About us

The Emergency Center contains many 'emergency rooms'. More than 46,000 patients a year are cared for at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital's Emergency Center. Specialized care teams made up of board-certified emergency doctors, registered nurses and other professionals diagnose and treat medical conditions that range from life-threatening or traumatic injuries to minor illnesses.

The emergency center is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It offers a complete range of emergency services and includes the following:

a triage area, where registered nurses assess patients upon arrival to determine the severity of their medical condition
state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic equipment
leading-edge medications and techniques to stop heart attacks and strokes before they cause permanent damage
radio communication systems linking Methodist Hospital's emergency center to helicopter and ambulance services across Minnesota
digital electrocardiograms (ECG) data can be transmitted electronically from the ambulance en route to the emergency center, providing faster care for heart attack patients
24 acute care beds

Our mission

Methodist Hospital Emergency Center’s mission is to provide the community easy access to quality, efficient emergency care in a professional, compassionate and caring manner. The expert emergency medical team is supported by a hospital medical staff of more than 1,000 doctors in 45 medical specialties.