BRIDGES MEDICAL CENTER

BRIDGES MEDICAL CENTER, DBA ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA, IS CREATED AND ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES. MORE SPECIFICALLY, ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA SHALL OWN, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND CONDUCT HEALTH CARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CHARITABLE CARE TO PERSONS UNABLE TO PAY.ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA HAS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL WITH 14 LICENSED BEDS AND MULTI-SPECIALTY CLINIC SERVING NORMAN, POLK, AND MAHNOMEN COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA AND CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA. THE HOSPITAL IS A LEVEL IV TRAUMA CENTER AND OFFERS EMERGENCY CARE 24 HOURS A DAY. ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA OFFERS INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING IMAGING/RADIOLOGY, LAB, REHABILITATION, AND SURGERY.ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 40 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED NEARLY 300 HOSPITAL PATIENT DAYS AND MORE THAN 11,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. THE CLINIC HAD NEARLY 7,000 ENCOUNTERS DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, ESSENTIA HEALTH ADA PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFITS: $152,000 IN CHARITY CARE, $298,000 COSTS IN EXCESS OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS, $55,000 IN COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND $5,000 IN HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION.ESSENTIA HEALTH IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES THIS ORGANIZATION AND ALL ENTITIES THAT ARE OWNED OR CONTROLLED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ESSENTIA HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SYSTEM OR "ESSENTIA HEALTH").