We’ve been serving this area since 1892 and we have the equipment,experience and expertise to offer you a full range of the latest health care services.

Unity Family Healthcare is a unique, multi-facility organization serving the health care needs of the people of Morrison County and the surrounding area of Central Minnesota through its six entities—St. Gabriel’s Hospital, St. Otto’s Care Center, St. Camillus Place, Alverna Apartments, Randall Lakes Area Clinic and Albany Area Hospital & Medical Center.
Our mission calls us to a ministry of healing that combines high tech procedures and equipment with personalized care framed in our core values of reverence, integrity, compassion and excellence. Founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Unity Family Healthcare is now sponsored by Catholic Health Initiatives—a national organization committed to the rural health care ministry.

Reverence: means profound awe, respect, and love. Shaping relationships to self, to one another and to God, and acknowledging that we hold in trust all that has been given to us.

Observable Actions/Behaviors:

• Respectful treatment of all persons.
  
• Stewardship of resources.
  
• Encouragement/Seeking of diversity.
  
• Commitment to care for the whole person: Body, Mind, and Spirit.
  
• Expressing gratitude and respect toward others.
  
• Integrating spirituality into the workplace in caregiving.
  
• Accepting one another without judgment or discrimination.

• Honesty in all actions.
  
• Openness in communication.
  
• Justice in all relationships.
  
• Unconditional regard for the worth of all persons.
  
• Being accountable for beliefs, attitudes, and actions.
  
• Providing honest appraisal of one’s own and others’ strengths and areas for growth.
  
• Maintaining confidentiality.
  
• Courage to “walk the talk.”

• Treatment of others as we wish to be treated with respect for their dignity and need.
  
• Listening with sensitivity.
  
• Commitment to the common good.
  
• Special concern for persons who are poor, vulnerable, dependent, and underserved.
  
• Advocacy for those in need.
  
• Celebrating successes and providing support in failures.

• Continuous learning and development to improve self and performance.
  
• Focus on the future as opportunity for progress and achievement.
  
• Pioneering spirit, creativity, innovation, and appropriate risk-taking.
  
• Maximizing resources through collaboration to achieve excellence.
  
• Identifying and rewarding best practices.

The Mission of St. Gabriel’s Hospital, St. Camillus Place, Alverna Apartments, and Albany Area Hospital & Medical Center, is to nurture the healing ministry of the Church by bringing it new life, energy and viability in the 21st century.

Fidelity to the Gospel urges us to emphasize human dignity and social justice as we move toward the creation of healthier communities.

Laboratory

Under the supervision of a licensed pathologist, our laboratory performs tests, vital to diagnosis and treatment for both inpatients and outpatients.

Critical Care

In cases of more serious illness, our critical care unit's highly skilled professional staff provides continual care and attention, keeping close watch over your recovery.

Emergency Services

Because an accident can happen at any time, we provide emergency service around the clock. Our emergency department is staffed by a team of skilled nurses, support personnel and physicians. In cases of extreme trauma, air and ground ambulance services are available to provide prompt transportation to trauma centers in urban areas.

Spiritual Care

Complete spiritual and emotional care is available to all patients, families, and friends through our spiritual care program. Our chaplains will visit patients upon request and arrange for patients to see their own pastors.

Radiology

Our radiology department performs diagnostic services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Available services include x-ray, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, mammography, magnetic resonance imagery (MRI), and body section radiography (CT Scans).

Home Care

Skilled nurses, home health aides, physical therapists and occupational therapists provide 24-hour care in a growing home care program.

Family Services

Discharge planning, home care, and follow-up assistance are all available to help people access the resources which enable them to return to an independent lifestyle.


Pharmacy

A full-service pharmacy, staffed by registered pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, is located on campus to dispense medications to all hospital departments.

Respiratory Care

Respiratory therapists and specially trained personnel administer diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory services to our patients. Services include oxygen administration, respiratory treatments, sleep studies, and stress and other tests.

Hospice

Our Medicare-certified hospice program helps families manage end-of-life-decisions. We combine the benefits of modern medicine with the dignity of the natural dying process, connecting people who are terminally ill with their loved ones in a warm and friendly environment. Our hospice team brings together your family members, physicians, specially trained hospice nurses, and other health care workers with spiritual counselors, social workers and pastors, to provide care that is truly holistic.

Occupational Health

Work site assessments, evaluations, pre-employment screenings and a whole range of services are offered to business clients and individuals through our occupational health department.

Education

Our education programs help people prevent future illness by learning to make healthy lifestyle choices today. Our goal is to serve as the health care resource for the community.