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Description

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Mission Vision amp Values
Our Mission
Delivering the difference through compassionate and highquality care

Our Vision
Grand Itasca will distinguish itself as a leader in transforming rural health care to achieve the highest levels of quality access and affordability in northern Minnesota

Our Values
Respect
Of fundamental importance to us as a care system is the care compassion and respect for the wellbeing and dignity of all those we serve and work with

Excellence
Our highest priority is safety and quality in the service we provide

Competence
We ensure we have the knowledge skills and tools to respond to the service needs and improve health of the populations we serve

Collaboration
We recognize that the delivery of care is complex and relies on the connection and collaboration of many

Integrity
We fulfill our duties and obligations and honor our commitments to each other and to every person we serve We communicate with openness and honesty

Creativity
We fill needs creatively and seek new ways of looking at old problems We support advancements in health by seeking facilitating and promoting learning research and education

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History

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Our History
Growing to serve the community for 89 years

Built by Itasca County for 50000 in 1917 Itasca Memorial Hospital was designed to serve the booming Mississippi River paper mill town of Grand Rapids and surrounding wilderness

After several major construction efforts during the previous 70 years the hospital and clinic began collaborative work toward developing a new hospitalclinic concept in 2002 The intent behind this effort was to enhance quality improve access and increase efficiency in the delivery of health care services for the people of Grand Rapids and surrounding communities As a result of these efforts Blandin Foundation awarded the hospital an unprecedented 20 million to build a new campus where seamless patient care would be delivered

With the appropriate governance financial and community support in place Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital successfully recruited 13 new physicians and broke ground for its new 65 million facility on July 22 2003

Designed with highquality seamless patient care in mind the new facility offers our community the latest in advanced medical technology and treatments and one of the most welcoming health care environments available

A second location the Grand Itasca Professional Building is home to Rehabilitation Services Home Care Psychology Chiropractic and several Grand Itasca business services