Compassionate

Inpatient Care

The acute care unit is the area of the hospital where patients receive medical care while they recover from illness or surgery. These patients are usually medically stable and ready to be discharged home within a few days. Patients who are stable but not yet able to return home after a few days in the acute care unit may be admitted to our transitional care unit or skilled nursing facility for a longer recovery.

patient smiling from ward bed

Preparing for a Hospital Stay

If you have an upcoming procedure scheduled that requires an overnight stay or more, this Prepare for a Hospital Stay guide may be helpful.

Comfortable Accommodations 

All of our rooms are private – large enough for you and visitors, and small enough to make you feel warm and comfortable.

Room Service

We offer room-service menus with real choice. You’ll love your options.

Safety

Our staff has access to your electronic medical records, right in your room, at the push of a button. Your medications, health history, allergies, treatment plans are always on hand.

Visitors Welcome

Our suggested visiting hours are from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., seven days a week. If you need to get into the hospital when our main doors are locked, use the phone in the hospital entryway. You’ll be connected to the switchboard and someone will help you. When respiratory illness is high in our community, visitor restrictions may be in effect.

Hospitalists

A hospitalist is a physician or other healthcare provider who is based in the hospital and whose role is to oversee care for patients who have been admitted to our acute care unit or transitional care unit to recover from illness, injury or surgery.

The hospitalist monitors your status, orders tests and medications, keeps your primary care provider and loved ones informed, coordinates the work of other Glencoe Regional Health providers who are involved in your care, and decides when you are ready to be discharged. Our hospitalists work in weeklong shifts, so it’s likely that the same hospitalist physician will oversee your care throughout your stay.

Acute Care Service Area

Check in at the hospital entrance.

Our primary service area is McLeod County, Minnesota including:

Biscay
Brownton
Glencoe
Hutchinson
Lester Prairie
Plato
Silver Lake
Stewart
Winstead

We also service parts of Sibley County, including:

Arlington
Gaylord
Green Isle
New Auburn
Winthrop

And the western part of Carver County, including:

Hamburg
Norwood Young America

And part of Renville County, including:

Buffalo Lake