Hospital District Grant Guidelines

The mission of the North Pine Area Hospital District (Hospital District) is to assure access to quality health care and wellness services that improve the mental and physical health of the residents of the Hospital District. Minnesota rural hospitals were struggling during the 1950’s to survive because the smaller population base that could not financially support a hospital. Therefore the State created Hospital Districts to give rural communities a tool to keep health care in their communities. 

Community leaders formed the Hospital District over 30 years ago to save our hospital. In 2017, the Hospital District funded and built the Pine Healthcare Campus with the goal of it becoming an area destination health care campus. This will increase the availability of health care services for our residents and increase patient and customer demand, thereby financially strengthening the health care providers. 

Though the focus is on meeting the health needs of the Hospital District citizens, we do not restrict access to community based health services that attract citizens outside the Hospital District territory. We support the success of critical health care services that can only be assured by attracting enough patient/customer traffic to support the ongoing operations. For example, hospital, clinic and pharmacy services are available to all who choose to use those services. 

We also focus on services that the Hospital District can provide seed money to get the service launched, with the goal of becoming self-sustaining. Additionally, we can fund education and wellness programs that are focused on improving the health of Hospital District residents.