Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca in Waseca, MN
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About Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca
Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca is a critical access hospital in Waseca, Waseca 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 35 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Owatonna Hospital, about 13 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 2.04
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 recommend86%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1090%
- Completed surveys116
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
44.07503, -93.50764
Nearby hospitals
- Owatonna Hospital2250 26th Street Northwest, Owatonna, MN · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital13 mi
- Allina Health Faribault Medical Center200 State Avenue, Faribault, MN · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital19 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato1025 Marsh Street, Mankato, MN · Level III traumaAcute care hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca located?
Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca is at 501 North State Street, Waseca, MN 56093 in Waseca County.
Does Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca have an emergency room?
Yes. Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 94 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 - Waseca?
Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca 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 - Waseca 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 - Waseca?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (507) 835-1210.
Would patients recommend Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (116 completed surveys), 86% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 90% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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