Awards & Recognitions

Our Heroes Are Getting the Recognition They've Earned!

CentraCare maintains a clear focus on quality. Our dedicated, skilled professionals strive to deliver outstanding clinical
outcomes and a superior patient experience.

While national awards affirm our quality, compassionate care remains our hallmark.

National recognition for outstanding care and workplace includes:
St. Cloud Hospital Celebrates 5th
Magnet Redesignation
This honor recognizes health care organizations for nursing excellence, resulting in a motivated, valued staff and a collaborative environment that inspires nurses to advance health care. This credential is the highest national honor for professional nursing practice and is a testament to St. Cloud Hospital's continued dedication to high-quality nursing patient care.

St. Cloud Hospital is now one of only 43 organizations in
the world that have achieved a fifth redesignation — that equals less than 1 percent of the more than 6,000 hospitals in the United States. Only 604 hospitals worldwide are Magnet-designated.

Read more about the American Nurses Magnet Recognition Program
Recognized #3 "Best Hospital"
To be recognized in the U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Hospitals,' U.S. News evaluates data from nearly 5,000 hospitals. To achieve a national ranking in a specialty, a hospital must excel in caring for the sickest and most medically complex patients.

Read more about the U.S. News & World Report
Ranked High Performing Hospital
St. Cloud Hospital is rated high performing in 2 adult specialties and 14 procedures and conditions.


Adult Specialties
  1. Cancer
  2. Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Procedures/Conditions
  1. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  2. Aortic Valve Surgery
  3. Back Surgery (Spinal Fusion)
  4. Colon Cancer Surgery
  5. COPD
  6. Diabetes
  7. Heart Attack
  8. Heart Bypass Surgery
  9. Heart Failure
  10. Hip Replacement
  11. Kidney Failure
  12. Knee Replacement
  13. Lung Cancer Surgery
  14. Stroke

Read more about the U.S. News & World Report
CentraCare Named "Best Place to Work" for the Seventh Year in a Row 
CentraCare earned the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's "Best Place to Work" award in the large employer category for seven consecutive years by fostering a positive work environment. This recognition is based on employee responses to surveys that evaluate leadership, career growth, development opportunities, pay, benefits, and overall workplace satisfaction.

CentraCare's commitment to creating a supportive and engaging workplace has been a key factor in their repeated success.
Beacon Award for Excellence
CentraCare earned the Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) by demonstrating exceptional care and outcomes in various units. Specifically:

Gold
  • Intensive Care Unit: Awarded for outstanding critical care services and patient safety.
  • Telemetry: Recognized for exceptional monitoring and management of cardiac patients.

Silver
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Recognized for high standards in newborn care.
  • Medical Progressive Care Unit: Honored for excellence in managing patients requiring advanced care.
  • Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Awarded for superior cardiac care and patient outcomes.
  • Cardiovascular Thoracic Unit: Honored for excellence in surgical care and postoperative management.
CentraCare Recognized for Excellence in Cardiovascular Care
We were awarded the Fortune/PINC AI™ 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals recognition for its superior efficiency, clinical outcomes, and patient experience in cardiovascular care. This award is based on an independent quality analysis that evaluated over 900 U.S. hospitals. CentraCare stood out due to its higher survival rates, fewer complications, lower readmission rates, and reduced costs.
Named Among Truven 100 Top Hospitals
CentraCare was awarded the Truven 100 Top Hospitals recognition for its exceptional overall organizational performance, consistently demonstrating its commitment to delivering high-quality care and value to its community.
Why Join CentraCare?

There are many benefits to joining CentraCare and choosing to practice in our thriving communities.

  • Commitment to a common purpose to succeed financially and strategically
  • Recent investment in system-wide employee culture
  • One of the largest health systems in Minnesota
  • Leading provider of rural health in the state
  • Innovative population health and wellness initiatives
  • Collaborative physician and administration leadership model
  • Access to more than 40 medical and surgical specialties
  • Work for an organization that offers nationally recognized care
  • Support of a strong primary care base, and the recruitment of specialists and sub-specialists
  • Acquisition of new technology and virtual health options
  • Market-based compensation and sign-on bonus
  • Electronic medical records to enhance care