Archive for May, 2009
Heart of New Ulm Screens More than 1,100
[New Ulm Journal] The Heart of New Ulm project is in full swing with more than 1,100 community residents having been screened already in the first month of screenings. The project aims to reduce and eventually eliminate heart attacks in New Ulm, Minnesota. Read the full story on nujournal.com…
Posted: May 29th, 2009, 7:46 am under heart health, Heart of New Ulm, New Ulm Journal, New Ulm Medical Center, newspapers, prevention, _.
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Allina Announces New Virginia Piper Cancer Institute Exec
Allina Hospitals & Clinics has appointed Roy Johnson, MBA, vice president of Virginia Piper Cancer Institute Clinical Service Line Operations.
Posted: May 28th, 2009, 10:00 am under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Newsroom, cancer, leadership, Virginia Piper Cancer Institute.
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Allina's Unity Hospital Provides Free Colorectal Screenings
Allina Hospitals & Clinics provided free colorectal cancer screenings for under- or uninsured Minnesotans.
Posted: May 27th, 2009, 7:09 pm under Allina Newsroom, cancer, colorectal screening, prevention, Unity Hospital.
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St. Francis Joins Other Metro Hospitals with Layoffs
[Jordan Independent] Although St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee, Minnesota, has remained busy, it’s been affected by the economy. The hospital is laying off 13 nurses and is working with Allina Hospitals & Clinics to offer employee assistance, counseling, and possible placement. Read the full story on jordannews.com…
Posted: May 25th, 2009, 12:00 pm under health care reform/finance, Jordan Independent, newspapers, St. Francis Regional Medical Center, _.
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Chasing After Hope, South of the Border
[Star Tribune, May 24, 2009] If cancer-stricken Danny Hauser and his mother have fled from their Minnesota farm to Tijuana, Mexico, they have joined a steady stream of sick people who cross the border searching for answers they don’t believe they can find anywhere else. The Hausers didn’t need to run to Mexico to find [...]
Posted: May 24th, 2009, 12:00 pm under Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Institute for Health and Healing, integrative medicine, newspapers, Plotnikoff, Star Tribune, _.
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Traveler Has Life Saving Surgery at St. Paul's United Hospital
[KMSPT-TV] A cancer patient traveling through the Twin Cities ends up having a life saving surgery. FOX 9′s Maury Glover tells us her remarkable story. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.3173193&w=425&h=320&fv=%26skin%3DMP1ExternalAll-MFL.swf%26embed%3Dtrue%26adSrc%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fad%252Edoubleclick%252Enet%252Fadx%252Ftsg%252Ekmsp%252Fhealth%252Fdetail%253Bdcmt%253Dtext%252Fxml%253Bpos%253D%253Btile%253D2%253Bsz%253D320x240%253Bord%253D600182279958987600%253Frand%253D0%252E7964132197666277%26flv%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww%252Emyfoxtwincities%252Ecom%252Ffeeds%252FoutboundFeed%253FobfType%253DVIDEO%255FPLAYER%255FSMIL%255FFEED%2526componentId%253D127338150%26img%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmedia2%252Emyfoxtwincities%252Ecom%252F%252Fphoto%252F2009%252F05%252F26%252Fmaury052209%255Ftmb0001%255F20090526103423%255F640%255F480%252EJPG%26story%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww%252Emyfoxtwincities%252Ecom%252Fdpp%252Fhealth%252FMaury%255FSurgery%255FTraveler%255FMay%255F22%255F2009%26]
Posted: May 22nd, 2009, 8:38 pm under cancer, emergency care, KMSP-TV, TV News, United Hospital, _.
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