About Us
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, is among the most respected teaching institutions in the nation, balancing responsiveness to patients’ needs and wishes with access to innovative treatments and technology to deliver superior health outcomes. As the core teaching hospital of the University of Minnesota Medical School, our medical center focuses on patient care, which aligns with the medical school's mission of research and education. The result is redefining care delivery through excellence in a wide range of programs and services, from heart transplant surgery to cancer treatment and more.
Located on two campuses -- one on each bank (east and west) of the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis -- University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, includes outpatient and inpatient facilities. Comprehensive services range from primary care, emergency care and the delivery of thousands of babies each year, to care of patients with the most complex conditions. Areas of specialization include solid organ and blood and marrow transplantation, heart disease, cancer, neurosciences, pediatrics, and behavioral illnesses.
Together with our partners - University of Minnesota Physicians and community physicians - we live the values of dignity, integrity, service and compassion while caring for the whole person, respectfully addressing the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals and their families.
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, and University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital, were created in 1997 as a result of the merger between University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic and Fairview Health Services. The medical center and hospital are a division of Fairview Health Services, a statewide network of hospitals, community clinics, home care and hospice services, pharmacies, senior housing, and long-term care facilities.
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2010 Statistics*
| Employees | ||
| Full-time: | 2,383 | |
| Part-time: | 4,313 | |
| Total: | 6,696 | |
| Physicians: | 1,601 | |
| Medical Residents: | 330 | |
| Volunteers/Volunteer Hours: | 1,732/111,136 | |
| Licensed Beds (and bassinets): | 1,700 + 64 Skilled nursing + 168 bassinets | |
| Staffed Beds: | 880 (including 60 bassinets) | |
| Patient Days: | 202,205 + 4,717 Nursery | |
| Average Length of Stay: | 6.2 days | |
| Outpatient Visits: | 216,522 visits + 411,568 encounters | |
| Area Admissions | ||
| Med/Surg/ICU/Ortho: | 11,939 | |
| Oncology: | 2,735 | |
| Cardiology: | 1,510 | |
| Transplant: | 973 | |
| Neurosciences: | 1,315 | |
| Mothers' and Children's Services: | 1,967 | |
| Blood and Marrow Transplant: | 878 | |
| Obstetrics (West Bank): | 2,690 | |
| Behavioral: | 7,279 | |
| Transitional Svcs.: | 794 | |
| Intermediate Care: | 1,170 | |
| Newborn Nursery: | 2,070 | |
| Acute Rehab: | 572 | |
| Pediatric Units 5A/B: | 1,967 | |
| Ped. Intensive Care: | 483 | |
| Neonatal Intensive Care: | 593 | |
| Clin. Research Ctr.: | 43 | |
| Total: | 38,978 | |
| Births: | 2,405 | |
| Surgical Cases: | 11,853 | |
| Solid Organ Transplants: | 278 | |
| Blood & Marrow Transplants: | 212 | |
| Emergency Room Visits: | 49,429 | |
| Radiology Exam/Procedures: | 183,457 | |
| *Includes adult and pediatric patient data |
