Opinion | Saving our safety-net hospital It happened in the 1960s and should happen again today. By Iric Nathanson and Thomas R. Mattison Guest contributor to the Minnesota Star Tribune The Hennepin County Medical Center emergency department is seen Jan. 30 in Minneapolis. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press) Comment Gift Share Listen Print Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of guest commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here.