Essentia Health

WE ARE CALLED TO MAKE A HEALTHY DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.

ESSENTIA HEALTH IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF CRITICAL ACCESS GROUP, A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, BRAINERD LAKES INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM, A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, ST. MARY'S DULUTH CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM DBA ESSENTIA HEALTH EAST, A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, AND INNOVIS HEALTH, LLC DBA ESSENTIA HEALTH WEST, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND IN SUPPORT OF CRITICAL ACCESS GROUP, BRAINERD LAKES INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM, ESSENTIA HEALTH EAST, AND ESSENTIA HEALTH WEST AND EACH OF THE TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES IDENTIFIED AS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, ALL OF WHICH ARE ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.ESSENTIA HEALTH IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM SERVING PATIENTS IN MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, AND NORTH DAKOTA. HEADQUARTERED IN DULUTH, MINNESOTA, ESSENTIA HEALTH COMBINES THE STRENGTHS AND TALENTS OF OVER 14,000 EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING MORE THAN 2,000 PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS, WHO SERVE ITS PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE MISSION OF BEING CALLED TO MAKE A HEALTHY DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. ESSENTIA HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDES MANY CATHOLIC FACILITIES, IS GUIDED BY THE VALUES OF QUALITY, HOSPITALITY, RESPECT, JOY, JUSTICE, STEWARDSHIP AND TEAMWORK. THE ORGANIZATION LIVES OUT ITS MISSION BY HAVING PATIENT-CENTERED FOCUS AT 14 HOSPITALS, APPROXIMATELY 70 CLINICS, SIX LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, THREE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, THREE INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES, SIX AMBULANCE SERVICES, 20 RETAIL PHARMACIES, AND ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE. ESSENTIA HEALTH PROVIDES SERVICES PREDOMINANTLY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND IS COMMITTED TO ELIMINATING GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS TO CARE. MANY OF ESSENTIA HEALTH'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS ARE LOCATED IN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AS BEING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED.ESSENTIA HEALTH IS ACCREDITED AS AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE. THE LEGAL ENTITIES COMPRISING ESSENTIA HEALTH FILE SEPARATE FORM 990'S.AT FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, ESSENTIA HEALTH'S CONSOLIDATED TOTAL REVENUE WAS $2,452,310,000 AND CONSOLIDATED INCOME FROM OPERATIONS WAS $168,258,000.ESSENTIA HEALTH'S HOSPITALS HAVE A TOTAL OF 1,221 LICENSED BEDS WHICH PROVIDED OVER 192,000 HOSPITAL PATIENT DAYS AND OVER 832,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021. THE CLINICS HAD OVER 1.6 MILLION ENCOUNTERS DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, ESSENTIA HEALTH PROVIDED TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS OF OVER $134 MILLION WHICH INCLUDED COSTS OF PROVIDING CHARITY CARE, COSTS IN EXCESS OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS, MEDICAID SURCHARGE, MINNESOTACARE TAX, COMMUNITY SERVICES, HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.