Altru Health System is an American healthcare organization headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Altru is a nonprofit serving over 230,000 residents in northeast North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. It employs around 3,500 health professionals and support staff. As a regional-owned health system, Altru has provided healthcare for over 130 years. Altru Health System's facilities include a 257-bed acute care hospital, a 10-bed specialty center, 14 clinics across eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. Altru Hospital has been designated a Level II trauma center. Targeted for completion in late 2024, Altru’s newly constructed hospital will include seven floors, space for 226 licensed patient beds, a 16-bed observation unit and an entire negative pressure unit.

Facilities

Altru Health Systems facilities in Grand Forks include the following:

History

The roots of Altru Health System date back to 1892 when St. Luke’s Hospital was built in downtown Grand Forks (renamed Deaconess Hospital in 1899). In the 1997, Altru Health System was formed and expanded into one of the largest health systems in the region.