Essentia Health Facts & Figures

For the year ending June 30, 2025

Statistics

16,247 total employees
- 996 physicians
- 1,472 advanced practitioners
- 5,069 registered nurses & licensed practical nurses
- 8,710 all other staff
80 clinics
14 hospitals
2 surgery centers
6 long-term care facilities
5 assisted and independent living facilities
11 rehabilitation and fitness centers
29 pharmacies
7 ambulance services
1 research & education institute
2,044,829 clinic encounters
49,220 surgeries
173,416 hospital emergency room visits
4,076 births
590 hospital average daily census
40,896 total discharges
215,455 total patient days
485,294 teaching hours for future med professionals
173,371 telehealth visits (includes Virtual Visits, E-visits and telemedicine encounters)

Total revenue	$3.28 billion
Total expenses	$3.21 billion
Operating income	$71.6 million
Nonoperating gain	$169.0 million
Excess of revenue over expenses	$240.6 million

Cost of providing charity care	$18.7 million
Costs in excess of Medicaid payments	$110.9 million
Medicaid surcharge & MNCare tax	$37 million
Community building activities and services	$8.1 million
Health professions education	$4.1 million
Research	$1.7 million
Total cost of community benefits as defined by the Catholic Health Association (CHA)	$180.6 million
Cost of CHA community benefits as a percentage of actual operating expenses	5.6%

Costs in excess of Medicare payments	$302.3 million
Other care provided without compensation	$40.4 million
Discounts offered to uninsured patients	$9.4 million
Taxes and fees	$6.5 million
Total value of community contributions	$539.2 million
Total value of community contributions as a percentage of operating expenses	16.8%

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