Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital

Health Systems Essentia Health

Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital

501(c)(3)

402 E. 2nd St.
Duluth, MN

5

Total Sex Change Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.
5

Total Surgery Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming surgical procedures.
0

Total Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients

info icon Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.

Total Prescriptions Written

info icon Total number of scripts for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones.
$42,445

Total Submitted Charges

info icon Total amount submitted by providers or pharmacies to insurance for services, treatments, or prescriptions, before any reviews or adjustments. Includes medical procedures and prescription charges but may not reflect the final amount after negotiations.

Essentia Health St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital is part of Essentia Health, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit health system, based in Duluth, Minnesota. The hospital offers hormone therapy, gender mental health counseling, voice training, and “endocrinology consultation” for minors. Moreover, the hospital advertises that it follows the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s standards of care. Claims data shows the hospital and Essentia Health system have billed for hormone therapy and gender surgeries.

For more information on the specific procedure and diagnostic codes and other methodology used to make these determination, read our white paper here.

Key Findings

Essentia Health offers sex change treatments, including pediatric endocrinology consultation.

Essentia Health state that they follow WPATH’s controversial standards of care.

Sex Change Treatments Offered

Essentia Health “Gender Affirming Care”

Essentia Health offers sex change treatments, including pediatric endocrinology consultation. 

Services offered include:
  • Hormones
  • Voice training
  • Adult and pediatric endocrinology

Essentia Health state that they follow WPATH’s controversial standards of care.

“Trust our team to provide compassionate competent care that respects each unique individual. We also follow the World Professional Association for Transgender Health standards of care.”

 

Definitions

SEX CHANGE PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.

TOTAL SURGERY PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures.

TOTAL HORMONE AND PUBERTY BLOCKERS PATIENTS: Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.

TOTAL PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN: Total number of prescriptions written by a provider for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones for children.

TOTAL SUBMITTED CHARGES: This is the initial amount a healthcare provider or pharmacy submits to the insurance company for a specific service, treatment, or prescription before the insurance company reviews and adjusts the payment. This value includes both the pharmacy-submitted cost of prescription drug claims and the line-item charges associated with medical procedures. Please note that this amount does not necessarily reflect the full cost of the procedure or prescription, as it is subject to adjustments and negotiations by the insurance company.

Leadership

Executive Leadership

Name Title Compensation
David Herman MD CEO $3,123,296
Jodi Mansfield EVP, COO $1,650,790
Traci Morris CFO $969,725
Gratia Pitcher Chief Medical Officer N/A
Diane Davidson Chief Human Resources Officer $803,016

The current leadership/titles are based on the Essentia Heath leadership website, but the compensation information is from Essentia Health 2022 Form 990, filed 5/3/23.

Compensation reflects the tax year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022.

Board of Trustees

Name Title Compensation
Alan Hodnik Chairman $0
George Goldfarb Vice Chair $0
Michael Watters Secretary $0
Traci Morris Treasurer $0

The current leadership/titles are based on the Essentia Heath leadership website, but the compensation information is from Essentia Health 2022 Form 990, filed 5/3/23.

Compensation reflects the tax year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022.