ISD 287 partners with PrairieCare Medical Group to provide in school psychiatric care to your child during the school year! For more information, please see www.district287.org.
About Us – Learn More About PrairieCare
Providing each individual patient the psychiatric care they truly need.
PrairieCare is a physician-led organization that has provided specialized mental health services to the Twin Cities since 2005. Today, we are proud to say our services span the full continuum of psychiatric care, with the understanding that each patient has unique experiences, life stages, and needs. PrairieCare is a leader in specialized and evidence-based psychiatric services for all ages at 10 locations in the Twin Cities, Rochester, and Mankato. We joined the Newport Healthcare family of services in 2022—the nation’s leading provider of mental health services for all ages. Together, we are helping people of all ages get the mental health care they need and deserve.
We provide mental health services for all ages, including free mental health screenings, clinic services, an inpatient psychiatric hospital, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs, and residential services. Our dedicated team of mental health professionals will guide you in accessing the tailored treatment you need. PrairieCare has the appropriate service or program for anyone seeking mental health support, and we will walk alongside you throughout your mental health journey.
Our services span the full continuum of care for patients, offering a variety of roles and opportunities for job seekers. As a Division of Newport Healthcare, PrairieCare has earned Certification™ as a Great Place to Work®. This award demonstrates how we strive toward a workplace where everyone feels like they belong, their voices are heard, and they are supported professionally and personally. With a robust benefits package, career advancement opportunities, and purpose-driven work, look no further.
PrairieCare is a division of Newport Healthcare, the nation’s leading behavioral healthcare provider. Newport Healthcare is also the parent company of Newport Academy for teens and Newport Institute for young adults, with residential and outpatient locations in Minnesota and across the country. Newport offers individualized, comprehensive treatment that encompasses evidence-based clinical and experiential modalities, life skills programming, and academic support. Based in compassion and driven by outcomes, Newport’s programs guide clients to long-term recovery from high-acuity mood, anxiety, and co-occurring disorders. Newport’s mission is to empower lives and restore families.
The Mental Health Collaboration Hub is a secure online portal to connect patients in psychiatric or behavioral health boarding situations to safe and healing mental health treatment. The resource is accessible to any health and human service in Minnesota allowing users to match with the appropriate living and treatment settings based on the needs of the patients.
In 2022, Children’s Minnesota opened its first inpatient mental health unit and partnered with PrairieCare to deliver high-quality care. PrairieCare provides programmatic guidance and joint clinical leadership for the unit. The two organizations are coming together to deliver the best in medically complex mental health care for children and adolescents.
No–cost mental health screenings via phone are offered to anybody seeking psychiatric services at PrairieCare.
Whether you are a parent, teacher, counselor, physician, family, or friend – and not sure where to turn – you can call us at 952-826-8475 to help determine the best services for each individual’s needs or reach us through email by filling out this form.
We Welcome All
Diversity
At PrairieCare, diversity is the sum of our visible and invisible identities, including race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, class, sexuality, gender, age, religion and ability. Every person has a valuable perspective, shaped by individual life experience, all of which makes us similar to and unique from one another.
Inclusion
We welcome and value the diversity of our patients, families, co-workers and community. We intentionally engage and leverage these differences in ways that increase contributions and opportunities for all people. Safety, humility and integrity will guide us as we live our mission, vision and values.
Our Mission, Vision and Values
Mission: To provide each individual patient the psychiatric care they truly need
Vision: Transforming psychiatric healthcare
Values: Integrity, Compassion, Determination
Guiding Principle: We act with integrity, compassion, and determination to establish authentic connections and instill hope in our patients, team members, and community.
Integrity: We are compelled to do our best work every day, providing a high standard of ethical care and inclusive culture.
Compassion: We are driven by our patient stories, committed to understanding, and focused on caring for individual needs.
Determination: We are determined to create positive change, overcome obstacles, face adversity, and never give up in providing patients the healing they deserve.
Did you know PrairieCare partners with:
Independent School District 287
South Lake Pediatrics
South Lake Pediatrics and PrairieCare Medical Group have been partnering to provide integrated mental health care since 2017. This allows kids and families to receive added care from mental health specialists at South Lake Pediatrics Clinics. Please see www.southlakepediatrics.com or call (952) 401-8300 to schedule an appointment.
Psychiatric Assistance Line (PAL)
The Psychiatric Assistance Line (PAL) is a free service available to health professionals for mental health triage and referral, or for a consultation with a Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist regarding a patient. This is a free service provided by PrairieCare Medical Group through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the Department of Health.
Timeline
PrairieCare Through The Years
- 2005: Opened Minnetonka Clinic & PHP (founded as Prairie St. John’s)
- 2006: Opened Woodbury Clinic & PHP (founded as Prairie St. John’s)
- 2007: Moved Minnetonka services to Edina
- 2009: Founded PrairieCare and PrairieCare Medical Group. Established formal affiliation with University of Minnesota Medical School
- 2011: Opened 20-bed Maple Grove Hospital and Maple Grove PHP
- 2012: Expanded Edina and Woodbury locations
- 2013: Opened After-School IOP’s
- 2014: Opened Chaska Clinic and PHP, Rochester Clinic and IOP, Psychiatric Assistance Line (PAL)
- 2015: Opened PrairieCare Institute
- 2015: Opened 50-bed Brooklyn Park Hospital
- 2016: Opened PrairieCare Maplewood Clinic and PHP
- 2016: Founded the PrairieCare Child & Family Fund, non-profit 501(c)3
- 2017: Opened the PrairieCare Medical Group Center for Neurotherapeutics offering Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and First Episode Psychosis services
- 2017: Expanded inpatient capacity to 71-beds
- 2017: Opened Brooklyn Park Medical Office Building which houses PHP, Adult IOP and Clinic services (relocating services from Maple Grove)
- 2017: Opened PrairieCare Medical Group program in Mankato offering Intensive Outpatient Services for youth
- 2019: Expanded services in Rochester and Mankato
- 2021: Received legislative approval to expand inpatient capacity to 101-beds
- 2022: Opened Adult PHP
- 2022: Partnered with Children’s Minnesota to open a 22-bed mental health unit in St. Paul
- 2022: PrairieCare becomes a division of Newport Healthcare
- 2023: Expanded Inpatient Hospital in Brooklyn Park to include young adult services
- 2023: Launched Mental Health Collaboration Hub
- 2024: Achieved Pathway to Excellence® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
PrairieCare Fund
The PrairieCare Fund is a non-profit grant making foundation built on the mission to improve the health and well being of our communities, founded in 2016 by compassionate clinicians, community advocates and legislators.
PrairieCare Fund supports youth mental health and wellness programs throughout the state of Minnesota by offering grants to selected applicants. These generous grants help advocate, prevent, identify, and reduce the stigma of mental health through programs and education in schools and/or districts that are awarded these grants.