Best State To Raise a Family
(WalletHub, 1st in 2020; 2nd in 2021)
Thanks to a wide range of state-of-the-art facilities, Fairmont is home to an enviable level of healthcare services. The United Hospital District (UHD) serves a population across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa with a 25-bed critical access facility, and a 24-bed adolescent chemical dependency treatment ward. The district also provides home health and hospice care, the Blue Earth ambulance service, and primary care clinics located in Fairmont, Blue Earth, Wells, and Winnebago. UHD clinics specialize in family practice, orthopedics, general surgery and obstetrics.
As the largest employer in Fairmont, the Mayo Clinic Health System serves the community through routine and specialized medical care services. It also provides on and off-site wellness support and community outreach. The Fairmont location is part of a 60-site system across three states and includes a dedicated team of physicians, advanced practice providers, visiting specialists and allied health staff.
The Center for Specialty Care provides high quality orthopedic specialty services in a friendly environment. The organization employs a skilled team of physicians, physician assistants, a family nurse practitioner and physical therapists.
Dulcimer Medical Center is a primary care provider with family practice physicians, nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses, and support staff. It also offers services such as lab tests, X-rays,
EKGs, ultrasounds, and allergy tests. Minor medical procedures are also done on-site.
The Smart Clinic is a patient-centered facility providing both family medicine and pediatric care. The clinic offers same-day and walk-in appointments and is open seven days a week.
Services include urgent care, female annual exams, immunizations, management of chronic conditions, and workers compensation exams.
In addition to primary care services, Martin County has chiropractic, massage and alternative healthcare clinics, as well as area fitness centers, coaches and nutritional advisors. There are also a number of assisted living facilities, offering both at home and on-site healthcare. These include Goldfinch Estates, Ingleside, and Lakeview Methodists Church Healthcare Center in Fairmont, Temperance Lake Ridge in Sherburn, Trimont Healthcare in Trimont, and Truman Senior Living in Truman.
Best State To Raise a Family
(WalletHub, 1st in 2020; 2nd in 2021)
in Voter Participation
(U.S. Elections Project, 2020)
Best State for Women and for Working Moms and Dads
(Wallethub, 2020)
in Volunteering
(Corporation for National and Community Service)
in Child Well-Being
(Kids Count Report, 2021)
in Healthy People
(2021 Camelot Index)