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Open Public Meetings

Board Meetings

All Board Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:45 PM Central Time.

The meetings will be held in person and at Essentia Health - Sandstone, located on the Pine Healthcare Campus at 705 Lundorff Drive, Sandstone, MN.

You can also participate by Zoom video conference or telephone number: +1-301-715-8592.

 

Zoom 

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 811 1453 4453

Passcode: 621639

Executive Committee

All Executive Committee Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 2:30 PM Central Time at the Hospital District Office.

501 Main Street North

Sandstone, MN 55072

Finance Committee

All Finance Committee Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 5:30 PM Central Time in the conference room at the Hospital District Office.

 

501 Main Street North

Sandstone, MN 55072

Building Committee

Meetings are scheduled as needed. Please click the button below to request information on the building committee meeting.

Joint Construction Committee

Meetings are scheduled as needed. Please click the button below to request information on the building committee meeting.

Broad Hospital District Expertise

The member cities and townships come from Pine County. New Dosey Township voted to join the Hospital District in 2014. The following are the member communities.

The North Pine Area Hospital District Board is now composed of 19 individuals appointed/elected by their respective cities or townships, plus one at-large member.  They are responsible for ensuring access to quality health care in this area. The current Board is made up of long-time residents with deep knowledge of the community and individuals with extensive management and health system backgrounds.

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North Pine Area Member Cities & Townships

CITIES
Askov
Bruno
Finlayson
Hinckley
Sandstone
Willow River
TOWNSHIPS
Arlone
Clover
Danforth
Dell Grove
Finlayson
Hinckley
New Dosey
Ogema
Park
Partridge
Pine Lake
Sandstone

North Pine Area Hospital District Territory

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Current Board Member Cities & Townships

CITIES

Andrew Degerstrom-Hanley

Askov

Doug Blechinger

Bruno

Dennis Liebelt

Finlayson

 

Doug Driver

Hinckley

 

Ron Osladil

Sandstone

Dr. Chris A. Ketchmark

Willow River

TOWNSHIPS
Jim Frye
Arlone

Vacant
Clover

Barb Fischer
Danforth

Brenda Langseth-Perrault
Dell Grove

Vacant
Finlayson

Jim Frye
Hinckley

Robin Fornengo
New Dosey

Michael Waggoner
Ogema

Linda Kvasnicka
Park

Tony Ecklund
Partridge

Chris Olson
Pine Lake

Catherine Colsrud
Standstone

Debrah Hultman
District at Large
Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes

North Pine Area Hospital
Board Meeting Minutes

If you are interested in seeing any meeting minutes, please contact Kris Sundberg by clicking on the link below.

Pine Healthcare Campus

 705 Lundorff Drive, Sandstone, MN 55072

© 2026 NORTH PINE AREA HOSPITAL DISTRICT

North Pine Area Hospital District

501 Main Street North, Sandstone, MN 55072 

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