THE MISSION OF ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION IS TO RAISE, STEWARD AND DISBURSE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. THE FOUNDATION IS A SEPARATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE HOSPITAL AND IS GOVERNED BY A SEPARATE BOARD. ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL IS THE TWIN CITIES' LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL. EACH YEAR, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE FOR MORE THAN 200,000 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM THE TWIN CITIES AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE UPPER MIDWEST. THE HOSPITAL IS ROUTINELY NAMED IN NATIONAL RANKINGS OF THE NATION'S BEST HOSPITALS, INCLUDING BEING NAMED IN U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT'S "AMERICA'S TOP 50 HOSPITALS" LIST FOR TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS. ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL IS A PART OF ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM, A FAMILY OF HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND CARE SERVICES.