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Madelia Health

121 Drew Avenue Southeast, Madelia, MN 56062 · (507) 642-3255

Rural (critical access) hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherEmergency room

Madelia Health is a non-profit rural critical-access hospital in Madelia, Minnesota (Watonwan County), with 25 beds. It has an emergency room. It lists $1.45 for every $1 its care costs, less than the typical Minnesota hospital ($2.99).

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Not ratedCMS overall quality rating
$1.45listed for every $1 its care costs Minnesota typical $2.99
2 h 1 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min
25beds

Quality and patient experience

What patients say

83%would definitely recommend the hospital US typical 71%
86%rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 10 US typical 72%

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    Emergency room and urgent care

    2 h 1 mintypical time in the ER before going home US typical 2 h 28 min
    2%left the ER without being seen US typical 1%

    ER volume: low.

    Source: CMS Care Compare, measurement periods ending up to September 2025.

    The money

    $69what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
    $724,006net income, all sources
    −7.8%margin on patient care alone
    137full-time staff (equivalent)

    From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending May 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

    Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. The hospital publishes them on its own price page.

    This hospital has no Medicare stay data for 2024. Medicare data covers mostly patients 65 and older, so psychiatric, children's and very small hospitals often don't appear.

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