Twin Cities Hospitals

Alina Health System

  • 1882- Northwestern Hospital established by Harriet Walker for women and children, charity hospital
  • 1902- Abbott Hospital for Women founded
  • 1970- Both hospitals merge to form Abbott-Northwestern Hospital Corporation
  • 1982- LifeSpan Inc. was created, which merged with HealthOne in 1993, and joined with Medica to form Allina Health System

Eitel Hospital

  • 1912- Eitel Hospital opens in Loring Park, founded by Dr. George Eitel
  • 1954- Changed to Doctor's Memorial Hospital
  • 1960- Renamed Eitel Hospital

Fairview Health Services

  • 1997- University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic joined with Fairview Riverside

Fairview Southdale

  • 1965- Opens on land donated by the Dayton's; part of the trend of hospitals moving away from the city and into the suburbs

Healtheast Care System

  • 1883- Bethesda Hospital opened near Lake Como, owned by Tabitha Society, Swedish Lutherans (first was an indigent from Swede Hollow)
  • 1892- Moved to Upham house
  • 1908- Built on site of former James J. Hill house
  • 1932- New Bethesda Hospital opened on Capitol Blvd.
  • 1962- Swedish scholarship program formed, first guest was Dr. Carl Kjellstrand (first case he treated was a cobra bite)

  • 1911- St. John's German Lutheran Hospital founded on East-side of St. Paul by Dr. Frederick Plondke (first case was typhoid fever)

  • 1979- Health Resources became the parent corporation

HealthSystem Minnesota

  • 1892- Asbury Methodist Hospital founded by Sarah Harrison Knight
  • 1900- Deaconess Aid society of Asbury Hospital
  • 1920- PHS leased Asbury Methodist to treat tuberculosis
  • 1959- Methodist Hospital opens in St. Louis Park, one of the first hospitals to move to the suburbs
  • 1979- Methodist Hospital, Primary Physician Network and Park Nicollet Clinic combine to form HealthSystem Minnesota

Hennepin County Medical Center

  • 1887- Minneapolis City Hospital opened
  • 1893- New building on Brackett land
  • 1908- Teaching arrangement with U of M
  • 1920- Minneapolis General Hospital
  • 1921- Residency program began (no pay)
  • 1924- First female interns
  • 1963- Hospital operations transferred to county, became Hennepin County General Hospital
  • 1976- New Hennepin County Medical Center
  • 1980- Beeper system
  • 1989- Level I Trauma Center
  • 1987- Became smoke-free

Metropolitan Mt. Sinai Medical Center

  • 1871- St. Barnabas Hospital opened, supported by Episcopal Church
  • 1970- Merged with Swedish Hospital (which had opened in 1898) forming
  • 1951- Mt. Sinai Hospital opens, becomes active in patient care, teaching and research
  • 1988- Both merged with Metropolitan Medical Center to become M-MSMC; closed 1991

North Memorial Health Care

  • 1939- Victory Memorial Hospital built by Dr. Samuel Samuelson
  • 1954- Purchased and renamed North Memorial
  • 1971- Family Practice residency program with U of M
  • 1985- North Air Care, first medical helicopter in Twin Cities
  • 1996- Name North Memorial Health Care

Regions Hospital

  • 1872- Stewart Mansion bought by Ramsey County 
  • 1873- Established City and County Hospital
  • 1923- Renamed Ancker Hospital in honor of its superintendent
  • 1961- Burn Center founded Level I Trauma Center
  • 1996- HealthPartners physicians practice at Ramsay
  • 1997- Becomes Regions Hospital

United Hospitals

  • 1885- St. Luke's Hospital opens sponsored by Episcopal churches
  • 1920- expands board to other Protestant denominations
  • 1920- Charles T. Miller Hospital opened in St. Paul, "carriage trade" and charity
  • 1972- Miller and St. Luke's consolidated to form United Hospitals

Variety Club Heart Hospital

  • 1951- First hospital in USA entirely devoted to heart patients, fund raising efforts had included a film with Ronald Reagan appealing to audiences to donate and to fight heart disease

Veterans Administration Medical Center

  • 1927- Veterans Bureau Hospital #106 founded in Minneapolis
  • 1940's- Fort Snelling Army Hospital annexed to VA
  • 1946- VA affiliated with the U of M Medical School
  • 1988- new VA Medical Center opened, smoke free

Vencor

  • Glenwood Hills developed a large psychiatric unit; changed name to Golden Valley Health Center, then Transitional Care, then Vencor for critical care rehabilitation