HCMC served patients from 86 of 87 counties in 2025

By: Alyssa Chen, Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 448

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Hennepin Healthcare and Hennepin County Medical Center — the state’s largest safety net hospital on the verge of financial collapse — served patients from all but one Minnesota county in 2025.

The vast majority of patients served by Hennepin Healthcare, which operates HCMC as well as community clinics, live in Hennepin County. But many patients from other counties are transferred from outside the metro area because the hospital offers specialized services not widely available elsewhere …

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