minneapolis and
St Paul.
Northfield Hospital and its attached long-term care center are owned by the city and serve approximately 50,000 area residents who live in Rice, Dakota, Scott and Goodhue counties.
Northfield Hospital provides a wide range of health care services from emergency services to home care. Their 370 employees offer emergency services, including an emergency room with round the clock physician staffing; critical care; birthing services; a full complement of skilled surgeons; high-tech diagnostic imaging; comprehensive rehabilitation services; chemotherapy; home care and hospice.
It is currently the anchor of a new integrated health campus, which will include facilities for a Primary Care Clinic and specialized facilities for cardiology, oncology and accommodations for visiting specialists.