Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Public Hearing

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. covering several changes in services provided at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center.

According to the filed submission, Allina Health Faribault’s birth center will close on Dec. 1 with all labor and delivery services consolidated to Owatonna Hospital. Additionally, Faribault Medical Center will no longer provide emergency surgical coverage during evenings and weekends starting on Dec. 1 and, effective May 7, 2026, will no longer admit pediatric patients.  

The hearing, which will include both an in-person and virtual option to provide a forum for the community to discuss the change in services, will be hosted by MDH’s Health Regulation Division in the lower-level conference room of the Allina Health Faribault Medical Center (200 State Ave, Faribault, MN 55021). 

More information is available in the MDH news release: Public hearing set for Dec. 2 on changes in services provided at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center.

Hospital name: Allina Health Faribault Medical Center

Hospital owner: Allina Health System

Hospital location: Faribault, Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Health serves as a facilitator to ensure there is public discussion and engagement for any proposed closure, reduction of services or relocation of services for a hospital or hospital campus as outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section 144.555.

This statute gives MDH the authority to hold the meeting and to inform the public but not to change, delay or prevent the proposed changes, closures, or relocations.

Public hearing details

• Date: Dec. 2, 2025
• Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Central Time (end time subject to change)

In-person information

Allina Faribault Medical Center
200 State Ave.
Faribault, MN 55021 

• Lower-level conference room

Call information

Click here to join the call: Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Public Hearing

You may also call in using a phone. Call the phone number provided below and enter the access code.

Audio-only call: +1-651-395-7448
Phone Conference ID: 522 391 020#

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Submit a comment or question

If you have a comment or question about the proposed changes, you can share it by filling out the form at the link below until 11:59 p.m. Dec. 3, 2025.

Comments and questions will be shared with Allina Health Faribault Medical Center during the hearing.

• Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Changes in Services comment form.