HEALTH
Nurse Amy Schmidt raised her arms in excitement as she was the first person at Hutchinson Health to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Hutchinson Health provided vaccine and drive-thru testing services during the pandemic.
HUTCHINSON HEALTH Hutchinson Health has seen quite a bit of change in the past few years. Beginning in spring 2018 it embarked on a new era in care for area residents when it joined Blooming ton-based HealthPartners. The move brought together t wo strong
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organizations to better serve patients and the community. That was just the beginning, h o w e v e r. I n J a n u a r y 2 0 19, Hutchinson Health announced a $21 million expansion that was completed in June 2020. Then in March 2019, Dr. Steve Mulder retired after 24 years with the organization and James Lyons was hired as Hutchinson Health’s new president and CEO.
These changes are the latest transitions for the organization, which operated as a separate, city-owned hospital and privately owned clinic more than a decade ago. The hospital became its own nonprofit corporation in late 2007, and joined the clinic in 2013 to form Hutchinson Health. Hutchinson Health already is a regional leader in numerous health specialties:
H utchin s o n H ealth Clinic has a staff of more than 30 fulltime local providers, including family medicine physicians, nurse practitioners and specialists in the areas of general surger y, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics a n d p o d i a t r y. U r g e n t C a r e ser vices are available 8 a.m.7 p.m. 365 days a year.
