Transition Into New Altru Hospital In Grand Forks To Begin Sunday Morning

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The new hospital is done and now it’s time to transfer patients from the old Altru hospital in Grand Forks.

The transition will begin on Sunday.

The new emergency room will open first at 6 a.m. and the old one will close.

Signs will be in place to guide people to the entrance.

Altru will then start moving patients from the old hospital to the new one starting at 8 a.m.

They say the process will take several hours.

Once that is finished the old hospital will be closed and all services will be relocated to the new hospital or other facilities.

Altru will have a temporary parking plan in place while the old hospital is decommissioned and demolished.

Free valet and shuttle services will be encouraged for all patients and visitors.

Visit altru.org/parking for more information.

Visitors are encouraged to wait to see patients on Monday, January 20.