Health Care
Minnesota has been a medical industry hub and site of health care innovation for decades, even before the founding of such illustrious facilities and companies as the Mayo Clinic, Medtronic, and Hazelden. Ironically, a good deal of this reputation came from rumors started by PR agents in territorial times, who were horrified to find that the rest of the country likened Minnesota to an American Siberia. With the hordes of health-challenged immigrants who moved to the state in the 1850s to 1870s to follow these claims of rejuvenation came doctors and scientists who were just as willing to test the healing powers of Minnesota’s climate, including Dr. William W. Mayo, whose sons founded the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and Dr. Brewer Mattocks, who wrote the highly partisan book Minnesota as a Home for Invalids.
Minnesota’s health care system has been at the top of the field for many years. A strong emphasis on research ensures that hospitals and treatment facilities in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota will remain far ahead of the times.
1. Abbott Northwestern Hospital
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (612) 863-4000
Address: 800 East 28th St.
Description: Abbott Northwestern Hospital has grown to become the Twin Cities’ largest nonprofit health care provider, with a tradition of compassionate care, outstanding service, and leadership in education and clinical research. The huge facility treats a wide range of health-related issues, from family practice to cosmetic medicine and surgery, cancer treatment, neuroscience, and behavioral studies.
2. Children’S Hospitals And Clinics
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (612) 813-6000
Address: 2525 Chicago Ave. South
Description: Children’s Hospitals and Clinics was created by the merger of the children’s hospitals in St. Paul and Minneapolis. With 268 staffed hospital beds at their main Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses, they are the largest children’s health care organization in the upper Midwest, offering services in all major pediatric specialties. Comfort is an important facet of each Children’s Hospitals facility, with such amenities as videos available for checkout, computers with games, built-in beds in hospital rooms for a parent to sleep in, and a wheelchair-accessible garden. Playrooms full of toys, colorful play structures, art supplies, and games are on each floor of the hospitals. Special efforts are made to accommodate children who need to stay in their rooms.
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Address: 2450 Riverside Ave.
4. Hennepin County Medical Center
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (612) 873-3000
Address: 701 Park Ave. North
Description: Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is a public teaching hospital in downtown Minneapolis affiliated with the University of Minnesota Medical School. HCMC is the centerpiece of Hennepin County’s health services system. HCMC provides specialized and general medical care, often through hospital referrals.
5. Phillips Eye Institute
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (612) 775-8866
Address: 2215 Park Ave.
Description: Phillips Eye Institute is a premier specialty center devoted exclusively to the diagnosis, treatment, and care of eye disorders and diseases. The institute integrates the latest technologies in eye care with unprecedented staff expertise. Nearly 8,000 patients a year visit the institute for refractive surgery (LASIK), vision rehabilitation, and other inpatient services. The institute also has an established pediatric ophthalmology department.
6. Alzheimer’S Association
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (800) 232-0851
7. American Cancer Society Of Minneapolis
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (612) 379-6352
8. American Diabetes Association
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (763) 593-5333
9. American Heart Association
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (952) 835-3300
10. American Lung Association Of Minnesota
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (651) 227-8014
11. American Parkinson’S Disease Association
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (612) 863-5850 or (888) 302-77
12. American Red Cross
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (612) 871-7676
13. Arthritis Foundation Of St. Paul
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (651) 644-4108
14. United Way
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (612) 340-7400
15. Catholic Charities Of St. Paul And Minneapolis
City: Minneapolis, MN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (612) 664-8500