Earlier this month, Allina Health and California-based Sutter Health announced they were joining with Allina, becoming Sutter’s Upper Midwest division. Officials said the combined nonprofit health system is not considered a merger as Allina Health will retain its brand and Minneapolis headquarters and remain focused on Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Lisa Shannon, Allina’s current president and CEO, will run the Upper Midwest division. The move may well have consequences for patients of Allina, which has 13 hospitals and more than 90 clinics across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Allina owns and operates United Hospital in St. Paul and Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis as well as the Minneapolis Heart Institute. The deal will come under review by state Attorney General Keith Ellison, who will make a determination on whether it is in the public's interest — including whether health care access is reduced, according to his office.
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