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Our milestones reflect more than recognition. They reflect the people who choose this work, and the families who trust us to care for the people they love.

June 30, 2026
Minnesota’s Best Readers’ Choice Gold Winner 2026 award badge recognizing top-rated businesses in Minnesota.

Minnesota Hospice Voted Gold for Hospice Care in the 2026 Star Tribune Minnesota’s Best Awards

Minnesota Hospice has been voted Gold for Hospice Care in the 2026 Star Tribune Minnesota’s Best Awards, the top honor in the state’s largest readers’ choice program. Minnesotans cast more than 970,000 votes across the program, with every hospice provider serving the state eligible. Gold marks the tenth year of Minnesota Hospice caring for families across the Twin Cities southern metro.

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June 18, 2026
Minnesota Star Tribune Top 200 Workplaces 2026 award badge recognizing outstanding workplace culture and employee feedback.

Named a Top Workplace, Two Years Running

For the second year in a row, Minnesota Hospice has been named a Star Tribune Top Workplace. This year we also ranked among the top 10 small business employers in the state, and we were the only hospice-exclusive organization to earn the honor.

 

What means the most is where it comes from. The recognition is based entirely on confidential feedback from our own team, the nurses, aides, chaplains, social workers, and bereavement specialists who care for families across the southern metro every day. They are the ones who said this is a place worth working, and a culture worth being part of.

 

Ten years in, that is the thing we are proudest of. When you take care of the team, the team takes care of the families we serve.

 

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January 26, 2026
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Minnesota Hospice is proud to announce that we’ve been voted Best Hospice in the 2026 Sun Current Readers’ Choice Awards.

This marks the sixth consecutive year we’ve received this community honor, determined by local residents who vote for the organizations that make the most meaningful impact in their lives.

 

This recognition reflects years of building trust with families during some of life’s most difficult moments. As an independent, community-based hospice and one of only six Medicare 5-star rated providers in Minnesota, we’ve built our reputation on being responsive and available when families need help most.

 

Our local care teams provide consistent, personal support with small caseloads that allow genuine relationships to form.

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August 21, 2025
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Minnesota Hospice joined this year’s Taste of Lakeville to celebrate community, connection, and the shared moments that bring people together.

 

Minnesota Hospice is proud to have joined the Lakeville community at the 2025 Taste of Lakeville, a signature summer event that celebrates food, connection, and local spirit.

 

Known for its exceptional culinary tastings, wine selections, and community gathering, Taste of Lakeville is also a celebration of the people and organizations that make Lakeville special. Minnesota Hospice’s participation reflects its ongoing commitment to being present for the community—not just in moments of need, but in moments of celebration.

 

“Taste of Lakeville is more than an event—it’s a way to be present with the community we proudly serve every day,” said Ken Haglind, Founding CEO of Minnesota Hospice. “We live here, we work here, and we believe in participating wherever our community gathers.”

 

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August 14, 2025
Minnesota’s Best Readers’ Choice Bronze Winner 2025 badge awarded by the Star Tribune in green, black, and orange design.

Minnesota Hospice is honored again as a top hospice provider in Star Tribune’s reader-voted Minnesota’s Best Awards.

Minnesota Hospice, a Medicare rated 5-star hospice provider is proud to announce that it has been voted one of Minnesota’s Best by readers of the Star Tribune for the second year in a row. This recognition honors their commitment to education, early access to care, and compassionate support for patients, families, and caregivers across the Twin Cities south metro.

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July 9, 2025
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Minnesota Hospice Joins 2025 Pan-O-Prog Parade to Celebrate Community, Connection, and Joy in Lakeville

 

Minnesota Hospice is proud to once again join Lakeville’s beloved Pan-O-Prog Parade, a long-standing tradition rooted in community pride and celebration. This year marks Minnesota Hospice’s fourth year participating in the event, which draws thousands of attendees to downtown Lakeville for one of the most anticipated summer events in the city.

 

“Pan-O-Prog is our way of walking alongside the community we serve—celebrating life, connection, and bringing people together,” said Ken Haglind, Founding CEO of Minnesota Hospice. “We live here, we work here, and we’re proud to be part of the fabric of this community.”

 

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Minnesota Star Tribune Top 200 Workplaces 2026 award badge recognizing outstanding workplace culture and employee feedback.
Blue ribbon graphic for the Sun Media 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards with red banner and circular SUN logo in the center.
Minnesota’s Best Readers’ Choice Gold Winner 2026 award badge recognizing top-rated businesses in Minnesota.

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The official logo of the Minnesota Network of Hospice & Palliative Care (MNHPC), symbolizing collaboration and excellence in end-of-life care services.
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