Welia Health (formerly FirstLight Health System) provides primary and secondary medical services to East Central Minnesota as a self-sustaining, county-owned critical access hospital and clinic system.
Its flagship hospital and clinic facilities are in Mora, with two other campuses in Pine City and Hinckley. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission and a long-standing wellness partner within the communities it serves, its facilities offer a full range of medical services including Family medicine (family planning and obstetrics to geriatrics), mammography, rehabilitation services, women’s health, urgent care, sports medicine, orthopedics and has an onsite community pharmacy. Welia Health is 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. Welia Health employs a workforce of over 500 employees, including a wide range of providers and specialists.