Altru Health System

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Altru Health System
Company typeNon-profit organization
IndustryHealth care
Headquarters,
US
Area served
North Dakota
Productshospitals, clinics, retirement communities
Websitewww.altru.org



Altru Health System is an American healthcare provider headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is a nonprofit organization that serves a region with a population of roughly 225,000. Altru employs 3,500 people, including a 160+ physician medical group. The organization was formed through a merger of the former United Hospital and the Grand Forks Clinic. It is the second largest healthcare provider in North Dakota, after Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota.

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Altru Health System Hospital
Altru Health System
Geography
Location1200 South Columbia Road, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Coordinates47°54′40″N 97°04′09″W / 47.91102602555691°N 97.06917973795684°W / 47.91102602555691; -97.06917973795684
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Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityMayo Clinic Care Network
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds257
History
Former name(s)St. Luke's Hospital (1892), Grand Forks Clinic (1940), St. Michael's Hospital (1907), The United Hospital (1971), Altru Health Systems (1997)
Opened1892
Links
Websitewww.altru.org/find-a-location/location-profile/altru-hospital
Lists[[List of hospitals in North Dakota

|Hospitals in North Dakota

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Altru Health System operates a range of facilities, including a 257-bed acute care hospital, a 45-bed specialty center, 14 clinics across eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, and a retirement community for senior citizens called Parkwood Place. The Altru Hospital is designated as a Level II trauma center.

Contributors: Prab R. Tumpati, MD