Rural Hospital, Modern Services: Responding to Health Care Needs for the Faribault Area Top quality health care is the focus of District One Hospital. A forty-eight bed acute care facility, District One serves approximately 35,000 residents in the southern half of Rice County. Two multi-specialty clinics serve the area, the Allina Medical Clinic-Faribault and the Cannon Valley Clinic-Mayo Health System. Mankato's Orthopaedic and Fracture Clinic bases one of it's four southeastern clinics on the healthcare campus. All three clinics play a major role in health care. Residents, for the most part, can stay in the area when it comes to seeking health care, thanks to a growing array of services that is uncommon for a community the size of Faribault. Accordingly, the concept of responding to a community's needs truly fits our hospital.

What Is District One? District One is sponsored by a hospital district which was created by a special act of the Minnesota State Legislature in 1959. The hospital district includes eight of the 14 townships in Rice County, as well as the cities of Faribault, Morristown and Nerstrand. District One Hospital is owned by the people that reside within this district. It is a nonprofit general hospital. Property taxes from within the district, which amount to less than 1% of total hospital revenues, contribute to operating the hospital and making capital improvements. The Hospital opened with 72 beds. The first patient was admitted April 20, 1960. The need for additional beds and services led to expansion projects in 1970, 1980, 1993, and a major renovation in 1998. Today, District One is an acute care hospital meeting the health care needs of the 35,000 people which it serves. Staffed by more than 300 employees, District One admits approximately 2,200 patients and more than 29,000 people utilize outpatient and emergency services annually. Educational Affiliations District One Hospital provides clinical training for a variety of educational programs. These include Community Health, Emergency Medical Technicians, Medical Technology, Practical Nursing, Social Work and various nursing programs. Certification District One Hospital is certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and licensed by the State of Minnesota Department of Health.  The laboratory is fully accredited by the College of American Pathologists.  The laboratory participates in the American Red Cross Blood Bank. Mission Statement CEO/Board of Directors