North Memorial Health Public Hearing

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will hold a public hearing on June 27 at 6 p.m. on North Memorial Health lowering its newborn nursery level of care at North Memorial Robbinsdale Hospital from Level 2 (special care nursery) to level 1 (well newborn nursery).

According to the filed submission, this modification will allow North Memorial Robbinsdale Hospital to align labor and delivery resources to better match actual volume. Babies born at the hospital in need of a higher level of care will be transferred to an appropriate facility.

More information is available in the MDH news release: Public hearing set for June 27 on North Memorial Health Robbinsdale Hospital lowering its newborn nursery level of care.

Hospital name: North Memorial Health

Hospital owner: North Memorial Health

Hospital location: Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Proposed service change: North Memorial Health's lowering its newborn nursery level of care at North Memorial Robbinsdale Hospital from Level 2 (special care nursery) to level 1 (well newborn nursery).

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. 

Call information

• Date: June 27, 2024
• Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Central Time (end time subject to change)

Click here to join the call: North Memorial Health Public Hearing

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Audio-only call: +1-651-395-7448
Phone Conference ID: 814 794 639#

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Call documents

Presentation slides will be posted prior to the call. A transcript of the hearing will be posted on this page seven to 10 business days after the call.

• Presentation: 2024-06-27 North Memorial Health Public Hearing presentation (PDF)
• Transcript: 2024-06-27 North Memorial Health Public Hearing transcript (PDF)

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. June 28, 2024.
Comments and questions will be shared with North Memorial Health during the hearing.

• North Memorial Health's lowering its newborn nursery level of care at North Memorial Robbinsdale Hospital from Level 2 to level 1 public hearing comments.