Altru Health System is an American
healthcare
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organization headquartered in
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks is a city in and the county seat of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The city's population was 59,166 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in North Dakota, third-most populous ...
. Altru is a nonprofit serving over 230,000 residents in northeast North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. It employs around 3,500 health professionals and support staff. As a regional-owned health system, Altru has provided healthcare for over 130 years.
Altru Health System's facilities include a 257-bed acute care hospital, a 10-bed specialty center, 14 clinics across eastern North Dakota and northwest
Minnesota
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. Altru Hospital has been designated a
Level II trauma center
A trauma center, or trauma centre, is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. The term "trauma center" may be used incorr ...
.
Targeted for completion in late 2024, Altru’s newly constructed hospital will include seven floors, space for 226 licensed patient beds, a 16-bed observation unit and an entire negative pressure unit.
Facilities
Altru Health Systems facilities in Grand Forks include the following:
* Altru 1300 Columbia, 1300 S. Columbia Road
* Altru 860 Columbia, 860 S. Columbia Road
* Altru Cancer Center, 960 S. Columbia Road
* Altru Family Medicine Center, 1380 S. Columbia Road
* Altru Family Medicine Residency, 725 Hamline Street
* Altru Health Foundation, 2501 DeMers Avenue
* Altru Hospital, 1200 S. Columbia Road
* Altru Patient Services, 3065 Demers Avenue
* Altru Professional Center, 4440 S. Washington Street
* Altru Performance Center, 1375 S. Columbia Road
* Altru Specialty Center, 4500 S. Washington Street
* Altru Sleep Center, 4350 S.Washington Street
* Altru Rehabilitation Hospital, 4500 S. Washington Street
* Dak Minn Blood Bank, 3375 DeMers Avenue
* Sanny and Jerry Ryan Center for Prevention and Genetics, 4401 South 11th Street
* Sunshine Hospitality Home, 933 Duke Dr.
* Truyu Aesthetic Center, 3165 DeMers Avenue
History
The roots of Altru Health System date back to 1892 when St. Luke’s Hospital was built in downtown Grand Forks (renamed Deaconess Hospital in 1899). In 1997, Altru Health System was formed and expanded into one of the largest health systems in the region.
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Non-profit organizations based in North Dakota
Health in North Dakota