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Allina Health (/əˈlaɪnə/ ə-LY-nə)[1] is a nonprofit health care system based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It owns or operates 12 hospitals and more than 90 clinics throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Its subsidiary, Allina Medical Transportation, is accredited by both the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS), as well as the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. Allina Medical Transportation covers eight regions and over 80 communities providing medical dispatch, 911 pre-arrival instructions, and emergency and non-emergency ambulance service. Allina’s 911 Communications Center provides 911 pre-arrival instructions and medical dispatch services to CentraCare Health EMS, Lakes Region EMS, and HealthPartners Lakeview EMS.
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Company type | Nonprofit |
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Industry | Health Care |
Founded | 1983 |
Headquarters | Midtown Exchange Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Number of employees | 29,000+ |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references Lisa Shannon assumes role of CEO: https://www.allinahealth.org/about-us/newsroom/2022/allina-healths-lisa-shannon-assumes-role-of-ceo |
In February 2012, Allina Hospitals and Clinics announced it was changing its name to Allina Health, to emphasize its new focus on disease prevention and personal vitality.
Allina Health had 29,382 employees in 2018.l
On February 9, 2021, a mass shooting and bombing occurred at an Allina Health clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota, leaving one person dead and four critically injured.[2]
On June 1, 2023, The New York Times released an investigative report alleging that Allina refuses non-emergency care for some patients with medical debt.[3]
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