July 18, 2023 – Aspirus Health announced that St. Luke’s has signed a letter of intent to affiliate with Aspirus. By affiliating with St. Luke’s, based in Duluth, MN, these organizations will expand access to care for more people across the region in northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
This affiliation will work to improve the health and wellbeing of every patient and community these organizations serve, expanding their impact, investing in infrastructure, and improving the health of people they serve.
This agreement will enable both organizations to build on their collective strengths and specialties to create a broader health network patients can count on, as well as expanded opportunities for each organization’s dedicated staff.
Together the new organization will operate 19 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations, with nearly 14,000 team members, including more than 1,300 affiliated, independent, and employed physicians and advance practice providers. The system will operate headquarters in Wausau, WI and also maintain corporate offices in Duluth, MN.