DULUTH, MN (Northern News Now) – On Wednesday, the public had the chance to share their thoughts with the Minnesota Attorney General’s office on two hospital mergers that would impact patients in the region.
Attorney General Keith Ellison announced that his office is reviewing the proposed mergers between healthcare systems Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System and between healthcare systems St. Luke’s Duluth and Aspirus Health.
The review, which has to be completed before the merger is finalized, involves determining whether the public supports the move, or not.
In order for the Attorney General’s office to get the vital information they need for the finalization process; they invited the community to share their opinions on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus.
Some of the voices that spoke against the mergers were health care employees in the Twin Ports.
However, others in the community took turns sharing their support of the mergers, including educational leaders who say the expansion would allow them to give their health care students more opportunities to training.
As for city and county leaders, many say they will support both of the mergers as long as the Attorney’s Office is confident the public will be given the same access to health care as they are now.
Ellison’s office will add the information the public is providing to the review of the proposed mergers.
(from Northern News Now)
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