A New Vision

Our University's breadth of health sciences expertise puts us in a position to lead Minnesota to what’s next in health care delivery, including:

MPact Health Care Innovation

The MPact Health Care Innovation vision centers on a University-operated hospital and clinic system on the Twin Cities campus, including the existing health care facilities—the University Medical Center East and West Bank facilities, the Masonic Children’s Hospital, and the Clinics and Surgery Center—and the eventual development of a new state-of-the-art health center. This new facility will provide improved trainee experience for our broad range of disciplines training and practicing in teams and world-class operations to support world-class health professionals.

Through MPact Health Care Innovation, we can improve access with a mission-driven system, advance discovery, and improve outcomes in high quality, patient-centered care. By bridging care between current facilities and the proposed new teaching hospital, we can provide the groundwork for this future success.

Improving Health Care Access Across Greater Minnesota

Part of expanding our reach and ability to care for all Minnesotans includes meeting the needs of rural and underserved communities.

• The Duluth Academic Health Project is included in the University's 2023 Capital Request. While the project currently includes the College of Pharmacy and the Medical School, the vision of the project is to be broader interprofessionally over time.
• A new rural health academic partnership proposal between the University and CentraCare calls for a new medical school campus in St. Cloud which builds upon the collaboration the School of Nursing has with St. Cloud State to improve access to primary care in Central Minnesota. The Medical School and CentraCare will jointly develop and oversee a comprehensive rural health program that includes, but is not limited to, teaching, research, and clinical services.

Through these important initiatives, we will strengthen partnerships statewide, expand our current footprint of training programs and clinical services, and help fulfill our obligation to serve the entire state.