 With over 4 @,@ 100 employees and nearly 300 physicians and mid @-@ levels ( nurse practitioners and physician assistants ) , Altru Health System is the main provider of health care in Greater Grand Forks and the surrounding region . Serving more than 220 @,@ 000 residents in northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota , Altru provides an array of services to meet the needs of patients of all ages and levels of health . As the first member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network , Altru 's providers have access to clinically integrated tools extending Mayo Clinic 's knowledge and expertise to patients . Altru Health System is also the largest private employer in Grand Forks . Offering all private patient rooms , Altru 's Columbia Road Campus includes Altru Hospital ( 257 beds ) , Altru Rehabilitation Center ( 20 beds ) and multiple clinics . Altru 's South Washington Medical Park features Altru Specialty Center ( 45 beds ) , Altru Professional Center and Yorhom Medical Essentials . The Sanny and Jerry Ryan Center for Prevention and Genetics , housed in Choice Health & Fitness , encourages individuals to think about their health through preventive measures before it becomes medically necessary to seek care . The first of its kind in the region , the Center provides a unique opportunity for individuals to take an active approach to a healthier life . Truyu Aesthetic Center , with multiple locations in Grand Forks , East Grand Forks and across the region , offers a variety of surgical and non @-@ surgical procedures , services and products to rejuvenate your look , provided under the support of Altru . Altru Health System is the result of a 1997 merger of United Hospital ( formerly Deaconess and St. Michael 's Hospitals ) and the Grand Forks Clinic . 
