Owatonna Hospital

Owatonna Hospital is a non-profit regional medical center in Owatonna, Minnesota, United States that serves patients in and around Steele County, Minnesota. Owatonna Hospital provides a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency care services, as well as home and palliative care and hospice. It is owned by Allina Health System of Minneapolis.

Owatonna Hospital
Geography
Location2250 26th Street, NW
Owatonna, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States
Services
Beds43
Links
ListsHospitals in Minnesota

New location

A new hospital opened in October 2009 at 2250 NW 26th Street in Owatonna, Minnesota. The hospital adjoins with Mayo Clinic Health System - Owatonna, to create one multi-faceted health care campus.[1][2] The former location was 903 S. Oak Ave. in Owatonna, Minnesota.

Facts

Currently Owatonna Hospital has:

  • 77 licensed hospital beds
  • 350 employees
  • Owatonna Clinic-Mayo Health System practicing physicians

In 2007 Owatonna Hospital had:

  • 2,653 inpatient admissions
  • 592 births
  • 31,803 outpatient visits
  • 15000 emergency department visits
  • 6,399 surgeries[2]

Accreditation

Owatonna Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)[3][4]

Collective bargaining

Some service workers at the hospital are represented by the Service Employees International Union.[5]

References
  1. Phelps, David D. (May 3, 2005). "Allina, Mayo to build hospital; Owatonna facility is expected to open in early 2008.(BUSINESS)". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN). Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  2. Owatonna Hospital website
  3. "Quality Report: Owatonna Hospital". Joint Commission. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  4. "Owatonna Hospital Workers Approve First-Ever Contract; Hospital Workers Gain Workplace Safety Standards, Wage Increases". Allina Hospitals & Clinics press release via Business Wire. December 20, 2005. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  5. "Service workers, Allina report gains from alliance". Star-Tribune (Minneapolis). April 19, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-30.

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