Mayo Clinic Health System St. James in St James, MN
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About Mayo Clinic Health System St. James
Mayo Clinic Health System St. James is a critical access hospital in St James, Watonwan County, Minnesota. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 25 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Madelia Health, about 12 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
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
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 recommend73%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1074%
- Completed surveys118
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
43.96984, -94.62272
Nearby hospitals
- Madelia Health121 Drew Avenue Southeast, Madelia, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital12 mi
- Sleepy Eye Medical Center400 Fourth Avenue Northwest, Sleepy Eye, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital23 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Fairmont800 Medical Center Drive, Fairmont, MN · Emergency roomAcute care hospital24 mi
- New Ulm Medical Center1324 Fifth North Street, New Ulm, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Mayo Clinic Health System St. James located?
Mayo Clinic Health System St. James is at 1101 Moulton And Parsons Drive, St James, MN 56081 in Watonwan County.
Does Mayo Clinic Health System St. James have an emergency room?
Yes. Mayo Clinic Health System St. James reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 98 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 St. James?
Mayo Clinic Health System St. James does not have a current CMS Overall Star Rating. CMS only rates hospitals that report enough measures; critical access, psychiatric, VA and many small hospitals are often unrated, which says nothing about their quality.
Is Mayo Clinic Health System St. James 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 St. James?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (507) 375-8602.
Would patients recommend Mayo Clinic Health System St. James?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (118 completed surveys), 73% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 74% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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