Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D)

502 E 2nd St Duluth, Minnesota 55805

Phone Number:

218-727-8762

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Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D)
502 E 2nd St Duluth, Minnesota 55805
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Parking & Entrance Information

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Patient Information

Explore our patients and visitors section to find information about billing, financial assistance, medical records, patient rights and responsibilities, and more.

Joint Commission Accredited

This location is accredited by the Joint Commission. This internationally recognized symbol of quality represents our commitment to providing exceptional patient care. View all our awards and recognitions.

Essentia Health Downtown Duluth Campus

Essentia's medical campus in downtown Duluth, MN, allows you to get more of the care you need in one location. All the medical buildings on our campus are connected by skywalks. You'll find these buildings on our campus.

Facility Overview

Trust Essentia Health-Duluth in the Miller-Dwan Building when you need expert, compassionate hospital care. We're known for our rehabilitation and burn care as well as inpatient and same-day surgery. Our 165-bed hospital is here to support you on your journey to recovery.Get the help you need in a warm, healing environment. We’re connected by skywalk to the rest of Essentia Health’s downtown medical campus. You'll find us in Duluth, Minnesota, overlooking beautiful Lake Superior.

Hospital Services

Whether you need a little help along the road to recovery or around-the-clock medical care, Essentia Health-Duluth is here for you. Get healing support near you from a knowledgeable team of medical professionals who offer:

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Services may be provided by a visiting medical provider who sees patients here on a limited basis.
Services may be provided here via a secure video chat with an off-site medical provider.

Inpatient Vs. Outpatient Hospital Services

If you have a test or procedure performed at a hospital but are not admitted, you’re an outpatient. Common outpatient procedures may include X-rays, labs, and emergency room visits. If your doctor admits you to the hospital for an overnight stay, you’re typically an inpatient.One exception to this is if your doctor places you on observation status. In this case, you may stay overnight in the hospital but are still considered an outpatient. If you’re a Medicare patient, your status can affect your coverage. Visit Medicare.gov to learn more.

Charges for Hospital Services

We are committed to price transparency and provide a full list of services offered at this hospital and the related standard charges. A charge is defined as the dollar amount Essentia sets for a hospital service and does not include any discounts negotiated with insurance companies.

Nearby Lodging

The Sheraton Duluth Hotel is connected to Essentia Health’s downtown medical campus by skywalk. Only a few blocks from Essentia Health-Duluth in the Miller-Dwan Building, it’s a comfortable, nearby place for friends and family to stay. The Sheraton also offers a medical rate.

Book a Room

Call the Sheraton Duluth Hotel at 218-733-5660 to book your room. When making your reservation, ask for the Essentia Health medical rate. The medical rate applies to traditional rooms for families and friends of patients at Essentia Health hospitals as well as patients visiting our clinics.To learn more about guest rooms, hotel amenities, and Restaurant 301, visit sheraton.com/Duluth.

Compliments & Complaints

If you’d like to share a compliment, concern, or suggestion, please fill out our online compliments and complaints form.

Support Our Hospital

Have you been inspired by the care you or a loved one received? Support our medical facility by donating to the Miller-Dwan Foundation. The Foundation provides financial support to Essentia Health-Duluth with help from patients and family members like you.

Essentia Health-Duluth in the Miller-Dwan Building is one of many Essentia Health facilities on the downtown Duluth medical campus. On our campus, you'll find a cafeteria, a restaurant, a coffee shop, a gift shop, two chapels, three pharmacies, and ATMs all reachable by skywalks. In the Miller-Dwan Building alone, you can take advantage of our:

Chapel

Visit our chapel near the lobby and gift shop on the main floor. People of all faiths are welcome to enjoy this tranquil, healing space for meditation and prayer. Learn more about spiritual care at Essentia Health.

Guest Wi-Fi

Take advantage of free guest Wi-Fi.Essentia Health-Duluth is adjacent to Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center, which offers the following on the sixth floor amenities level:

Great Waters Cafe Hours

Grill station: 6:30 am – 7:30 pm 

  • Offerings: Made to order breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Firebrick station: 11 am – 7:30 pm 

  • Offerings: Firebrick pizza and sandwiches

Entrée station: 11 am - 1:30 pm and 4:30 - 7:30 pm

  • Offerings: Rotisserie & carving station

Flavor trends: 11 am - 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm - 12 am

  • Offerings: Healthy stations, trending items and late-night services

Other offerings: Large salad bar, soup, variety grab & go meals, snacks, beverages, and coffee station.

Superior Sips Coffee Shop

Monday-Friday
6 am - 2:30 pm
Offering: Coffee and espresso drinks, smoothies, pastries, hot sandwiches, and a grab & go selection.

Make a difference in your community. Find a volunteer opportunity at Essentia Health that matches your interests and schedule. Volunteers are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and seasonal flu or receive an exemption.

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Gift shop
  • Assist in health care departments
  • Chaplaincy
  • Office support
  • Piano playing
  • Wayfinding
  • Pet therapy
  • and more (Just inquire!)

Become a Volunteer

Join our team of volunteers at Essentia Health. To learn more or fill out an application, visit our volunteers page.

Essentia Health-Duluth Auxiliary

The Essentia Health-Duluth Auxiliary is one of the fundraising arms of the facility. Besides running the gift shop, the Auxiliary holds a wide range of fundraising events. All proceeds benefit our patients, families, visitors, and staff. They also offer scholarships to area college students pursuing careers in health care.

Essentia Health-Duluth is what it is today thanks to gifts from individuals, organizations, and businesses, including two generous donors who helped us open and expand.

History Timeline

1934 | The 50-bed Miller Memorial Hospital opens nearly two decades after Duluth businessman and Mayor Andreas M. Miller left money to the city of Duluth. The money was “for the establishment of a free and public hospital” for “the secular use and benefit of worthy sick and helpless poor, without distinction of sex, color, creed or nationality.” The day the hospital opens, Duluth Clinic doctors start treating patients.1968 | A gift from Mary C. Dwan funds a major expansion that includes a Burn Unit and 115 new beds. Renamed Miller-Dwan Medical Center, the hospital develops a regional reputation for outstanding services in rehabilitation, mental health, and outpatient surgical services.1997 | The Duluth Clinic integrates with St. Mary’s Medical Center, forming the SMDC Health System.2001 | The partnership between Duluth Clinic and Miller-Dwan Medical Center is made stronger when Miller-Dwan also becomes part of the SMDC Health System.2004 | Essentia Health is formed as the parent corporation of the SMDC and Benedictine health systems.2010 | Essentia fully integrates its health systems to create efficiencies and reduce health care costs. The SMDC Medical Center is renamed Essentia Health-Duluth.

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