Awards

National Rural Health Association Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals for Patient Satisfaction (2012-2014, 2016-2020, 2021,2022,2023)
National Rural Health Association Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals for Quality (2018)
Bigfork Valley Chiropractic (Mike Olson, DC) received recognition as a Center of Excellence by ChiroCare (2017-2021)
National Organization of State Office of Rural Health Performance Leadership Award for overall excellence in quality and patient perspective (2017)
Bigfork Valley was named a recipient of the Women’s Choice America’s Best 100 Hospitals for Patient Experience award (2011-2014, 2016-2019)
The hospital received a front page feature in the Duluth News Tribune, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2013

In summer 2014, Bigfork Valley received the HealthTrust Social Stewardship award for its initiatives that reflect social and environmental responsibility.

Bigfork Valley awarded CALS designation for continuing emergency skills improvement through the Comprehensive Advanced Life Support curriculum, 2011; renewed 2016 and in 2020.
Bigfork Valley designated as a level IV trauma facility, December 2012.
Listed on the Star Tribune Top Workplaces list as a National Standard Setter 2015, 2016.

Healthcare Achievement Award for Financial and Operational Improvement within an Acute Care Critical Access Hospital-Amerinet
MN Department of Health (MDH) Antibiotic Stewardship Honor Roll recipient (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

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