AG's strategic facilitator launches work on deal for future support at U of M academic health program

AG's strategic facilitator launches work on deal for future support at U of M academic health program

With U of M, Fairview and Essentia in negotiations, former UnitedHealth Group executive Lois Quam has been working to facilitate talks.

Essentia Executives Choosing PR Over Patients, Say Nurses - Minnesota Nurses Association

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laurie Laker (c) 612-741-0662 laurie.laker@mnnurses.org Shannon Cunningham  (c) 61-269-1418 shannon.cunningham@mnnurses.org (Duluth, MN) – May 8, 2025 – As Essentia Health executives prepare to conduct a press conference today, nurses are calling out what the hospital system is not doing: addressing the ongoing staffing crisis that is putting patients at risk. “Essentia executives will make one thing clear today—t…

Essentia is Level I trauma center

Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center has been recertified as a Level I Adult Trauma Center and a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. Essentia is the only hospital in northern Minnesota to hold these designations. As a Level I Adult Trauma Center, St. Mary’s offers the highest standard of trauma care, providing total care for patients from emergency through re...