Essentia Health
Essentia Health is an integrated healthcare system with facilities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota.[1][2] As of 2022 it has over 14,000 employees, including 2,125 physicians and credentialed practitioners.[3][4][5] The network includes 14 hospitals, 70 clinics, six long-term care facilities, six assisted and independent living facilities, and one research & education institute.[1][6][5] Essentia Health was accredited as an Accountable Care Organization by the National Committee for Quality Assurance in 2013.[1][6][7][8]
History
[edit]Essentia Health was formed in 2004, as the parent company of the partnership between the Benedictine Health System and St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic Health System (SMDC).[9] Essentia Health acquired Dakota Clinic/Innovis Health in January 2008.[10] In 2010, Essentia Health integrated the resources of all of its member organizations – SMDC Health System, Innovis Health, Brainerd Lakes Health, Essentia Community Hospitals and Clinics, and Essentia Institute of Rural Health – and united them under the one name, Essentia Health. [11][12][13] In 2022, Essentia Health acquired Mid Dakota Clinic. [14] In October 2022, Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System announced merger discussions. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed to evaluate how the two organizations might combine to form an integrated regional health system.[15] After almost two years of discussion, the merger was called off in January 2024, although the leaders did not rule out future collaboration attempts.[16]
Essentia Health has more than two dozen Catholic-sponsored clinics, hospitals, and other facilities.[17][18] The roots of Essentia's Catholic facilities trace back to a group of Benedictine nuns who established St. Mary's Hospital, Essentia Health's oldest hospital, in Duluth in 1888.[17]
Vision Northland
[edit]In 2018, Essentia Health announced plans to build a new medical facility that would be replacing the current St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. The project was initially set at $800 million, but an additional $100 million was required to add an additional patient floor and outpatient care spaces. Changes in market conditions were also a cause for the increase. The building early 2023, with 98% completed in February.[19] In July 2023, they completed the moving of patients from the old location.[20]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c NCQA Accountable Care Organization Accreditation Early Adopters. National Committee for Quality Assurance.
- ^ Find a Clinic/Hospital. EssentiaHealth.org.
- ^ "Essentia Health St. Mary's Celebrates 125 Years" Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. Northland's NewsCenter. February 28, 2013.
- ^ "A Step On A Scale Helps Keep Heart Patients At Home". Health IT Outcomes. May 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "Essentia Health Facts & Figures". www.essentiahealth.org. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ a b Clark, Cheryl. "NCQA Issues First ACO Accreditations". HealthLeaders Media. February 19, 2013.
- ^ Gamble, Molly and Heather Punke. "100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know". Becker's Hospital Review. August 14, 2013.
- ^ "Two ACOs First to Earn NCQA's Highest Grade". States News Service. September 25, 2013.
- ^ "SMDC parent to buy hospital in Montana". Duluth News-Tribune. January 27, 2006.
- ^ Robeznieks, Andis. "Essentia Acquires Dakota Clinic/Innovis". Modern Healthcare. January 7, 2008.
- ^ Lynn, John. "Essentia Health Selects Health Care DataWorks' Business Intelligence Solution To Support Integration of Member Organizations". EMR, EHR and Healthcare IT News. March 14, 2011.
- ^ Lee, Michelle. "Introducing Essentia Health". Healthy Living. November 24, 2010.
- ^ "Innovis Health to change its name". Grand Forks Herald. September 2, 2010.
- ^ "Mid Dakota Clinic officially joins Essentia Health". www.essentiahealth.org. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ "Essentia Health, Marshfield Clinic Health System announce merger discussions". www.essentiahealth.org. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ Smith, Deneen (2024-01-04). "Planned merger of Marshfield clinic and Essentia health called off". Wisconsin Public Radio. Wisconsin Educational Communication Board. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ a b "Benedictine Roots". EssentiaHealth.org.
- ^ "Catholic Health Care in Minnesota". Catholic Health Association of the United States. March 2013.
- ^ "Vision Northland/Duluth Building Project". Essentia Health. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ Matt, Anthony (2023-07-30). "Essentia Health completes transfer of patients to replacement St. Mary's Medical Center". Essentia Health Newsroom. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
