Boundary Waters Care Center is the largest healthcare center serving Ely and surrounding communities bordering the vast acreage of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). The hospital boasts
- In-house laboratory
- Professional EMT and ambulance service for the community
- On-site retail pharmacy
- Physical and occupational therapy
- Chemotheraphy
- Fully-staffed 24-7 radiology department for X-ray, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Echocardiogram, CT Scan, Ultrasound and Mammography
- Professional OR and anesthesia team and newly-built state-of-the-art operating room suites
- "Swing Bed" for patients no longer requiring acute care hospitalization, but still in need of additional therapy before going home
- 24-7 Emergency Room with staff fully certified in pediatric advanced life support, neo-natal advance life support and advance cardiac life support.
- A heliport located on the hospital campus for access to medical helicopters which can transport patients quickly to larger facilities if needed.
