Essentia Health Graceville sits at 115 W 2nd St in Graceville, Minnesota, right beside the Essentia Health-Holy Trinity Hospital, and right now they're not taking any new patients, but the staff there speak English and handle a wide range of health needs, offering family medicine, pain management, emergency care, and even preventive services like basic checkups, blood tests, diagnostic work, and specialty services such as internal medicine, heart and vascular care, obstetrics, orthopedics, cancer care, and more, with care from providers like Dr. Jay Schmidt, Erika Caslin, APRN, CNP, and Hannah Johnson, APRN, CNP. The clinic operates weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm, and with the hospital next door, people there get quick access to imaging-things like X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds-plus lab draws, mammograms, and both outpatient and inpatient services, so folks who need overnight stays or emergency help can get it in the same building, since the hospital runs as a Critical Access Hospital with a Level IV Trauma Center and full 24-hour emergency room support, kind of making it a spot where you don't have to worry about running all over town if something happens.
They have some services run by visiting doctors and use video chats so patients talk to specialists from other places without leaving Graceville, which is handy for things like speech therapy or sleep medicine, and you'll also see programs like cardiac rehab, occupational and physical therapy, medication management, and transitional care, making life easier for people who need a bit more help getting back on their feet after something major. Parking's available right by the south side of the building and there's more across the street, with the main entrance close to the emergency room, making it easy for families or ambulances to get in and out, and the place is laid out with simple, community-focused amenities that you'd expect in a rural Minnesota town that wants folks to feel welcome and supported. Outpatient hospital services are available on-site too, so you can get a blood test, an X-ray, or a checkup all without leaving the grounds.
Home health care happens through Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital, and Essentia Health Graceville joins with the Essentia Health-Graceville Foundation to make sure people in the area have ways to help keep healthcare strong locally, accepting donations and planning community events, and supporting changes and volunteers that help improve care for everyone, all while keeping things grounded in a Catholic tradition focused on care and healing. The facility's part of a larger health system that stretches across Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, so they're able to pull in resources and offer things like virtual visits, easy scheduling for specialty care, and patient resources ranging from financial help and medical records to patient rights information. While they're not letting in any new patients at this moment, they've been there since 2012, working to provide steady, thoughtful care for Graceville's people and staying open to community support to keep everything running the way small towns need.
