Minnesota hospital imports new rooms, eases strain on emergency department
Leaders at M Health Fairview St. John鈥檚 Hospital in Minnesota are addressing crowding and capacity constraints by opening a new, 16-bed short-stay and observation unit. The rooms were constructed as prefabricated modulars, which were built offsite in Appleton, Wisc., and transported to St. John鈥檚 campus, making it the first hospital in the state to use them. St. John鈥檚 is experiencing a 5% increase in inpatient visits and a 12% increase in ED visits since 2022.