Public hearing set for Sept. 25 on two Allina Health service closures

Mercy Hospital-Unity Campus to consolidate addiction recovery services, Abbott Northwestern Hospital discontinues inpatient kidney transplant surgeries

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) held a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. on Allina Health’s closure of the inpatient chemical dependency unit at Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus in Fridley as well as changes to the Kidney Transplant Program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

According to the filed submissions, Allina Health will be consolidating and relocating addiction recovery services effective Feb. 20, 2026.

The Kidney Transplant Program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital discontinued inpatient kidney transplant surgeries on June 27 but continues to provide post-kidney transplant care. Per state statute, the hospital meets an exception for the 182-day advance notice requirement due to the inability to recruit a kidney transplant coordinator, a position required for hospital transplant services.

The hearing covered both submissions and included an in-person and virtual option to provide a forum for the community to discuss the change in services. It was hosted by MDH’s Health Regulation Division in the auditorium at the Mercy-Unity Campus, 550 Osborne Rd NE, Fridley, MN 55432.

More information is available in the MDH news release: Mercy Hospital-Unity Campus to consolidate addiction recovery services, Abbott Northwestern Hospital discontinues inpatient kidney transplant surgeries

Hospital name: Allina Health Mercy-Unity Campus; Abbott Northwestern Hospital 

Hospital owner: Allina Health

Hospital location: 550 Osborne Rd. NE, Fridley, MN 55432; 800 E 28th St. Minneapolis, MN 55407

Proposed service change: 

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: Sept. 25, 2025
• Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Central Time (end time subject to change)

In-person information

Allina Health Mercy-Unity Campus
550 Osborne Rd NE
Fridley, MN 55432

• Auditorium

Public hearing documents

• Presentation: 2025-09-25 Allina Mercy-Unity Abbott Northwestern Hospital Unit Closures Presentation
• Transcript: 2025-09-25 Allina Mercy-Unity Abbott Northwestern Hospital Unit Closures Transcript (PDF)