M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) previously known as University of Minnesota Medical Center, is an 1700-bed
non-profit
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,
tertiary
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, research and
academic medical center
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located in
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
,
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
, servicing the entire region. UMMC is the region's only university-level academic medical center. The hospital is operated by the
M Health Fairview
M Health Fairview is a healthcare brand that represents the collaboration among three separate entities; the University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services.
History Fairview Health Servic ...
Health System and the second largest hospital in the system. UMMC is affiliated with the
University of Minnesota Medical School
The University of Minnesota Medical School is the medical school of the University of Minnesota. It is a combination of two campuses situated in Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota.
The University of Minnesota Medical School is also part of one of ...
. UMMC is also an
ACS designated
level II trauma center
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and has a rooftop helipad to handle medevac patients. Attached to the medical center is the
Masonic Children's Hospital that treats infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 21.
There are two campuses: one located on the East Bank of the
Mississippi River
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and the other located on the West Bank. The West Bank campus was previously Saint Mary's Hospital and Fairview-Riverside Medical Center. M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center is a teaching institution.
Facilities
The 1700-bed M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center includes inpatient and outpatient facilities and is connected with six community clinics and many specialty clinics. Services range from "primary care", "emergency care" and the delivery of thousands of babies each year to care of patients. Areas of specialization includes organ and blood and marrow transplantation, neurosciences, pediatrics and behavioral illnesses.
Masonic Children's Hospital
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital (formerly known as
Amplatz Children's Hospital) is a
non-profit
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pediatric
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acute care
hospital
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located in
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
,
Minnesota
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. The hospital has 212 beds and is affiliated with
University of Minnesota Medical School
The University of Minnesota Medical School is the medical school of the University of Minnesota. It is a combination of two campuses situated in Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota.
The University of Minnesota Medical School is also part of one of ...
. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to pediatric patients aged 0–21 throughout Minnesota and
midwest United States
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. Masonic Children's Hospital is also a state designated
Level III Trauma Center
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.
History
The medical center and University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, were created in 1997 as a result of the merger of the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics with Fairview Health Services. In 2014, Children's Hospital was renamed
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital in recognition of the financial support that Minnesota Masonic Charities has given the medical center over the past 60 years. In 2018, the medical center announced a $111 million renovation and expansion project.
The world's first open heart surgery and the first bone marrow transplant were done at the University of Minnesota Medical Center.
References
External links
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
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University of Minnesota
Buildings and structures in Minneapolis
Teaching hospitals in Minnesota
1997 establishments in Minnesota