Emergency Services

Emergency Services

Website: https://www.bigforkvalley.org/services/emergency-services/

The Edge of the Wilderness area in Northern Minnesota may be remote, but the emergency services are designed to reach even snowmobilers on a winter trail in the woods or a party fishing on an isolated forest lake.

Ambulance Service

The Bigfork Ambulance Service Association (BASA) is dispatched by the Itasca County Sheriff's Department 911 service. It covers Bigfork and the surrounding rural area with two ambulances and specialized equipment such as a covered rescue stretcher that can be towed by an ATV or snowmobile. BASA is augmented with equipment from the Bigfork Volunteer Fire Department.

Emergency Department

We are staffed with a provider in a well-equipped Emergency Department with 2 trauma rooms, 2 treatment rooms, one of which is a negative airflow room. The department is adjacent to the main hospital and centrally located to the lab, imaging and surgical departments. There is provider coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Contact: 
258 Pine Tree Drive
P.O.Box 258
Bigfork, MN 56628
218.743.3177 | 866.743.3177
WeCare@bigforkvalley.org