Quick Facts

Care delivery

HealthPartners Medical Group

• 70 medical and dental clinics in the greater metropolitan area of Minneapolis-St. Paul
• 17 pharmacies and mail order pharmacy
• 441,000 patients
• Multi-payer
• 780 physicians, 60 dentists
• 350 primary care physicians
• Primary care, 35 medical and surgical specialties

Hospitals

• Lakeview Hospital, Stillwater, Minnesota
• Hudson Hospital and Clinics, Hudson, Wisconsin
• Westfields Hospital, New Richmond, Wisconsin
• Regions Hospital, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Health care financing

• Nonprofit, consumer governed health plan
• 1.4 million members
• National provider network

HealthPartners family of organizations at a glance

• Founded in 1957 as a cooperative
• Serve more than 1.4 million people in Minnesota and surrounding states
• Covers nearly one in four residents in Twin Cities metro area.
• More than 12,000 employees
• Ninth largest employer in Minnesota, largest private employer in St. Paul.
• Medical and dental facilities in 70 locations
• Largest contract network in Minnesota with more than 15,000 physicians at nearly 4,000 clinics.
• Largest consumer governed nonprofit health care organization in the nation.
• Integrated health care organization providing health care services and health plan financing and administration.

HealthPartners health plan

• Regional network of more than 38,000 doctors and other care providers in Minnesota, western Wisconsin, South Dakota and North Dakota.
• HealthPartners and CIGNA's combined national network offers more than 700,000 doctors and other care providers, plus 5,800 hospitals in the United States.

HealthPartners medical clinics

• Access to medical information online via MyChart
• Online appointment scheduling
• Same-day appointments
• Scheduled phone visits and E. visits
• 24 primary care clinics in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area
• 12 urgent care centers
• Six eye care centers
• Integrated Home Care
• Hospice of the Lakes

HealthPartners dental clinics

• 60 dentists
• Specialties: oral surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics
• 20 locations

Regions Hospital

• Established in 1872
• Teaching and research hospital
• Level 1 trauma center for adults and children
• Full-service, private hospital
• Specializes in trauma care, burn care, emergency care, surgical services, international heath, heart, ortho, neuro, woman’s care, seniors and cancer
• 984 physicians and resident physicians
• 454 beds
• More than 25,000 annual admissions
• Second largest provider of charity care in Minnesota

Lakeview Health

• Includes Stillwater Medical Group, Lakeview Hospital and the Lakeview Foundation
• Lakeview Health was formed in 2005, joined HealthPartners in 2011
• Lakeview Hospital is the fifth oldest hospital in Minnesota, dating back to 1880
• Lakeview Hospital is a 97-bed acute-care hospital, with more than 4,000 annual inpatient admissions
• Lakeview Hospital is ranked among the best nationally in orthopedic care
• Stillwater Medical Group operates four clinics in Stillwater and Oak Park Heights, Minn. and Somerset, Wisc.
• Stillwater Medical Group had 211,929 patient visits in 2010
• The Lakeview Foundation provided more than $13 million in direct community benefits in 2010

Hudson Hospital & Clinics

• Opened 1953, joined HealthPartners in 2009
• 25 bed Critical Access Hospital, 1,200 annual inpatient admissions
• Western Wisconsin's only Hospitalist Services, 24/7 Emergency Medicine
  Physicians and Inpatient Acute Care for the Elderly Program
• Internationally recognized, award-winning Healing Arts Program
• In 2009, contributed $2.9 million in community benefits
• About 60 medical staff (many more credentialed and active)

Westfields Hospital

• Opened in 1950, joined HealthPartners in 2005
• Critical access hospital in New Richmond, Wisconsin
• 25 beds
• About 40 medical staff (many more credentialed and active)

Capitol View Transitional Care Center

• Joined the HeathPartners family in 2001
• Relocated to the Regions Hospital Campus in 2011
• 32 bed transitional care center
• More than 550 patients successfully transitioned home annually

Physicians Neck and Back Clinics

• Treated more than 100,000 patients since opening in 1990
• Six clinic locations in the Metro area
• 15 physicians, 42 physical therapist/physical therapy associates
• Unique, non-surgical approach to chronic pain
• Nationally recognized

HealthPartners Research Foundation

• Approximately 250 projects annually
• Mission is to discover and accelerate the use of knowledge to improve the health and health care of our members, patients and community.

Institute for Medical Education

• IME's mission is to improve health by maximizing the abilities of people and systems to deliver outstanding care.
• Programs provide education for all health providers and students.
• More than 400 resident physicians trained at Regions Hospital each year in 17 departments.
• More than 100 continuing medical education programs for health professionals.
• Over 3100 individuals participate in clinical simulation training each year.
• Programs emphasize experiential education and performance improvement.
• Medical Library with comprehensive collection of online journals, books and databases plus literature search and document delivery service.

Community partners

HealthPartners partners with many organizations addressing socioeconomic conditions
which impact health. Here are a few examples:

• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• East Metro Adult Crisis Stabilization
• Honoring Choices Minnesota
• National Alliance of the Mentally Ill of Minnesota
• State Health Improvement Programs (SHIP)

Health and wellness

• Frequent Fitness Program
• Online health and wellness resources
• 10,000 Steps® Program
• Let's Talk Health virtual coaching

E-care

• eVisits: Patients can e-mail their physician with non-urgent medical conditions
• First in Minnesota to offer patients the ability to schedule doctor appointments online
• Online prescription refills
• Approximately 4000 physicians, nurses, dentists and other medical staff access electronic medical records for all HealthPartners patients
• HealthPartners Dental Group is the largest dental clinic system in Minnesota to implement electronic x-rays
• Launched virtuwell in 2010. virtuwell is a 24/7 online clinic that can treat more than 30 of the most common medical conditions anytime, anywhere with satisfaction guaranteed.

Industry recognition

• Ranked among the top 25 plans in the nation according to NCQA’s Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2011-12 – private.
• HealthPartners is the highest rated Minnesota health plan in overall consumer experience according to a 2010-2011 survey by CAHPS.
• HealthPartners has been recognized by eValue8 as the top-ranked plan in Minnesota for seven years in a row.
• HealthPartners Medical Group was the highest performing medical group for primary care in the Minnesota Community Measurement 2011 report, achieving above-average ratings in 10 out of 12 possible categories.
• HealthPartners clinics become recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home by NCQA in 2008.
• Regions Hospital named among the nation’s top hospitals by The Leapfrog Group in 2011.
• Regions Hospital recognized by HealthGrades as a Distinguished Hospital for Excellence™.
• HealthPartners mail order pharmacy earned a safety seal of approval from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
• A survey by the Star Tribune named HealthPartners one of the Top 100 Workplaces in the Twin Cities.
• In 2011, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal named HealthPartners one of the best places to work.
• Modern Healthcare named HealthPartners one of the best places to work in health care in the entire nation for 2008.
• HealthPartners CEO Mary Brainerd was inducted into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame in 2011.
• HealthPartners CEO Mary Brainerd was named the 2007 Minnesota Executive of the Year by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Learn more about HealthPartners awards and industry recognition.