The Twin Cities’ first new acute hospital in 10 years will be opening its doors next week, ushering not only a new year but also a new decade in staking its claim in Minnesota’s local healthcare economy. When the project was proposed many years ago, it was unclear which systems would be involved. That number will be two — North Memorial and Fairview. The latter has has its share of expansion plans within latter part of the ’00s, and this latest venture definitely has a forward-thinking energy about it.

Construction in a rapidly growing and prosperous Twin Cities suburb, built-in plans for expansion within the facility, and the potential for a fresh start in healthcare labor in the local economy are factors which could make this project succeed. For a such a labor intensive industry as healthcare, it appears as though the deliberate approach toward expansion at this new facility will not only sustain the local healthcare economy, but it will also create the potential for development within each healthcare system from within — which bodes well for quality care and efficiency.

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