Allina Health repositioning services between Mercy Hospital campuses

MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 13, 2024) — Allina Health is repositioning care delivery at Mercy Hospital (Coon Rapids) and Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus (Fridley). Mercy and Unity became one hospital with two campuses in 2017. This shift is another step to ensure both campuses are best equipped to support our patients and communities with high quality care well into the future. 

Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus (Fridley) will continue its focus on mental health and addiction, emergency and inpatient medical services. As the regional hub for surgical and complex care, Mercy Hospital (Coon Rapids) will expand surgical capacity. To reposition resources to deliver the highest quality care for the region, Allina Health is making the following changes: 
  • All intensive care units will be located at Mercy Hospital (Coon Rapids).
  • All surgeries will take place at Mercy Hospital (Coon Rapids), and the campus will increase surgical capacity.
    • The changes to surgical services will impact some ambulatory services at Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus (Fridley) which will be repositioned to other locations in the system. 
  • Inpatient pediatric beds will no longer be available at Mercy Hospital (Coon Rapids).
    • The low-census inpatient pediatric unit will reposition to become adult beds.
    • We will work with our provider partners in the community to ensure care pathways.

Several factors are driving the repositioning of services including low ICU census at Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus, decreasing volumes for pediatric inpatient care at Mercy Hospital (Coon Rapids) and Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus operating rooms that would soon need costly renovations. 

We are working with staff impacted by these changes.

About Allina Health

Allina Health is a nonprofit health care system serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin, dedicated to preventing and treating illness and improving the health of individuals, families, and communities. Through a network of more than 90 clinics, 12 hospital campuses, 13 retail pharmacies, specialty care centers, home care, and emergency medical transportation, Allina Health provides high-quality care from birth through end-of-life.  

At the forefront of Allina Health’s mission are its Institutes, which offer nationally recognized experts and advanced care in key specialties:  

  • Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute – A leader in cardiovascular innovation, research, and care delivery through clinical trials, publications, and training 4,000+ providers annually, it is consistently rated ‘High Performing’ by U.S. News & World Report.  
  • Allina Health Cancer Institute – Providing comprehensive, personalized and innovative oncology care across the full cancer journey, delivered at ten locations – including its three largest hospitals which U.S. News & World Report consistently rates “High Performing” in multiple oncology specialties.  
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