Visitor Information

We welcome visitors to our hospital, long term care and senior housing facilities. To make your visit more enjoyable or to answer questions you may have we offer the following information:

  • Directions to Paynesville Area Hospital and Specialty Services Clinic
  • From the North: Hwy. 71 South to Hwy. 55 near Belgrade. Travel East on Hwy. 55 to Paynesville (14 miles). Continue on Hwy. 55 after 4 way stoplight and turn left onto Co. Road 66. Turn left onto 1st street and go 2 blocks.

    From the South: Hwy. 71 North to Hwy. 23 near Willmar. Travel East on Hwy. 23 to Paynesville (28 miles). Turn left onto Hwy. 55 at the 4 way stoplight and turn left onto Co. Road 66. Turn left onto 1st street and go 2 blocks.

    From the West: Interstate 94 East to Hwy. 4 South exit to Paynesville. Travel south on Hwy. 4 and turn left at the intersection of Hwy. 55. Travel Hwy. 55 East to Paynesville (4 miles). Continue on Hwy. 55 after 4 way stoplight and turn left onto Co. Road 66. Turn left onto 1st street and go 2 blocks.

    From the East: Interstate 94 West to Hwy. 23 West exit, near St. Cloud. Travel east on Hwy. 23 until you reach Paynesville. Turn left onto Co. Road 66 and go 3 blocks. Turn right onto 1st Street and go 2 blocks.

  • Area Lodging
  • Paynesville Inn and Suites
    700 State Hwy. 23, Paynesville
    For reservations call: 1-800-243-4146
    Bug-Bee Hive Resort & Lodge
    29659 Queen Bee Lane, Paynesville
    For reservations call: 320-243-4448 or visit www.bugbeehiveresort.com

  • Chapel and Meditation Garden
  • Private space and sanctuary can be found in the middle of our health care campus in Paynesville. Family members, patients and visitors are encouraged to use our Meditation Chapel, located near our hospital, and is available at all times. Our outdoor Meditation Garden is open seasonally and offers colorful plants, water features and beautiful walking paths lined with personalized memorial bricks.

  • Smoke Free Campus
  • We appreciate your cooperation in maintaining a smoke-free environment at our health care facilities. This smoke-free policy ensures a safe and healthy environment for our visitors, employees, volunteers and medical staff. We appreciate your help in keeping our grounds as clean as possible.

  • Latex Free Policy
  • In the interest of the health of our patients and staff, Paynesville Area Health Care System has a latex-free policy. Because of this, latex balloons are not permitted inside the hospital. Mylar balloons are allowed. Please notify the staff if your have any allergies, especially to latex products.

  • Gift Shop
  • Volunteers manage the gift shop and keep it stocked with cards, candy and reasonably priced gifts for all seasons and holidays. The gift shop is open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Profits from the gift shop are used to fun hospital auxiliary initiatives. The gift shop is located in the Paynesville clinic lobby. If you would like to send a long-distance gift to a patient, please call Jennifer Shinn, Foundation Director at 320-243-7938 and she will assist in arranging for your gift to be delivered.

  • Food Service
  • The hospital cafeteria is located near our hospital and serves employees, patients and visitors. Visitors can inquire about purchasing a meal from our cafeteria through the hospital nurses station.

  • Hospice
  • Rice Hospice provides hospice services to the Paynesville community for individuals that are facing a terminal illness. For more information on the services provided, please call the Paynesville Branch of Rice Hospice at (320) 243- 7768.

  • Social Work
  • Individual and family counseling is available through our Social Workers. If you need personal or family care assistance, please call 320-243-3767 and ask to speak with our Social Worker.


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