Hennepin County Medical Center

Hennepin County Medical Center
Hennepin Healthcare
Main entrance at midday on a weekday. Hennepin Healthcare covers six city blocks.
Geography
Location	701 PARK AVENUE, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates	44°58′21″N 93°15′43″W / 44.97250°N 93.26194°W / 44.97250; -93.26194
Organization
Funding	Non-profit
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	University of Minnesota
Services
Emergency department	Level I trauma center
Beds	484[1]
History
Former name(s)	Minneapolis City Hospital, Hennepin County General Hospital, Hennepin County Medical Center
Opened	1887 as Minneapolis City Hospital; March 2018 as Hennepin Healthcare
Links
Website	www.hennepinhealthcare.org
Lists	Hospitals in Minnesota

Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) is a Level I adult and pediatric trauma center and safety net hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the county seat of Hennepin County. The primary 484-bed facility is on six city blocks across the street from U.S. Bank Stadium, with neighborhood clinics in the Minneapolis Whittier and East Lake neighborhoods, and the suburban communities of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Golden Valley, St. Anthony and Richfield. A new clinic in the North Loop neighborhood downtown opened in 2017. HCMC has recognized trauma surgery specialists, transplant services, stroke specialists, advanced endoscopy/hepatobilliary center, and hyperbaric oxygen chamber. A new outpatient clinic building opened in 2018. In March 2018, the provider that operates HCMC was rebranded as Hennepin Healthcare.^[2] However, the hospital retained the name HCMC.