Delivering one-of-a-kind, wellness-focused, personalized healthcare through our leading hospital and three clinics, Welia Health (formerly FirstLight Health System) is an accredited hospital and clinic system serving East Central Minnesota. Our flagship facility is a newly renovated hospital and clinic campus located in Mora, with two other campuses in Pine City and Hinckley. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission and a long-standing partner within the communities it serves, Welia Health continually scores in the high eightieth percentile on yearly employee satisfaction surveys of our 600+ employees. We offer leading benchmarks in health metrics for excellence in quality and safety by the Minnesota Hospital Association, attract top care teams in 2019, a pharmacist became one of two in the world to hold Pharmacotherapy, Oncology, and Infectious Disease Board Certifications, and develop innovative partnerships like year-round community wellness/fitness centers. This reputation allows us to continue to attract providers in family medicine and specialty areas and improve care in remarkable ways. Welia Health is also a teaching site for Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP) students, it precepts Physician Assistant (PA) and Nurse Practitioner (NP) students, and its pharmacists serve as adjunct faculty for the University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy. Medical students are welcomed for clinical educational experience in certified assistant, nursing, laboratory, radiology, health information, and nurse anesthetist programs.
