Regions Hospital

History

1872
The tradition of health care excellence at Regions Hospital can be traced to an old stone mansion In 1872 the Ramsey County Board of Control authorized the purchase of the mansion to serve as a hospital Prior to the purchase the mansion served as a hospital under the ownership of Jacob Stewart MD one of St Pauls most prominent physicians and a threeterm mayor

1873
The Stewart Mansion is established as City and County Hospital and is operated by two physicians including Dr Stewart

1891
The Ancker School of Nursing a training school for nurses is established Many highlytrained nurses graduate from the school until it closes in 1976

1895
Because of overcrowding in the old mansion building a new hospital building opens to the public in November A group of charitable women presents the hospital with its first ambulance and an anonymous donor purchases two horses to operate it

1913
The hospital celebrates its 40th anniversary Since 1872 it has grown from 10 beds to more than 600 beds At the time it is the tenth largest hospital in the country and the largest west of Chicago

1923
City and County Hospital is renamed Ancker Hospital in honor of its late superintendent Arthur B Ancker MD

1946
Group Health loans an iron lung respirator to Ancker Hospital during a major polio epidemic in the region

1948
Physicians perform the first heart surgery in St Paul on a fouryearold girl at Ancker Hospital

1965
Ancker Hospital becomes St PaulRamsey Hospital as it moves to its current location at Jackson and University avenues One year later Ramsey Foundation forms to raise funds for patient care education and research at the hospital

1972
MedCenters Health Plan is founded by a 72member physician group

1977
The hospitals name becomes St PaulRamsey Medical Center when the North Building is added to the Ramsey campus

1979
Ramsey Clinic a multispecialty group practice is incorporated by the hospitals medical staff

1986
The hospital becomes a private nonprofit facility and is no longer countyoperated One year later the hospital clinic and foundation are organized under common management

1992
HealthPartners forms through the merger of Group Health and MedCenters Health Plan

The hospital opens a new facility for Ramsey Family Physicians in east St Paul

1993
The American College of Surgeons formally verifies St PaulRamsey Medical Center as a Level I Trauma Center

St PaulRamsey Medical Center and the Ramsey organizations merge with HealthPartners

1994
Ramseys renowned burn center established in 1963 opens its new 18bed facility

HealthPartners and Ramsey open a new SameDay Surgery Center at Highway 280 and University Avenue in September

1995
The Health Center for Women the Twin Cities first womens clinic staffed entirely by female physicians expands and moves to a new site at Highway 280 and University Avenue

The east metros busiest emergency center is expanded into new facilities with advanced technology private treatment rooms and comfortable waiting areas

1996
A remodeled inpatient pediatric unit is completed in January Its awardwinning design is developed with instruction from children

Ramsey physicians join HealthPartners physicians in caring for patients at the HealthPartners Physician ClinicRamsey Clinic in St Pauls Midway neighborhood

The HealthPartners Institute for Medical Education is created to provide leadership and coordination for medical education programs at the hospital and the HealthPartners organizations

The HealthPartners Woodbury Clinic opens featuring ReadyCare staffed by Ramsey physicians

HealthPartners and Ramsey Clinic physicians form the HealthPartners Medical Group

1997
St PaulRamsey Medical Center renovates its catheterization laboratory with highlyadvanced digital technology

St PaulRamsey Medical Center becomes Regions Hospital on September 15

1999
Regions Hospital enters into a management agreement with Hudson Medical Center in Hudson Wisconsin

The Health Resource Center which contains a large collection of health and wellness materials is opened to patients visitors and the public

Groundbreaking for the hospitals construction and renovation project The project focuses on our Heart Center Birth Center Cancer Center Surgical Services Critical Care Services and Gastroenterology Services

2000
Ramsey ClinicJackson Street Adult and Pediatric clinics are relocated to HealthPartners Ramsey ClinicMidway

Holistic health unit opens at Regions Hospital It includes massage aroma and music therapy as part of the care

Regions Hospital became the preferred health care provider for the Minnesota Wild professional Hockey team

Opening of new Heart Center Birth Center Surgical Services Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Gastroenterology Services as part of a 62 million expansion and renovation project

2001
Through a partnership with HealthPartners the Hudson Hospital Emergency Room Hudson Wisconsin is staffed with Emergency Medicine Physicians from Regions Hospital

Regions Hospital sends staff members to New York to aid in relief efforts after the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

A 14bed telemetry unit was added to 8 South allowing Regions Hospital to meet the needs of cardiology patients

2002
The HealthPartners Institute of Medical Education and the University of Minnesota celebrated their 100year partnership providing medical student education

Regions Hospital opened a new 5000square foot Breast Health Center and a new 9000square foot Cancer Care Center

Regions Hospital Emergency Center added a private bereavement room for friends and family members to grieve with the body of their deceased loved ones

Regions Hospital installed NaviCare giving physicians nurses and patients family members the ability to track a patients progress in real time

2003
Regions Hospital board appoints Brock Nelson as President and CEO after Terry Finzen retires after six years in the position