Allina Mercy Hospital Public Hearing

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will hold a public hearing on March 26 at 6 p.m. on the relocation of Mercy Hospital Unity Campus (Fridley) intensive care services to the Mercy Campus (Coon Rapids), the relocation of Unity Campus surgical services to the Mercy Campus and the closure of the inpatient pediatric unit at Mercy Campus. All other Mercy pediatric services will remain in place.

More information is available in the MDH news release: Public hearing set for March 26 on Allina Mercy Hospital's relocation of two Unity Campus services and closure of Mercy Campus inpatient pediatric unit.

• Hospital name: Allina Mercy Hospital Mercy and Unity Campuses
• Hospital owner: Allina Healthcare
• Hospital location: Coon Rapids, Minnesota and Fridley, Minnesota
• Proposed service change: Relocation of Allina Mercy Hospital's services from Unity Campus to Mercy Campus, and closure of inpatient pediatric unit at Mercy Campus
• Public hearing date and time: Mar. 26, 2024, at 6 p.m. (via Teams)

The Minnesota Department of Health serves as a facilitator to ensure there is public discussion and engagement for any proposed closure, reduction of services or relocation of services for a hospital or hospital campus as outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.555.

This statute gives MDH the authority to hold the meeting and to inform the public but not to change, delay or prevent the proposed changes, closures or relocations.

Call information

• Date: March 26, 2024
• Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Central Time

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Audio-only call: +1-651-395-7448
Phone Conference ID: 904 013 548#

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Call documents

Presentation slides will be posted prior to the call. A transcript of the hearing will be posted on this page 7-10 business days after the call.

• Presentation Slides: 2024-03-26 Allina Mercy Hospital Public Hearing Presentation (PDF)
• Transcript: 2024-03-26 Allina Mercy Hospital Transcript (PDF).

Submit a comment or question

On March 26, 2024, at 6:00pm, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) hosted a public hearing for Allina Mercy Hospital to explain changes in services. The public hearing was held virtually and was well-attended with over 200 people. A question-and-answer period was held following the hospital’s presentation of changes. There were a number of comments and questions asked with the hospital having a chance to answer each of them. In addition, there were questions and comments submitted in advance which were read aloud by MDH staff. At the end of the hearing, there were still a handful of people who had their hands raised to speak. MDH regrets these individuals were not called upon prior to the hearing ending.

Following the public hearing, MDH staff met to review procedures to ensure all public voices can be heard. To make sure anyone who did not get a chance to make their comments or ask questions has the opportunity to do so, MDH is opening up additional time for the pubic to submit comments and/or questions. We will close this expanded comment period on April 29, 2024. MDH will forward these to hospital leadership along with the transcript from the hearing.

• Allina Mercy Hospital Relocation of Campus Services, Closure of Inpatient Pediatric Unit Public Hearing Comments.