This is the first year that the health care think tank has ranked hospitals on social responsibility, which includes pay equity and community investment.
Physical violence, chronic staffing issues and COVID-19 frustration led some local bedside nurses to retire early or seek different work opportunities.
Goodhue County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Sutton-Brown, a nearly 20-year law enforcement veteran, shot an unarmed 24-year-old Fernando Javier Carbajal after authorities say Carbajal chased the deputy. Sutton-Brown is on administrative leave with pay pending the outcome of an investigation by the BCA.