Healtheast Medical Research Institute

FAIRVIEW IS DRIVEN TO HEAL, DISCOVER AND EDUCATE FOR LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES.

HEALTHEAST MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OPERATES MEDICAL CLINICS FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE SICK AND INFIRMED TO ENHANCE THE ACCESSIBILITY, QUALITY AND COST EFFICIENCY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES RENDERED TO THE COMMUNITY WHILE ALSO CONDUCTING MEDICAL RESEARCH. THE OUTPATIENT REVENUE OF THE MEDICAL CLINICS INCLUDES PAYMENTS FROM THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. THE INSTITUTE USES MEDICAL INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS TO ESTABLISH AND EXPAND A DATABASE TO CONDUCT VARIOUS MEDICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATING TO HEALTH CARE IN CONJUNCTION WITH RELATED HOSPITALS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. ACCORDINGLY, THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IS AN ESSENTIAL AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITY OF THE INSTITUTE. HEALTHEAST MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCLUDES HEALTHEAST CLINICS' STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE. OUR CLINIC LOCATIONS ARE IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AREA. OUR PROVIDERS INCLUDE BOARD-CERTIFIED DOCTORS, CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS. HEALTHEAST MEDICAL INSTITUTE CLINICS OFFER A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES. HEALTHEAST MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES AND DEMONSTRATES THE COMMITMENT BY SERVING AS A CHARITABLE HEALTH RESOURCE. IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, HEALTHEAST MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE PROVIDES EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY NONEMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. CHARITY CARE REPRESENTS THE CLINICAL SERVICES PROVIDED WHERE THE CLINIC DID NOT RECEIVE FULL OR PARTIAL PAYMENT BECAUSE THE PATIENTS DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. HEALTHEAST MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTING TIME AND RESOURCES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CHARITY CARE & COMMUNITY BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. IN ADDITION TO THE CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS, HEALTHEAST MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WROTE-OFF OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES TO BAD DEBT IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,039,273. HEALTHEAST MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS PART OF FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES. FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES IS AN INDUSTRY-LEADING, AWARD-WINNING, NONPROFIT, INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES. FOUNDED IN 1906, FAIRVIEW SERVES THE TWELVE-COUNTY MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL METRO AREA, AS WELL AS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT GREATER MINNESOTA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN AND IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND GEOGRAPHICALLY ACCESSIBLE SYSTEMS IN MINNESOTA. FAIRVIEW, THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PHYSICIANS APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE IN LATE 2018 (THE "M HEALTH FAIRVIEW AGREEMENT"). WHILE THE PARTIES MAINTAIN THEIR SEPARATE GOVERNANCE, THE M HEALTH FAIRVIEW AGREEMENT FURTHER INTEGRATED OPERATIONS ACROSS THE CLINICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND ENHANCES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BY CREATING A JOINT CLINICAL ENTERPRISE AMONG THE PARTIES. THE M HEALTH FAIRVIEW AGREEMENT BRINGS TOGETHER NOT ONLY UMMC AND ITS RELATED SERVICE LINES, BUT ALSO FAIRVIEW'S OTHER HOSPITALS, PRIMARY CARE CLINICS, AND OTHER SERVICES. ALL ARE PART OF A SHARED CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT IS LED BY A SINGLE STRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES ACADEMIC PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP. THE GOAL OF THE JOINT CLINICAL ENTERPRISE IS TO CREATE A NATIONALLY RENOWNED ACADEMIC HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS CARE SYSTEM WAS UNITED UNDER A SINGLE BRAND, M HEALTH FAIRVIEW, WHICH IS INCLUSIVE OF THE FAIRVIEW HOSPITALS AND CLINICS FAIRVIEW OWNS AND OPERATES THE FOLLOWING HOSPITALS: UMMC, M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL, M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL, M HEALTH FAIRVIEW LAKES MEDICAL CENTER, M HEALTH FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND MEDICAL CENTER, FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - MESABI ("RANGE"), GRAND ITASCA CLINIC AND HOSPITAL, M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL, M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL AND M HEALTH FAIRVIEW BETHESDA HOSPITAL. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, THE FAIRVIEW SYSTEM HOSPITALS HAD A TOTAL OF 3,529LICENSED BEDS AND 1,824 STAFFED BEDS. FAIRVIEW OPERATES THEIR MORE THAN 80 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS THROUGHOUT THE METRO AREA, GREATER MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. THESE CLINICS OFFER SERVICES IN OVER 70 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING FAMILY MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY, HEART CARE, CANCER CARE, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, TRANSPLANT CARE, AND ORTHOPEDICS. AS OF DECEMBER 30, 2022, FAIRVIEW OWNED ALL OR A PORTION OF SEVEN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS LOCATED IN THE METRO AREA. THROUGH ITS MISSION AND ITS ROLE AS AN ANCHOR INSTITUTION, FAIRVIEW IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO BE A CATALYST FOR PROGRESS AND CHANGE. FAIRVIEW CONTINUES TO INVEST HEAVILY IN THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF ITS COMMUNITIES IN WHICH IT OPERATES. THIS COMMITMENT INCLUDES EDUCATION, TRAINING, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN CARE DELIVERY. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC EXPOSED PERSISTENT HEALTH INEQUITIES FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND HAS EXACERBATED RACIAL DISPARITIES. COMMUNITIES OF COLOR EXPERIENCED STATISTICALLY HIGHER RATES OF COVID-19, INCLUDING HIGHER RATES OF HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH. TO REDUCE THE IMPACT ON BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR PEOPLE OF COLOR ("BIPOC"), VACCINATIONS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE, FREE AND PROVIDED WITHIN A TRUSTED SPACE WITH APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS. FAIRVIEW HAS LED A MULTI-CULTURAL MOBILE VACCINATION PROGRAM FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS, WHICH EXCELS AT REACHING BIPOC COMMUNITIES FACING BARRIERS TO IMMUNIZATION. BASED ON THIS ESTABLISHED AND SUCCESSFUL MODEL, FAIRVIEW WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY ADAPT AND PARTNER WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES FOR ITS COVID-19 RESPONSE, INCLUDING TESTING AND VACCINATION CLINICS. FURTHER, FAIRVIEW'S LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAS ALLOWED FAIRVIEW TO PROVIDE STAFFING, COORDINATION, AND OUTREACH FOR A REMARKABLE PROGRAM CALLED THE MINNESOTA IMMUNIZATION NETWORK INITIATIVE (MINI). MINI IS A COLLABORATION LED BY FAIRVIEW AND SUPPORTED BY OVER 150 COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WORKS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO VACCINATIONS FOR COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING HEALTH DISPARITIES. MINI PROVIDES FLU, COVID, MPOX AND OTHER IMMUNIZATIONS FREE OF CHARGE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AGED SIX MONTHS AND OLDER. MORE THAN 110,000 INFLUENZA AND ALMOST 60,000 COVID VACCINES HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED. THE MINI CLINICS ARE HOSTED IN COMMUNITY-BASED LOCATIONS SUCH AS LOCAL CHURCHES, MOSQUES, TEMPLES, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, PUBLIC HIGH RISES, LIBRARIES, FOOD PANTRIES, AND HOMELESS SHELTERS. THE CLINICS ARE HOSTED BY THE LOCAL PARTNER WHO PROVIDES THE SPACE, PROMOTION, AND SERVES AS A TRUSTED MESSENGER FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FAIRVIEW PROVIDES THE VACCINE AND CLINICAL TEAM - INCLUDING INTERPRETERS AND SUPPORT STAFF - AND INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. VACCINATIONS ARE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO PARTICIPANTS, AGES SIX MONTHS AND OLDER. THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, MINI CLINICS HAVE EXPANDED THEIR REACH TO INCLUDE OTHER SERVICES SUCH AS BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH EDUCATION, FREE DENTAL VARNISH TREATMENTS, ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION EDUCATION. SERVICES ARE OFTEN PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH MINI VACCINATION CLINICS OR ON THEIR OWN. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE MINI PROGRAM LEVERAGED OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PROVIDING MOBILE CLINICAL SERVICES IN DIVERSE SETTINGS TO RESPOND TO THE URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. MINI LAUNCHED A LARGE SCALE, LOW BARRIER TESTING INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAINT PAUL RAMSEY COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THIS COLLABORATION ENABLED THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RECEIVE A FREE COVID-19 TEST IN CONVENIENT, TRUSTED COMMUNITY SPACES. IN TOTAL, MINI SUPPORTED 47 TESTING EVENTS AND ADMINISTERED ALMOST 20,000 TESTS. ONCE THE COVID-19 VACCINE BECAME AVAILABLE, MINI IMMEDIATELY PIVOTED TO PROVIDING COVID-19 VACCINATIONS. TO DATE, MINI HAS PROVIDED 1,250 COMMUNITY BASED COVID VACCINATION CLINICS AND GIVEN OVER 59,000 VACCINATIONS. MINI IS ALSO SUPPORTING MPOX OUTREACH RESPONSE EFFORTS AND LAUNCHED A MPOX VACCINATION EFFORT IN OCTOBER OF 2022.