Cambridge Medical Center has a rich past. What is now a comprehensive regional
medical center that serves over 160,000 people living in Isanti County and the
surrounding areas had very modest beginnings.
Back in 1950, Dr. Ray Magnuson and Dr. Gerald Larson opened a small clinic in
Cambridge. Shortly thereafter, they identified the need for a community hospital
and initiated a fund drive to build a hospital in Cambridge. In 1956, the 30-bed
Memorial Hospital opened.
Over the years, more physicians joined Drs. Magnuson and Larson. Drs. Magnuson
and Larson and the new group of physicians formed a new medical practice called
"Professional Medical Associates (PMA). The clinic was also known as "The
Cambridge Clinic." The clinic twice moved to new facilities, eventually residing
on the current site of the Cambridge Medical Center campus.
As the need for medical care grew in the surrounding communities, satellite clinics
were opened in Braham (1977), Ham Lake (1980), and North Branch (1996). Physicians
traveled from Cambridge to see patients at these clinics.
Since 1956, Memorial Hospital expanded twice from its initial 30-bed capacity.
In 1968, the hospital expanded to 62 beds and in 1976 it expanded to its current
86-bed capacity.
In 1995, Memorial Hospital and PMA independently, but collectively, joined Allina Hospitals & Clinics
The clinic and hospital underwent a $12 million dollar remodeling
and expansion project funded by Allina that merged the hospital and clinic into
a combined medical center named "Cambridge Medical Center."
Today, Cambridge Medical Center is a large and vibrant organization that is dedicated
to caring for thousands of patients every year.
Cambridge Medical Center
701 South Dellwood Street
Cambridge, Minnesota 55008
763-689-7700
800-252-4133 Maps & directions
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