Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital

Hospital services provided for the ely Community and surrounding area. Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital (ebch), recognized by the federal & state of Minnesota governments as a critical access Hospital, is the only local healthcare center serving ely and surrounding communities bordering the vast acreage of boundary waters canoe area wilderness. Under original federal rules ebch would have been only one out of seven hospitals in Minnesota that would have qualified for critical access Hospital status. The Hospital boasts: in and outpatient Hospital nursing service, in-house laboratory, an on-site retail pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy, chemotherapy, a fully-staffed 24-7 radiology department, a professional anesthesia team, swing bed care for patients who no longer require acute care hospitalization, and a 24-7 emergency room. During the fy2023 ebch performed 475 surgical procedures, 51,514 laboratory tests, 8,524 radiological exams, and 3,700 emergency room visits. In addition, 316 people were admitted for inpatient care. 721 days of care were provided for inpatients and 250 days of care were provided to swing bed patients, 9,377 outpatients were seen, 7,258 modalities were performed in ot and pt, and 1,791 modalities were performed in cardiac rehab.