• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Subscribe
Program Guide
Watch Live

CCX Media

Skip NavigationMenu
  • News
    • Close
        • CCX News
          • CCX News Home
          • News Stories
            • CCX Daily Newcast
          • CCX News Special Reports
          • CCX Media Schools
        • Feature Segments

          • Business Matters
          • School Spotlight
          • Standout Student
          • Weekend Showcase
          • Newsmakers
        • News Tip

          Send us a story idea or news tip!
          Facebook Instagram Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
        • Apple News
    • Close
  • Sports
    • Close
        • CCX Sports
          • CCX Sports Home
          • Sports Tips
          • Hall of Fame
          • Upcoming Event Coverage
          • Play of the Week
        • Sports Coverage

          Adapted SportsAdditional SportsBaseballBasketballFootball
          GymnasticsHockeyLacrosseSoccerSoftball
          Swimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
          Shop/Order
    • Close
  • Cities
    • Close
        • CCX Cities
          • CCX Cities Home
          • The Connection
          • In The Community
          • Our Town’s Story
          • Community Resources
          • CCX Media Schools
          • City Meetings
        • Your City

          Brooklyn Center Local News and Events
          Brooklyn Park MN Local News and Events
          Crystal
          Golden Valley
          Maple Grove
          New Hope
          Osseo
          Plymouth
          Robbinsdale
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Create
    • Close
        • CCX Create
          • CCX Create Home
          • Channels
          • Resources
          • Meet The Create Team
          • CCX Create Virtual Tour
        • Get Creative

          • Make Your Own Show
          • Free Classes
          • Contact Us
          • Polka Spotlight
          • Diversity Minute
        • RueShare

          • Member Login
          • Member Guide
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Subscribe
  • Program guide
  • Watch Live

New Surgery Center to Open in Brooklyn Park in Early 2022

4:39 PM | Friday, February 26, 2021

As health care continues to evolve, one particular area that’s changing is where surgeries are performed.

As opposed to having surgery at a traditional hospital, there is a shift to having more surgeries done at more efficient and less costly ambulatory surgery centers. In early 2022, a brand new surgery center will open in Brooklyn Park.

Allina, SCA Partner to Build Brooklyn Park Surgery Center

The new surgery center will be located along the growing Highway 610 corridor, off the Zane Avenue exit. Allina Health System and Surgical Care Affiliates, a division of Optum, have partnered to lease the new facility that will be developed by the Davis group. The 18,000-square-foot surgery center will be the main tenant within a larger medical building developed at the site.

According to Dave Slowinske, senior vice president for operations for operations at Allina Health, the number and type of surgeries that will be performed at the Brooklyn Park facility are significant.

“It will include ear, nose, throat, general surgery, orthopedics, urology; really a full spectrum,” said Slowinske.

Slowinske says the cost of these surgeries is typically up to 50 percent less than in a traditional hospital setting. It will also help free up Allina hospitals, such as Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, to do the more complex surgeries.

The new Brooklyn Park location will have 50 employees, not including surgeons.

Brooklyn Park Surgery Center

Rendering of Brooklyn Park medical building by the Davis group

Reasons for Surgery Center Growth

There are a couple main reasons behind the growth in surgery centers. The aging population is one factor. Another is market driven.

“I think we can all agree that health care is too expensive, the experience is often fragmented and not what we would want as patients,” said Slowinske. “The shift into these ambulatory surgery centers are solutions to that.”

The Allina-SCA partnership also operates the WestHealth Surgery Center in Plymouth. The joint venture also acquired a majority stake in an ambulatory surgery center in Maple Grove in December.

In total, through acquisition or construction, Allina Health will have eight ambulatory surgery centers by next year after having just one a little over a year ago.

“The number and the type of surgeries, and the number of health care conditions that an ambulatory surgery center can safely treat, continues to grow,” said Slowinske. “They’re incredibly safe and efficient. You get to go home, you’ll be discharged to your home that same day.”


Also see: New Allina Health Robot Helps Doctors with Knee, Hip Replacements


 

Corey Bork, reporting

Brooklyn Park | Maple Grove | Plymouth

Related Stories

Brooklyn Park Sees Uptick in Park Vandalism:  One year after undergoing a $3 million renovation,… Read More
Police: More Than 40 Rounds Found at Brooklyn Park Crime Scene:  Brooklyn Park police are… Read More
Newsmakers: North Hennepin Community College Launches “Weekend College”:  North Hennepin Community… Read More
Edinburgh USA Golf Course Sets Record for Rounds Played:  July was a good month for Edinburgh USA, so… Read More
Renovation and Expansion Complete on Plymouth’s Fire Station 3:  Firefighters have to be ready to… Read More
Brooklyn Park Police Raise Concerns About Rise of ‘Ghost Guns’:  Brooklyn Park police are… Read More

Footer

NAVIGATE

  • CCX Media
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • CITIES
  • CREATE
  • Job Opportunities
  • Meet the CCX Media Team
  • ABOUT CCX MEDIA
  • Annual Programming Reports
  • CABLE COMMISSION

SUBSCRIBE

Get email updates for daily story previews. “Week in Review” video links, and programming previews.

Subscribe Today

CONNECT

HAVE A NEWS TIP? CALL OUR TIPLINE AT:  763-533-1710
Send us story ideas and comments!
Get in touch with us
               
 NEWS   SPORTS
 SHOP/ORDER

LOCATION

CCX Media
6900 Winnetka Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Main Phone:  763-533-8196

CCX Media serves the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
Copyright © 2022 CCXMedia | All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement
Web Design and Development by CEL Marketing PR Design and BizzyWeb | Log in