Minneapolis-based health system said the sum wouldn’t cover debts; the U then developed proposal with Essentia Health.

The University of Minnesota and Duluth-based Essentia Health in late January announced the partnership to develop a new ...

The U is looking to create a new nonprofit partnership as its longtime affiliation with Fairview approaches its end.

But CEO James Hereford expresses openness to a new partnership, while the U of M publicly discloses merger proposal details.

In a letter to employees, Fairview President and CEO James Hereford said they still want “resolution on sale of the academic assets.” ...

Fairview owns the U of M hospitals, supplies patients to university physicians, and it also makes annual payments to the U.

Fairview Health Services said Wednesday it does not support merging with Duluth’s Essentia Health, a key plank in a University of Minnesota plan to shore up its hospitals and training programs. The U ...

The University of Minnesota and Essentia said in January they were in early discussions to form a nonprofit entity.

In the letter, Fairview says they told the University of Minnesota they are open to a partnership between the organizations ...

A local resident filed a lawsuit against Fairview Health Services and the University of Minnesota Medical Center on Sept. 9, claiming the organizations denied her health care because she is ...

The University of Minnesota and Duluth-based Essentia Health announced a partnership Friday to develop a new nonprofit health care organization to include a $1 billion investment in the next five ...

"I got my life back." Carolynn Clark says a partnership between M Health Fairview and Our Saviour's Community Services saved ...