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with facilities in

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, and

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.NCQA Accountable Care Organization Accreditation Early Adopters

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. As of 2022 it has over 14,000 employees, including 2,125 physicians and credentialed practitioners. The network includes 14 hospitals, 70 clinics, six long-term care facilities, six assisted and independent living facilities, and one research & education institute.Clark, Cheryl
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''HealthLeaders Media''. February 19, 2013.Essentia Health
was accredited as an

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by the

in 2013.

History

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)
Essentia Health
acquired Dakota Clinic/Innovis Health in January 2008. 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. In 2022
Essentia Health
acquired Mid Dakota Clinic. In October 2022
Essentia Health
an
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.
Essentia Health
has more than two dozen

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-sponsored clinics, hospitals, and other facilities."Benedictine Roots"
''EssentiaHealth.org''. The roots of Essentia's Catholic facilities trace back to a group of

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nuns who established St. Mary's Hospital, Essentia Health's oldest hospital, in

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in 1888.

Vision Northland

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 estimated completion of the building is currently for early 2023, with an ETA to open in late 2023.

References

External links

Essentia Health website
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History

Vision Northland

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