Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, MN
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About Ridgeview Medical Center
Ridgeview Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Waconia, Carver 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 4 out of 5. It has 109 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 St Francis Regional Medical Center, about 15 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
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.84
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.58
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.88
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 2.04
84% 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 recommend79%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1076%
- Completed surveys417
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
44.84329, -93.79087
Nearby hospitals
- St Francis Regional Medical Center1455 St Francis Avenue, Shakopee, MN · Level III traumaAcute care hospital15 mi
- Glencoe Regional Health1805 Hennepin Avenue North, Glencoe, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital18 mi
- Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center601 West Chandler, Arlington, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital22 mi
- Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital6500 Excelsior Blvd, Saint Louis Park, MN · Level III traumaAcute care hospital22 mi
- Methodist Hospital Emergency EntranceSaint Louis Park, MNHospital22 mi
- M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital6401 France Avenue South, Edina, MN · Level III traumaAcute care hospital23 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague301 2nd Street Northeast, New Prague, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital23 mi
- Buffalo Hospital303 Catlin Street, Buffalo, MN · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital24 mi
- Regency Hospital of Minneapolis LLC1300 Hidden Lakes Parkway, Golden Valley, MNLong-term care hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Ridgeview Medical Center located?
Ridgeview Medical Center is at 500 South Maple Street, Waconia, MN 55387 in Carver County.
Does Ridgeview Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Ridgeview Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 140 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Ridgeview Medical Center?
Ridgeview Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 Ridgeview Medical Center 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 Ridgeview Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (952) 442-2191.
Would patients recommend Ridgeview Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (417 completed surveys), 79% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 76% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.