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Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. operates Hennepin County Medical Center and four primary
care clinics in the Twin Cities. Hennepin County Medical Center is:
- Minnesota’s premier Level 1 Trauma Center with many nationally recognized programs and specialties
- The fourth largest hospital in Minnesota, based on operating revenue
- An essential teaching hospital for doctors who go on to practice throughout the state
- A safety net hospital providing care for low-income, the uninsured and vulnerable populations, and
- A major employer and economic engine in downtown Minneapolis.
Our Mission
We are committed:
- to provide the best possible care to every patient we serve today;
- to search for new ways to improve
the care we will provide tomorrow;
- to educate health care providers for the future; and
- to ensure access to healthcare for all.
We are committed to being:
the best place to receive care;
the best place to give care; and
the best place to work and learn.
History
What is today Hennepin County Medical Center began in 1887 as City Hospital. In 1964, Hennepin County assumed ownership of the hospital. After local voters approved a $25 million dollar bond issue in 1969, a new hospital facility was completed in 1976.
Also that year, Hennepin County Medical Center started sharing some services with the adjacent Metropolitan Medical Center. When that hospital closed in 1991, Hennepin County Medical Center purchased its buildings.
Our history includes a series of firsts in the metro area -- services or programs started to meet community needs that others were unable provide. These include:
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 U.S. News & World Report has consistently named Hennepin County Medical Center one of America’s Best Hospitals. This, along with favorable comparisons to national benchmark standards for patient outcomes, and some of the nation’s most sought-after residency programs for medical students, distinguish Hennepin County Medical Center in patient care, education, and research.
2008 Statistics |
| Operating Beds |
465 |
| Discharges (Adults and Pediatrics) |
22,937 |
| Patient Days |
126,966 |
| Births |
2,801 |
| Clinic Visits |
327,165 |
| Emergency Services visits |
101,658 |
Emergency Medical Services
(Ambulance Runs) |
57,092 |
| Surgeries |
10,292 |
| Acute Psychiatric Services visits |
10,327 |
| Poison Information Center contacts |
127,655 |
| Hyperbaric Chamber treatments |
3,326 |
| Licensed Beds |
910 |
| Average Daily Census |
347 |
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Responding to the needs of the community is a tradition that began at Hennepin County Medical Center with caring for the victims of typhoid epidemics before the turn of the century. It is a tradition of which the current staff members are very proud and one they hope to uphold far into the future.
In 2007, the Hennepin County Board transferred direct operation of Hennepin County Medical Center from the County Board to Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. a new public subsidiary corporation owned by Hennepin County. The system’s 13-member board includes leaders from the community with expertise in health care, finance, human resources, human services, public policy, education, and the public sector. The County Board retains oversight of the safety net mission and authority over the operating budget, capital plans, and the county owns the hospital assets.
Board of Directors
Executive Leadership
The Hennepin County Medical Center campus occupies five city blocks near the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis and operates primary care clinics on West and East Lake Street in Minneapolis and in
Richfield
and Brooklyn Center.
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