Family Medicine - Essentia Health St. Joseph's-Brainerd Clinic
Family Medicine • Brainerd, MN
About
Essentia Health operates a patient-centered network with the mission to provide high-quality, compassionate care across its 14 hospitals, 78 clinics, and other facilities. The Brainerd area includes the St. Joseph’s - Brainerd Clinic, part of Essentia Health, offering family medicine services among its clinic network. The organization emphasizes values of Quality, Hospitality, Respect, Joy, Justice, Stewardship, and Teamwork, and supports a broad array of care settings including hospitals, clinics, long-term care, pharmacies, and a research institute. Brainerd is listed among Essentia Health’s locations, with a presence in multiple Minnesota and neighboring state sites. Joseph’s-Brainerd, contact the Brainerd clinic for appointment availability and provider options.
Clinic Type
Family Medicine
Address
502 East 2nd St., Duluth, MN 55805, US
Phone
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Apple Maps: 3.8 (stars) (37)
- Healthgrades (physician page: Dr. Kristin Elliott, MD): Likelihood of recommending: 3.1666667 / 5 (not stated)
- Vitals (physician page: Dr. Joseph Mcraith, DO): 4.7 / 5 (3 reviews (shown: 1 to 3 of 3 reviews))
- Healthgrades (medical group: Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center (Brainerd)): 1.0 ((1))
Patients praise
- Compassionate, attentive care and doctors who listen
- Thoughtful explanations and thorough consultations
- Friendly bedside manner; comfortable communication with concerns
Common complaints
- Rude/disrespectful or negligent care reported by some patients (specific provider reviews)
- Not listening to concerns / rushed appointments / poor explanations
- Staff/nursing miscommunication or not resolving issues; lack of trust
- Incorrect information/disheartening experience in care
"“I can't rave about Dr Inkollu enough! She listened to all my questions and went into such detail…”"
— Apple Maps review snippet (Essentia Health St. Joseph's-Brainerd Clinic)"“Negligent care/rude and disrespectful … She does not listen to patient concerns…”"
— Healthgrades (Dr. Kristin Elliott, MD)"“The doctor was very good in his exam, explaining things… I felt very comfortable…”"
— Vitals (Dr. Joseph P. Mcraith, DO)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Essentia Health’s Brainerd Clinic Accepting Walk-Ins for COVID-19 Vaccine - Lakeland PBS — Feb 24, 2026
- Megan Thiel joins Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center to practice hospitalist medicine | Central Minnesota — Nov 8, 2025
- Essentia Health reminds parents to schedule well-child/teen visits - Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and Baxter — Jul 17, 2025
- Essentia Health In Brainerd Now Offering Care At Home - Lakeland PBS — Feb 23, 2026
- Essentia workers on strike want to improve patient care - Brainerd Dispatch | News, weather, sports from Brainerd and Baxter — Jul 22, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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