Together forward: Continuing to care for Minnesota

A new partnership between Fairview and M Physicians is setting a path for future growth and innovation in service to our patients, our communities, and the physicians and healthcare professionals who learn and practice across our state.  

 

A new path forward

Nov. 12, 2025

Fairview and University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) are forming a new partnership that builds on decades of service to patients across Minnesota.  

Direct collaboration between Fairview and M Physicians creates stability for both organizations and those we serve. We share a commitment to our patients, our communities, and the dedicated teams who care for them. Together, Fairview and M Physicians are creating a model for care that sustains Minnesota’s academic health system while expanding the reach of that care, supporting the people who deliver it, and ensuring future generations of patients and healthcare professionals can continue to count on the same high-quality care they receive today.

James Hereford
President & CEO, Fairview

“This is about doing what’s right for our patients and for Minnesotans. Our shared success depends on putting patients first, supporting physicians and advanced practice providers, and ensuring that Minnesota’s academic health system remains strong and sustainable. We’re grateful to M Physicians for their partnership and to our teams who – together – have proven the power of this collaboration for nearly three decades.”

Greg Beilman
Interim CEO, M Physicians

“M Physicians is the preeminent faculty practice for the academic physicians at the University of Minnesota Medical School, and Fairview remains an essential partner in our statewide mission. Together, we opened one of the nation’s first COVID hospitals and we continue to advance our region’s complex primary and specialty care. This next chapter builds on that shared history and affirms what’s possible when the right people are in the room, focused on what truly matters: patients, learners, and the future of healthcare.”

The partnership between Fairview and M Physicians harnesses the unique strengths of both organizations.

  • Fairview brings deep clinical and operational expertise, a broad network, strong community relationships, and a proven track record of collaboration and innovation.  
  • Fairview will continue to connect patients with clinical faculty and dedicated community physicians, all working together for our patients. 
  • M Physicians faculty physicians practicing across Fairview will continue their leadership in clinical practice, research, and education – supporting a strong healthcare ecosystem in Minnesota.
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Strategic Partnership for Minnesota’s Healthcare Future

This Strategic Partnership for Minnesota’s Healthcare Future represents the next chapter in a long and successful partnership between Fairview and M Physicians. By aligning operations, simplifying governance, and enhancing transparency, we are creating a more sustainable model for care delivery.

Expand patient access and continue clinical excellence Sustain and strengthen Fairview and M Physicians, which is the clinical practice for University of Minnesota Medical School faculty Stabilize practice for physicians and healthcare professionals working across academic, community and independent settings Advance and grow research, education and training of Minnesota’s healthcare workforce Advance human-centered healthcare for +1M Minnesotans Driven by a shared commitment to Built on shared learnings Mission and performance incentive Investment in UMMC Aligned operations at UMMC and key clinical programs Physician recruitment and retention Simplified decision making Research and education Scheduling and access Transparency

Building on shared success

Over many years, collaboration between Fairview and M Physicians, along with the University of Minnesota Medical School, has led to breakthrough care and innovation for patients across Minnesota. It’s making a significant difference in the lives of those we serve and their families.

Our health system is honored to be recognized for its incredible accomplishments, including:

  • M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital was ranked the No. 1 children’s hospital in the Twin Cities by U.S. News & World Report for 2025. This is the 18th consecutive year M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital has been recognized among the nation’s best children’s hospitals.
  • M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center was ranked the No. 1 hospital in the Twin Cities by U.S. News & World Report for 2025.
  • Our health system has consistently had more “Top Docs” than any other system in the Twin Cities, according to Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.  
  • The University of Minnesota Medical School ranks high in the Blue Ridge Rankings, listed in the top 25 for the past three years. The medical school ranked No. 25 overall and No. 11 in public medical schools in the National Institutes of Health Funding for 2024.
  • M Health Fairview continues to gain market share across multiple service lines.
  • Our health system reached its best patient experience results in ten years—a reflection of our ongoing commitment to exceptional care.
  • M Health Fairview expanded our clinical programs, including breakthrough services such as the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) expansion, Solid Organ Transplant Donor Care Unit opening, and Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing unit (EMPATH) opening.

About Us

Fairview Health Services

Fairview, an independent, nonprofit, community-based health system, has served Minnesota and surrounding communities for more than 170 years. Over the decades, Fairview has evolved to face the challenges of healthcare and continues to be true to our mission.  

Today, more than 1.2 million people visit Fairview clinics and hospitals around the state every year. Minnesotans rely on us not only to deliver exceptional healthcare but to serve our state as a top employer, a champion for community health equity, and to act as a positive contributor to our state’s healthcare ecosystem. We have a responsibility—to our patients, our employees, the physicians and advanced practice providers who serve within Fairview, and the communities we support—to ensure the care we provide remains strong and sustainable.  

M Physicians

University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) is the multi-specialty group practice for the University of Minnesota Medical School faculty. M Physicians provides high quality, innovative and leading-edge care to patients across the state of Minnesota and beyond.

M Physicians has world-class academic clinicians in a broad range of specialties and primary care. The organization is committed to the discovery of cures and treatments and provides patients with access to the latest evidence-based care.

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