Abbott Northwestern Hospital Campus Renewal Project is About to Begin

By ALISON PENCE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ALLINA

Allina Health”™s Abbott Northwestern Hospital is about to kick-off a multi- year campus renewal project that will help us transform our facilities
and prepare to provide patient care for at least the next 50 years. Abbott
Northwestern has been a part of this neighborhood for more than 138 years
and we intend to stay and invest in our facilities in this community. We
are also abiding by the Covenant – the agreement that was made with the
residents of the Phillips neighborhood many years ago – and will not buy any additional residential property in order Abbott Northwestern Hospital Campus Renewal Project is About to Begin to expand the campus. Before we improve patient care areas at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, we need to complete two critical infrastructure updates. We need to build a new Central Utility Plant (CUP) near 26th Street and Chicago Avenue. The CUP will replace the hospital”™s old energy and steam producing equipment with more reliable and energy-efficient technology. This equipment is essential to running both Abbott Northwestern and Children”™s hospitals. We also
need to build a new Transportation Hub and add two levels of parking to a ramp near 28th Street & Chicago Avenue.… Read the rest “Abbott Northwestern Hospital Campus Renewal Project is About to Begin”