Health Services

Minnesota has an excellent reputation for health care.

• Minnesota's highest performance in the State of Caring Index has continued to be in the health category, beating the national average in all indicators.
  
• To date, 94.8 percent of Minnesotans have health insurance coverage, compared to the national average of 84 percent.
  
• The University of Minnesota Hospital was responsible for the first open-heart surgery in 1954, and is recognized as a leading organ transplant center.
  
• More than 75 percent of the Minnesota Department of Human Services' budget is devoted to health coverage programs.
  
• Minnesota's health care sector is the second largest employer in the state, with 80,000 full-time equivalent employees in 170 hospitals.