Scenic Rivers Health Services

Big Falls, Northome, Big Fork, Cook, Tower, Floodwood

Scenic Rivers Health Services is a Community Health Center and a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides medical, dental, and behavioral health services in the northern Minnesota communities of Big Falls, Northome, Big Fork, Cook, Tower, and Floodwood.   

The organization is associated with critical access hospitals in Cook and Bigfork so it is able to provide patient care 24-hours-a-day. 

Mission: Our mission is to provide medical, dental and behavioral health services in a remote, rural area of northern Minnesota.  We recognize that our patients are the reason we are here, and we know it’s our job to keep our rural communities healthy. 

Physician specialties needed: Family Practice and Emergency Medicine 

Time commitment:  Volunteers will be asked to work enough time to merit the credentialing process.  Call to discuss. 

Locations and Clinic Hours: 

Big Falls  |  Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30-5
410 Second St. NW
Big Falls, MN 56627

Bigfork  |  Monday - Friday 8-5, Saturday 8-12
135 Pine Tree Drive
Bigfork, MN 56628

Cook  |  Monday - Friday 8-5, Saturday 8-12
20 Fifth St. SE
Cook, MN 55723

Floodwood  |  Monday thru Friday 8-5
810 Poplar Street
(Intersection of Poplar St. and 9th Ave E.)
Floodwood, MN 55736

Northome  |  Monday - Friday 8-5
12052 Main St.
Northome, MN 56661

Tower  |  Monday - Friday 8-5
415 N. 2nd Street
Suite 2
Tower, MN 55790

Emergency Medical Care provided 24/7 by Scenic Rivers Health Services physicians at Bigfork Valley Hospital and Cook Hospital 

Requirements: All volunteering physicians must be credentialed and board certified to practice in Minnesota.  Physicians volunteering in the Emergency Room must have ATLS and ACLS or CALS certification. 

Professional liability insurance:  Scenic Rivers Health Services MMIC insurance will cover all volunteer physicians. Scenic Rivers Health Services is a Federal Tort Claims Act Deemed facility and as such, the medical center cannot be the direct target of medical malpractice lawsuits, per U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 
Medical Records: Scenic Rivers Health Services uses GE Centricity and/or Meditech EMR. 

Website: Scenicrivershealth.org 

Contact: 
Travis Luedke
Business Development Director
218-361-3190