Educational Setting
Fairview is a regionally-integrated network of hospitals, ambulatory care services and health care management enterprises with a headquarters based in Minneapolis, Minn. The care that CPE students provide is one of many spiritual health services offered both within the Fairview system and outside the system in community-based ministry settings. Fairview's hospitals and community-based clinics encompass a diverse range of health care environments that include: (click on site names for link to more information)

University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview near downtown Minneapolis on the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota is a major educational and quaternary care facility. It offers patients a comprehensive range of diagnostic, clinical, surgical and health educational services, including behavioral care and rehabilitation. The hospital's focus on medical training and research affords special opportunities for CPE.

Fairview Southdale Hospital in suburban Edina is one of the largest providers of emergency care in Minnesota. It offers comprehensive medical care, including oncology and mental heath, and maternal and newborn services. It also has a noted surgery department, providing treatment ranging from open heart and neurological surgery to orthopedic, eye, urologic, gynecologic and cosmetic surgery.

Fairview Ridges Hospital in suburban Burnsville is a community hospital at the southern gateway to the Twin Cities. It offers a continuum of primary and acute services including perinatal, pediatric, medical/surgical, and geriatric care. Fairview Ridges Hospital partners with other health and human service organizations on the Ridges Campus , whose goal is to work together to provide holistic care. The service area includes the Minnesota River valley, as well as nearby suburban and rural communities.

Ebenezer, a partner-affiliate of Fairview, offers opportunities for CPE students in various long-term care facilities ranging from full-service nursing homes to assisted-living apartments. Geriatric ministry is the primary focus at Ebenezer.

Currently, most CPE students are given a clinical assignment at one of Fairview's hospitals or at Ebenezer's long-term care facilities. However, the Fairview system now is extending well beyond the Twin Cities metropolitan areas. As the Fairview network becomes increasingly diverse, it will offer many options for CPE.