Ridgeview Medical Center

Name :

Ridgeview Medical Center

Address  :

500 South Maple Street

Town  :

Waconia

State  :

Minnesota

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

55387

Phone  :

952 442 2191

Web URL  :

Available

Description

About Ridgeview
Ridgeview Medical Center is an independent 109bed acute care hospital located on Highway 5 in Waconia Minnesota

Welcome to Ridgeview Medical Center and Clinics
The hospital is the heart of a regional health care network that includes clinics emergency services and specialty programs Our hospital associated clinics and physicians have a wellearned reputation for clinical excellence and extraordinary service Our patients tell us that the Ridgeview experience is decidedly different from what they encounter at other health care facilities

Mission Statement
Ridgeview Medical Center exists to enhance the health of people in the communities it serves by

Supporting and developing the capacity of the community to enhance the
health of its citizens

Collaborating with physicians to provide an array of quality medical
services that foster the wellbeing of individuals families and communities

Providing information resources that further peoplesup1s wellbeing

Continually and systematically improving the quality of its work

Developing effective working relationships with other organizations oriented
to the health of the community

Enabling and encouraging the abilities of its staff

Efficiently using resources to ensure sustainability for future generations

Throughout Ridgeview Medical Center regards its community those who seek its services the organizations with which it partners and its staff with respect compassion and fairness

History

Our History
In 1954 the newly formed Waconia Community Hospital Association assumed operations of the Nagel Hospital Its board of directors invited doctors in Carver County to form a medical staff which when consummated will in all probability necessitate an enlargement of the hospitala hospital then housed in a onestory facility on Elm Street which later became Nightingale Nursing Home In all probability became a reality within the next decade

Waconia Ridgeview Hospital Opened Its Doors
In 1962 construction began on a new 45bed communityowned hospital located on the high ridge southwest of town Waconia Ridgeview Hospital opened its doors on July 27 1963 Ten years later Ridgeview underwent a major expansion adding a third floor and a capacity of 109 beds and 20 bassinets With the addition of new surgical pediatric and intensive care units plus a number of other improvements Ridgeview met its current needs while preparing for the future

Growth Brings New Services
The 1980s brought a health care revolution and another step in Ridgeviews move from a small community hospital to a regional medical center With a tremendous growth in population and a shift in emphasis from inpatient to ambulatory and outreach care Ridgeview responded by providing not only comprehensive primary and secondary medical services but a broad array of outreach programs and services including home care businessoccupational health sports medicine and additional healthwellness activities

Major Expansion Efforts
In April 1990 ground was broken for an 11 million expansion which included a new emergency care facility and ambulance garages This building program also allowed for expansion in the surgery areas including the development of a sameday surgery complex maternal child health lab radiology medical records communication center and a gift shop With additional support from Ridgeview Foundation a large auditorium was added to the Waconia campus to allow for educational meetings and community gatherings

That major expansion also brought a new name According to President John Devins We want to assure the people of our service area that although our name and look have changed our values have not Our tradition of excellent medical care delivered by caring professionals will remain the same But our ability to deliver that care will be greatly enhanced by this building expansion the name Ridgeview Medical Center will better describe who we are and what we do

A new private medical office building Ridgeview Medical Place was built in 1995 located just north of Ridgeview Medical Center This facility allowed additional servicesincluding radiation therapy oncology care and dialysisto be offered to patients in Waconia rather than referring to other hospitals An underground tunnel connecting the building to the hospital was also built to allow for transportation of patients between the two buildings

Devins retired in 1996 after having served the Waconia Community Hospital 195963 Waconia Ridgeview Hospital 196390 and Ridgeview Medical Center 199096 for 37 years Under his leadership the once 27bed 8bassinet community hospital with four to six physicians had grown to a major regional medical center with more than 200 physicians in 25 specialties It also purchased Chanhassen Medical Center a family care clinic located in downtown Chanhassen