Tag: HealthPartners

State Lawmakers Concerned Over Health Merger

Minnesota state lawmakers are voicing their concerns over proposed healthcare mergers. There are currently three of them in the review process, including Sutter Health and Alina and R&J News previously reported on HealthPartners and Essentia Health. Rochester Senator Liz Boldon said:  DFL state lawmakers are warning Minnesotans that their healthcare could take another hit if…
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October 8, 2026 0

Major Minnesota Healthcare Merger

Minnesota-based healthcare systems HealthPartners and Essentia Health announced today that their boards of directors have approved an affiliation agreement to combine their organizations. The combined organization will be called HealthPartners and would employ 45,000 people. It would include 22 hospitals and 135 clinics spanning the Twin Cities, northern Minnesota, and parts of North Dakota and…
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October 1, 2026 0