Awards & Recognitions

CentraCare maintains a clear focus on quality. Our dedicated, skilled professionals strive to deliver outstanding clinical outcomes and a superior patient experience. National recognition for outstanding care and workplace includes:

• Magnet Award for Excellence in Nursing (five-time designee)
• Truven 100 Top Hospitals
• Fortune/PINC AI™ 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals™
• U.S. News & World Report's “Best Hospitals”
  • CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital ranks as High Performing in three adult specialties:
    • Cardiology & Heart Surgery
    • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
    • Urology
  • St. Cloud Hospital also received strong ratings in the handling of 13 surgical procedures and chronic conditions.
• Beacon Awards For Excellence
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (silver)
  • Intensive Care Unit (gold)
  • Medical Progressive Care Unit (silver)
  • Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (silver)
  • Telemetry (gold)
  • Cardiovascular Thoracic Unit (silver)
• Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal "Best Place to Work" (seven-time honoree)
  • Large employer category