Mercy Hospital

Details

Name :

Mercy Hospital

Address  :

4050 Coon Rapids Boulevard

Town  :

Coon Rapids

State  :

Minnesota

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

55433

Phone  :

763 236 6000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Colon & Rectal Surgeon
  • Dermatology
  • ENT
  • Immunology
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Urology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 271


Description

Nationally recognized for clinical excellence and compassionate care Allinas Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids Minnesota is a 271bed nonprofit hospital serving the northwestern MinneapolisSt Paul metropolitan area


History

Mercy at 40

In the 1950s Anoka County was being transformed Nearly overnight potato fields were converted to neighborhoods with new houses families and babies galore But where to give birth to all those babies Or receive health care for a serious injury or illness

In 1963 the Anoka Community Hospital Association agreed to build a 100bed hospital located on the border of Coon Rapids and Anoka Later that year 2000 volunteers launched a 600000 fund drive collecting donations doortodoor for the hospitals construction

Their efforts were successful Mercy Hospitals first patient Mrs Cecil Judith Melton arrived in a raging blizzard on March 17 1965 five days before the hospitals planned opening she gave birth to Merci Mercys first baby named in honor of the new hospital

Today the hospital is twice its original size its coffee shop serves lattes and its technologies would amaze its founders But Mercys primary dedication remains the same serve the health care needs of neighbors and friends living in more than 25 north metro cities and towns including Maple Grove Osseo Anoka Coon Rapids Elk River and Rogers to name but a few
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