Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin in Albert Lea, MN
Also known as Albert Lea Medical Center
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About Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin is an acute care hospital in Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 159 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Austin Medical Center, about 20 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.63
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.32
58% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend65%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1070%
- Completed surveys421
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
43.65159, -93.37249
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin located?
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin is at 404 West Fountain Street, Albert Lea, MN 56007 in Freeborn County.
Does Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin have an emergency room?
Yes. Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 124 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin?
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Minnesota EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (507) 377-6490.
Would patients recommend Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (421 completed surveys), 65% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 70% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
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