United Hospital, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a 556 bed non-profit hospital that serves Saint Paul, Minnesota and the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. United Hospital is part of Allina Hospitals & Clinics and offers specialty services including pregnancy care, birth center, behavioral health, cancer care, heart and vascular services, orthopedics and neuroscience. The hospital provides health care services to more than 200,000 people each year.[1]
United Hospital opened a new emergency department, in collaboration with Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, in April 2011. The new emergency department includes: 27 private examination rooms, secure psychiatric rooms, a decontamination area for instances of biologic, chemical or radiation exposure, and private patient care and family areas.[2] The center is named after Peter J. King, founder of King Capital and Peter J. King Family Foundation.[3]