Quality care, close to home

Residents who live along the I-35 corridor northeast of the Twin Cities have convenient access to state-of-the-art care at Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming. Easily reached by highways 61, 8 and I-35, the medical center is the hub of a seamless system of care from routine diagnostics to specialty medicine — and every point in between. Primary care physicians from our community clinics work closely with specialists at Fairview Lakes Medical Center to make all of these services available close to home.

Fairview Lakes Medical Center, Wyoming, Minn.

• 59 beds: medical/surgical, intensive care and obstetrics
• Five ambulatory clinics: family practice, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, surgery/specialty, and pediatrics
• State-of-the-art diagnostic services
• Rehabilitation services: cardiac rehab, pediatric rehab, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, sports injury rehab, massage, incontinence, complete decongestive/lymphedema, vestibular, low vision and hand therapy services
• Cardiology provided by Minnesota Heart and Vascular Center
• Orthopedics provided by Fairview Sports & Orthopedic Care, Lakes Orthopedics, St. Croix Orthopaedics
• Ophthalmology, optometry and eyewear by Total Eye Care
• Cancer care including outpatient chemotherapy, radiation therapy
• Urgent care seven days a week
• Emergency department staffed 24/7 by specially trained emergency physicians

 Fairview clinics in Chisago City, Hugo, North Branch, Lino Lakes and Rush City

Additional services

• Fairview Lakes HomeCaring & Hospice
• Fairview Lakes JobCare  (occupational health services)
• Fairview Pharmacy locations in Lino Lakes, Wyoming and Rush City
• University of Minnesota Physicians Radiation Therapy Center at the Wyoming campus
• Meadows on Fairview assisted living at the Wyoming Campus
• Fairview Behavioral Services mental health and chemical dependency services

Our physicians

Seventy physicians serve in a multi-specialty group including:  family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, urology, emergency medicine, ear-nose and throat, rheumatology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, neurology, spine care, pathology, radiology, radiation therapy, oncology and reproductive services.

Medical partnerships/relationships

• University of Minnesota Physicians for pulmonology, urology, radiation therapy, gastroenterology, pediatric subspecialties and behavioral pediatrics
• Minnesota Heart and Vascular Center—Cardiology
• Minnesota Orthopedics for orthopedic services
• Green Acres, Birchwood, Margaret Parmly Residence and Hazelden
• Allina Clinic in Forest Lake

Our achievements

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Premier, a hospital purchasing organization, ranked Fairview Lakes Medical Center first among nearly 270 hospitals spanning 38 states in meeting evidence-based benchmarks in heart attack treatment.

The same program in June 2004 ranked Fairview Lakes Medical Center in the top 10 percent of 277 hospitals participating in a nationwide pilot study on the management of heart attack, congestive heart failure and community-acquired pneumonia. Fairview Lakes highlighted its achievements at the National Patient Safety Congress in Orlando, Fla., in May 2005.

Minnesota Hospital Association awards:

• 2006 Patient Safety Improvement
• 2003 Health Care Career Promotion Award
• 2002 and 2003 Community Health Awards
• 2002 CareGivers of the Year

Our commitment to the communities we serve

• Among the area’s largest employers with close to 1,300 full and part-time staff
• Mentorship programs in a dozen area schools
• Award-winning “Introduction to Health Care” high school curriculum in three high schools
• Partnerships in suicide prevention, tobacco cessation and medical scholarships
• Annual women’s health events
• Monthly foot care clinics for seniors throughout the region
• Low-cost bike helmets distributed annually
• Physicians led free health information programs September through May
• Free mammograms and cancer checkups for under- and uninsured women
• Ongoing blood pressure screenings and health fairs
• Community-based board of directors
• 300-plus auxiliary members and volunteers