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Allina Health (/əˈlaɪnə/ ə-LY-nə)[1] is a nonprofit health care system based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It owns or operates 12 hospitals and more than 90 clinics throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Its subsidiary, Allina Medical Transportation, is accredited by both the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS), as well as the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. Allina Medical Transportation covers eight regions and over 80 communities providing medical dispatch, 911 pre-arrival instructions, and emergency and non-emergency ambulance service. Allina’s 911 Communications Center provides 911 pre-arrival instructions and medical dispatch services to CentraCare Health EMS, Lakes Region EMS, and HealthPartners Lakeview EMS.
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| Company type | Nonprofit |
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| Industry | Health Care |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Midtown Exchange Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Number of employees | 29,000+ |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references Lisa Shannon assumes role of CEO: https://www.allinahealth.org/about-us/newsroom/2022/allina-healths-lisa-shannon-assumes-role-of-ceo | |
History
editIn February 2012, Allina Hospitals and Clinics announced it was changing its name to Allina Health, to emphasize its new focus on disease prevention and personal vitality.
Allina Health had 29,382 employees in 2018.
On February 9, 2021, a mass shooting and bombing occurred at an Allina Health clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota, leaving one person dead and four critically injured.[2]
On June 1, 2023, The New York Times released an investigative report alleging that Allina refuses non-emergency care for some patients with medical debt.[3]
Hospitals
edit- Abbott Northwestern Hospital, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Buffalo Hospital, located in Buffalo, Minnesota
- Cambridge Medical Center, located in Cambridge, Minnesota
- Faribault Medical Center (Formerly District One Hospital), located in Faribault, Minnesota
- Mercy Hospital – Mercy Campus, located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota
- Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus, located in Fridley, Minnesota
- New Ulm Medical Center, located in New Ulm, Minnesota
- Owatonna Hospital, located in Owatonna, Minnesota
- Phillips Eye Institute, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- River Falls Area Hospital, located in River Falls, Wisconsin
- St. Francis Regional Medical Center, located in Shakopee, Minnesota
- United Hospital, located in St. Paul, Minnesota
- United Hospital – Hastings Regina Campus, located in Hastings, Minnesota
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Police: 67-year-old shooting suspect had 'multiple contacts' with police, likely intended to target Buffalo clinic". Star Tribune.
- ^ Kliff, Sarah; Silver-Greenberg, Jessica (1 June 2023). "This Nonprofit Health System Cuts Off Patients With Medical Debt". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 June 2023.