Essentia Health Duluth

SMDC Medical Center, dba Essentia Health Duluth, is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes. In furtherance of its purposes, Essentia Health Duluth provides Health care services in Minnesota through its 165 bed hospital and 8 multi-specialty clinics, including charitable care to persons unable to pay.the hospital and clinics offer a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services for its patients, including Medical surgical care, behavioral Health, rehabilitation, orthopedics, neuroscience, digestive Health, burn treatment, family and pediatrics services, and heart and vascular services. In addition to the hospital and clinics, Essentia Health Duluth also operates optical centers, infusion therapy centers, outpatient surgery centers, and a cancer Center. Through amberwing Center for youth & family well-being, Essentia Health Duluth provides mental Health and substance abuse services to children, adolescents, young adults and their families.essentia Health Duluth employs 1,865 full time equivalents. The hospital provided approximately 32,000 hospital patient days and 43,000 outpatient visits during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2023. The clinics had nearly 581,000 encounters during the same time period.during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2023, Essentia Health Duluth provided the following community benefits: $1.3 million in charity care, $37.8 million costs in excess of medicaid payments, $747,000 in community services, and $435,000 in Health profession education.essentia Health Duluth is the sole member of Essentia Health Virginia, llc dba Essentia Health Virginia. Essentia Health Virginia is organized exclusively for charitable purposes. Essentia Health Virginia has a 83-bed hospital and six clinics serving northeastern Minnesota. Essentia Health Virginia offers emergency care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is a level iv trauma Center and a stroke ready hospital. The hospital offers 24/7 surgical services, obstetrics and birthing services, intensive care, urgent care, and rehabilitation services.essentia Health Virginia has a 77-bed skilled nursing facility within its Medical campus allowing residents and their families easy access to a full range of hospital, clinic, and other related services.essentia Health Virginia employs 480 full time equivalents. The hospital provided approximately 7,000 patient days and 58,000 outpatient visits during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2023. The clinic had nearly 126,000 encounters and the skilled nursing facility provided 11,000 resident days during the same time period.during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2023, Essentia Health Virginia provided the following community benefits: $580,000 in charity care, $8.1 million costs in excess of medicaid payments, $74,000 in community services, and $162,000 in Health profession education.