Essentia Health

ABOUT US Supporting you with more health care resources. Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Idaho. Headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota, Essentia Health combines the strengths and talents of 14,400 employees, including more than 2,000 physicians and advanced practitioners, who serve our patients and communities through the mission of being called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. Essentia Health, which includes many Catholic facilities, is guided by the values of Quality, Hospitality, Respect, Joy, Justice, Stewardship, and Teamwork. The organization lives out its mission by having a patient-centered focus at 15 hospitals, 74 clinics, six long-term care facilities, three assisted living facilities, three independent living facilities, five ambulance services and one research institute. Essentia Health is accredited as an Accountable Care Organization by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Coming together gives us greater resources to achieve our mission and vision while strengthening our core values. Our mission, values and belief statements are the foundation of our promise to the patients, families and communities we serve—to be Here with you. MISSION We are called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives. VALUES - Quality - Hospitality - Respect - Joy - Justice - Stewardship - Teamwork BELIEF STATEMENT - Our highest priority is the people we serve. - We believe that the highest quality health care requires a regard for both the soul and science of healing and a focus on continuous improvement. - We believe in the synergy of sponsorship among faith-based and secular organizations. - We believe in the value of integrated health care services. - We believe in having a meaningful presence in the communities we serve. Within Essentia Health there are many Catholic facilities. Essentia Health’s mission—as well as its people, places and care—is enhanced by its Catholic mission.