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County Board affirms the mission of Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. (HHS) and its governance model; directs County Administrator; requests HHS Board - offered by Commissioner Fernando
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WHEREAS, on January 1, 2007, Hennepin County Medical Center's (HCMC) operational oversight transitioned from Hennepin County to a subsidiary Public Corporation, Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. (HHS); and
WHEREAS, HHS is an integrated system of care that serves as a critically important safety-net and teaching hospital for residents of Hennepin County and the State of Minnesota, with a nationally recognized Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, an acute care hospital, a clinic system, an outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, an Emergency Medical Services fleet, and more; and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners have ensured the continuous operations of HHS since its establishment as a subsidiary corporation, and previously when HCMC was still a department within Hennepin County Government; and
WHEREAS, under Minnesota Statutes ? 383B.901, HHS is a public corporation, operating as a subsidiary of Hennepin County, with its own board of directors (HHS Board) and governance model; and
WHEREAS, under Minnesota Statutes ? 383B.908, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners has reserved powers related to HHS, including but not limited to specific approvals over mission, finances, and governance; and
WHEREAS, under HHS Bylaws, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners further has reserved powers and specifically "Approval of all legislative initiatives and positions of the [HHS] Corporation and coordination of all lobbying efforts" (see HHS Bylaws, Article III Governing Member, Section 3.4 Reserved Powers of the County, (xvi), p. 8); and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners established "Healthcare access" among its top three legislative priorities in the 2024 IGR Platform, to support a wide range...
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