WATERTOWN
COMMUNITY GUIDE 2026
Ridgeview offers quality health care
Residents of Carver County and beyond have convenient access to quality health care at Ridgeview. Nearby, the team at Ridgeview Clinics in Winsted includes primary care providers who are dedicated to providing exceptional care to patients of all ages, through all stages of life.
Ridgeview’ s Waconia Campus offers 24 / 7 emergency care, a 120-bed acute-care hospital, birthing center, specialty care and more. The Waconia Campus is part of Ridgeview’ s independent, nonprofit, regional healthcare system serving the southwest-metro area and beyond. Its network includes four hospital campuses— located in Arlington, Chaska, Le Sueur and Waconia— a multitude of primary and specialty care clinics, emergency and ambulance services, specialty programs, home health and home medical equipment services, and more.
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RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
• Thanks to significant philanthropic support, Ridgeview is now home to one of the most advanced imaging systems in the nation. With its breakthrough technology, the NAETOM Alpha ® CT scanner is redefining cardiovascular imaging with faster, clearer and higher-resolution imaging capabilities.
• In partnership with Allina Health, Ridgeview offers outpatient mental health services at Two Twelve Medical Center in Chaska. Outpatient services are available for adolescents and adults aged 12 and older.
• Ridgeview’ s Spine & Pain practice has one of the latest and most advanced spinal navigation and robotics systems. Treatment typically begins with nonsurgical methods of care, while surgical options may be recommended when less invasive methods have been exhausted.
• Ridgeview is nationally recognized for quality, patient experience and more. Healthgrades ® has named Ridgeview recipients of several awards. * 2025 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ * 2026 America’ s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement™ * 2026 America’ s 50 Best Surgical Care™
Ridgeview serves a population of more than 315,000 residents with a medical staff of 1,000 + credentialed providers representing 45 general and specialty areas. Its hospitals, associated clinics and physicians have a wellearned reputation for clinical excellence and extraordinary service.
Ridgeview is well known for delivering care with kindness, compassion and intuition— providing a very personalized patient experience. For more information, visit ridgeviewmedical. org.