Overview
- Hennepin Healthcare will eliminate roughly 100 positions as it restructures services to secure at least $50 million in near‑term savings by the end of March.
- Programs affected include chiropractic and acupuncture closures, a sleep clinic shutdown with screening shifted to primary care, and senior and extended care redirected to primary care or other systems.
- Interventional pain treatments will move to primary care with other procedures referred externally, and the standalone weight management clinic will be reduced and integrated into the Clinic and Specialty Center.
- Officials warn reliance on county backstop funding is not sustainable after cash fell below zero in early January and the system tapped a county line of credit to meet payroll.
- Leaders cite longer‑term pressures including UCare’s closure, a projected $100 million uncompensated‑care loss, and an estimated $1.7 billion Medicaid revenue decline over 10 years as the county’s recovery process continues.