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Board highlights $90 million NorthPoint Health campus expansion and services added

Hennepin County Board of Commissioners · August 6, 2024
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Summary

Chair Irene Fernando told commissioners the NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center completed a 30-month expansion in May that doubled clinic size and added dental specialty services, a child wellness center, a food shelf distribution site and workforce opportunities; the county invested $90 million in the project.

Chair Irene Fernando highlighted the NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center’s campus expansion, describing it as a 30-month project completed in May that doubled the clinic’s size while the facility remained open during construction.

"This 30 month campus expansion completed in May, doubling the size of the clinic, and the clinic remained open for this entire period," Fernando said, adding the campus now includes dental specialty services, a food shelf distribution operation, a child wellness center and a teaching kitchen. She told the board the county’s investments around Penn and Plymouth totaled $90,000,000 and noted workforce development and apprenticeship hours contributed to the project’s completion.

Board members congratulated the facility teams and highlighted the project’s role in expanding services for North Minneapolis residents.