About Us

Mission:  Our mission is to provide safe, quality, and individualized care to the communities we serve.

Vision:  Our vision is to create an environment where patients, employees, and partners feel valued.

Values:  We value integrity, compassion, respect, quality and collaboration.

 

Our History

Prior to River’s Edge Hospital & Clinic, health care dates back to 1855. The first physician to serve the settlers of the St. Peter area was Dr. Hiram Wesley Catlin, a medical school graduate of the University of Louisville in 1850. Dr. Catlin served the settlers from 1855 until his death in December of 1861. Dr. Asa Daniels, a surgeon and advocate for the Dakota Indians, arrived in St. Peter in 1861 following his service at Fort Ridgley as medical officer for the Lower Sioux Agency. Dr. Daniels cared for the sick and wounded in a makeshift hospital, The Ewing House on the corner of Third Street and Walnut Street.

The first medical facility in St. Peter was The Home Sanitarium operated by A. Kloss. In 1927 Dr. W. W. Covell, a World War I surgeon, purchased the Theodore Knoll building at the corner of Third Street and Park Row, today known as Patrick’s Bar and Restaurant. A 20-bed hospital opened and later expanded to a 28-bed hospital. This hospital closed in 1938 when the city of St. Peter opened the St. Peter Community Hospital, a 38-bed hospital at the corner of Washington Avenue and Broadway Avenue. Then, in 1959, a 45-bed expansion, known as the East Wing, was added to the hospital. A new 62,000 square foot hospital was constructed with a campus encompassing approximately 26 acres of land in 2004. On August 8 at 6 pm the new St. Peter Community Hospital opened with 17 private rooms. The innovation and quality structure is one-of-a-kind for this region. It was the first hospital in Minnesota to feature Wellness patient rooms, which include new Sanijet Pipeless Whirlpool baths. In addition, the hospital is the smallest Mentor Hospital in the nation, having received more than 1,000 inquiries about its quality improvement initiatives.

River’s Edge Hospital & Clinic continues to provide quality care to patients throughout the greater St. Peter area including Nicollet, LeSueur and portions of Sibley and Blue Earth counties.

In 2014 River’s Edge partnered with The Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic form a one-of-a-kind joint replacement program called OrthoEdge. In 2016 a partnership with the Mankato Clinic will bring a dermatology clinic to St. Peter on the River’s Edge Campus.

River’s Edge Hospital Executive Team

Paula Meskan, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer

Jake Halstenson, MBA
Chief Financial Officer

Jamie Stolee, MBA, BSN, CEN Chief Nursing Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janelle Rauchman, BSN, CIC, CHOP Chief Quality Officer

Jackie Kimmet, PHR Chief Human Resources Officer

Stephanie Holden, FACHE Chief Experience Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022 Annual Report pub 2023

Recent News

River's Edge Hospital recognized for Patient Experience and Patient Safety by Healthgrades

River’s Edge Hospital outperforms 98% of U.S. hospitals in patient safety and experience

 

 

 

 

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Featured Services

  • person receiving physical therapy

    Physical and Occupational Therapy >

    Our physical therapists are trained to effectively rehabilitate a variety of conditions and will work with you to assess your needs and design a treatment plan to meet your therapy goals.

  • orthopedics

    OrthoEdge >

    The OrthoEdge Joint Replacement Program includes the involvement of your entire care team to help you through the joint replacement process and return you to an active lifestyle as quickly as possible.

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    Emergency Room >

    Emergency Room River’s Edge Hospital Emergency Department is a Level IV Trauma Center that is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.